Designing a flexible material to protect buildings, military personnel
Shake, rattle and roll. Even though they are miles from the epicenter of an earthquake, buildings can collapse due to how an earthquake energy...
Ask The Salty Waitress: How can I make sure my server gets my tip?
Dear Ms. Salty: Ever since I had the experience as a small child of watching diners take wait staff’s tip money off abandoned tables...
This Portable Bluetooth Wireless Neckband Speaker Is $37.99
These portable Bluetooth wireless neckband speakers give you more freedom to move about while you listen to music or podcasts—and right now, they’re sale...
Thermal energy stored by land masses has increased significantly
There are many effects of climate change. Perhaps the most broadly known is global warming, which is caused by heat building up in various...
The White House’s Fake-News Shenanigans Top This Week’s Internet News Roundup
Oh, these crazy elections. Oh, that crazier White House.
Massive organism is crashing on our watch
Researchers have conducted the first complete assessment of the Pando aspen clone and the results show continuing deterioration of this 'forest of one tree.'...
Big study of fishing communities finds good neighbors are hard to come by
A study of 89 fishing communities in East Africa has found that good neighbors who agree with common proposals to improve shared fisheries management...
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
Directed evolution is a powerful technique for engineering proteins. Scientists now show that it can also be used to engineer synthetic nanoparticles as optical...
Hubble Catches Cosmic Snowflakes
The stars of the globular cluster NGC 6441 sparkle peacefully in the night sky, about 13,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s galactic center.
Fighting intolerance with physics
In a world experiencing growing inequality and intolerance, tools borrowed from science and mathematics could be the key to understanding and preventing prejudice. Experts...
