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Tech

The Story of the Bose Wave, the Stereo System Built for the Infomercial Era

12.23.16

By Ernie Smith
Tech

Nanogenerator Harvests Swipes To Power LCD Screens

12.10.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Behold, an Impossibly Tiny Single-Cylinder Engine Made of Paper

12.09.16

By Samantha Cole
Tech

Neuroscientists Develop AI-Based Method for Hacking Fear

11.26.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Most Effective Technology in Modern War Is Concrete, Argues Military Scholar

11.21.16

By Michael Byrne
Identity

Women Who Put Their Careers First Just As Unlikely to Get Jobs in STEM Fields

11.03.16

By Kimberly Lawson
Tech

Zebrafish Are Hopelessly Obsessed with Robotic Clones of Themselves

10.25.16

By Madison Margolin
Tech

Massive Rube Goldberg Machine to Trigger Chain Reaction Across America

10.14.16

By J.H. Fearless
Tech

How a Single Circuit Component Mimics Neurons in the Brain

10.03.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Gear Physics: How Ice Screws Keep Ice Climbers from Falling to Their Deaths

09.22.16

By Michael Byrne
Entertainment

This Eye-Popping Flower Parade Includes a Fire-Breathing Dragon

09.17.16

By Diana Shi
Tech

Engineers Develop ‘Material That Computes,’ Recognizes Images

09.03.16

By Michael Byrne

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Life

The US Army Just Unleashed a Deadlier Grenade Designed for Indoor Use. Here’s How It Works.

Because what the world has been missing now more than ever is a more efficient way to vaporize people with a little cannister you can carry around like a Fanny pack.

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By Luis Prada
Image Credit: Pacifique Kiwele Mutambala

Life

These Tiny Fish Climb a 50-Foot Waterfall Every Year. Scientists Still Don’t Know Why.

It sounds like a legend or a lie, but it’s real, and researchers finally just got proof.

1 hour ago

By Luis Prada
Screenshot: Bethesda

Gaming

Starfield PS5 Release Time: Exact Launch Times & Free Lanes Update

Starfield PS5 launches on April 7 with the Free Lanes update. Here are the exact release times for every region so you can play early.

1 hour ago

By Brent Koepp
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20 Days of 420: Cann Spritz Nails Both Aesthetic and Aperitivo

Fit, flavor, and more—this THC drink hits all the notes.

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By Maha Haq | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
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Life

Gen Z Might Turn Down Your Job Offer If It Doesn’t Come With Ozempic

Ozempic has apparently made it all the way into job negotiations, which feels very 2026.

2 hours ago

By Ashley Fike