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Tech

DIY Prosthetics: The Extreme Athlete Who Built a New Knee

06.05.15

By Rose Eveleth
Tech

A Bionic Limb You Can Control With Your Unconscious Mind Is Here

05.22.15

By Graham Templeton
Tech

The Open Source, 3D Printed Bionic Arm Needs to Get a Lot Cheaper

05.22.15

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

A New Breakthrough Could Help the Elderly Echolocate Like Bats

05.08.15

By Graham Templeton
Pulse

Rebels, Civilians, and Ex-Islamic State Fighters Are Treated Side By Side at Prosthetics Clinic on Syrian Border

04.23.15

By Sam Mednick
Tech

The Most Beautiful and Terrifying Predictions of Post-Humanity In Video Games

04.17.15

By Soha Kareem
Tech

Humans Have Been Hacking Their Bodies for Thousands of Years

04.14.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

I Would Replace My Right Arm With a Robotic One

04.14.15

By Morten Bay
Tech

We Need a Tiny, Retina-Sized Miracle to Make the First Smart Contact Lens

04.14.15

By Graham Templeton
Tech

This Brain Implant Gives Blind Rats a Compass-Like Sense of Direction

04.02.15

By Victoria Turk
Tech

This Spring-Powered Exoskeleton Improves Inefficient Human Walking

04.01.15

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

I Tried Out the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of Prosthetic Hands

03.26.15

By Victoria Turk

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Science

Scientists Found a Starfish That Looks Like Patrick. Yes, That Patrick.

Scientists identified 57 new marine species from expedition samples, while a familiar starfish drew comparisons to SpongeBob’s Patrick.

7 minutes ago

By Jillian Drachman
Cartoon Network

Entertainment

27 Years Ago, Scooby-Doo Spoofed ‘The Blair Witch Project’ (And It Was Actually Spooky)

The Scooby-Doo Mystery Gang investigated The Blair Witch Project in a 1999 Cartoon Network special, and it was actually pretty spooky.

10 minutes ago

By Haley Miller
Life

California’s Alleged ‘Serial Butt Sniffer’ Is Heading Back to Jail After Another Parole Violation

Calese Crowder was sentenced to 170 days after another parole violation. His latest arrest followed reports he was sniffing women.

22 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
Science

A Massive New Moon Crater Is Raising Questions About Future Lunar Bases

A fresh 728-foot-wide lunar crater highlights the danger of impacts—and flying debris—for astronauts living on the Moon.

26 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
Entertainment

This Famous Beach Boys Song Was Written by Charles Manson

The Beach Boys turned Charles Manson’s ‘Cease to Exist’ into ‘Never Learn Not to Love.’ Their lyric changes reportedly enraged him.

47 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen