Magnet

Environment

People Keep Pulling Guns and Bombs Out of Canals

05.02.22

By Davey Brett
Tech

This Magnet Can Lift an Aircraft Carrier And Will Attempt Nuclear Fusion

06.15.21

By Becky Ferreira
Life

Anchors and Amps: Here’s What We Found When We Went Magnet Fishing

10.22.19

By Nils Hagemann
Tech

Scientists Think They’ve Uncovered How the Strongest Magnets in the Universe Form

10.10.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

This Is the Most Powerful Superconducting Magnet in the World

06.14.19

By Madeleine Gregory
Entertainment

The Trailer for ‘Aniara’ Is an Existential Sci-Fi Nightmare

05.17.19

By River Donaghey
This Zen Coffee Table Creates Gorgeous Patterns Using Magnets and Sand

05.10.17

By Nathaniel Ainley
Music

Watch Whitney’s New Video for Their Cover of Lion’s “You’ve Got A Woman”

05.03.17

By Alex Robert Ross
Tech

The Phone Cracking Industry Is a ‘Cesspool’

12.21.16

By Joseph Cox
Introducing: The Magnetic Levitating Lamp

04.21.15

By Sami Emory
Entertainment

These Alien Sculptures Were Formed With Magnets and Gravity

07.15.14

By Beckett Mufson

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Music

5 Songs Every Former Scene Kid Still Knows by Heart

The Congressional members of the 2000s scream/emo music scene silently voted “Grand Theft Autumn” by Fall Out Boy as our collective anthem.

8 minutes ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Gaming

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Performance – Minimum Specs for Verified Games Revealed

Valve has revealed the minimum performance requirements for Steam Machine Verified games, including a 1080p and 30 FPS target.

21 minutes ago

By Brent Koepp
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Life

Subways Are Boiling the People Riding Them, and They’re Only Getting Hotter

Anyone who’s taken a summer subway ride in a major city already knows that stepping inside feels like you’re standing at the gates of hell.

35 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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Music

3 of the All-Time Best Performances by Kurt Cobain

Some of Kurt Cobain’s best performances with Nirvana came in the band’s early career, before the pressures of rock stardom emerged.

38 minutes ago

By Lauren Boisvert
Life

Finally, a Robot That Turns Humans Into Centaurs

For as long as man has walked on two legs, he has dreamed of walking on two more that are a little further back.

45 minutes ago

By Luis Prada