Inventor plays homemade electromagnetic bagpipes in rock band
Bagpipes: You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. But even among the instrument’s diehard defenders, most wouldn’t spend...
Author : Cathy Klein
SMILE spacecraft will use X-ray vision to study the northern lights and more
There’s a SMILE beaming down from high above Earth. On May 19, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the...
If you use Google accounts, it’s time to do a free security checkup
Your Google account likely stores a lot of important information, from your home address in Google Maps and your...
Why airplane toilets are tiny engineering marvels
There’s nothing quite like the sound of an airplane toilet flushing. But that incredibly loud sucking sound is actually...
1.3 million people share DNA with Maryland’s earliest colonists
In 1634, English settlers established St. Mary’s City as the first permanent outpost in the colony of Maryland. Many...
Intrepid man tests giant flaming darts used on 16th century warship
The Mary Rose is a remarkable remnant of maritime history. One of England’s largest Tudor Era vessels, the four-masted...
Birds avoid wind turbines painted like venomous snakes
Wind turbines are a net positive for a sustainable society, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an environmental...
Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders
After five years of rolling across Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is still going strong. And it has the selfies...
Almost half of everything orbiting Earth is space junk
Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may...
Teen builds ‘Bionic Underwater Robotic Turtle’ to detect ecological threats
Fifteen-year-old Evan Budz was on a camping trip when he saw a snapping turtle that would become the impetus...