Cold War spy satellite named after Farrah Fawcett just exploded in space
It’s still unclear why a Cold War-era spy satellite named after famed Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett recently exploded...
Author : Cathy Klein
Transformative new robot that can fly, sail, and swim autonomously
Bio-inspired robots are a dime a dozen these days, with machines mimicking everything from bats and beetles to long-extinct...
Cold War espionage added $4.6 billion to East Germany’s economy
No matter what side you were on, espionage was a cornerstone of Cold War political life. But it was...
Robot dog runs a marathon faster than the average human, all on a single charge
Engineers in South Korea created a first-of-its-kind robot dog capable of completing a marathon faster than many humans, and...
Rocks from Pompeii suburb tells a story of destruction—that could help us today
Two-thousand years ago, a Roman author and lawyer named Pliny the Younger wrote an account of one of the...
Sweden’s solution to stop spam callers: Be ruder!
Swedish police have a message for anyone who thinks they’re talking to spam callers: hang up the phone, and...
Soviet ‘sea monster’ inspired this futuristic ‘flying boat’
Visitors traveling across Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay earlier this month may have seen a strange-looking boat with wings and...
High heels were once the height of men’s fashion
High-heeled shoes are a potent symbol of femininity. Their design not only creates the illusion of longer legs and...
China’s new supersonic plane could travel twice as fast as sound
The United States isn’t the only nation itching to restart supersonic passenger air travel. Earlier this month, China announced...
Sea turtle struck by boat is recovering in a 3D-printed harness
It seems like 3D printers can produce just about anything, from assault rifles to homes made of dirt and...