The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair in 9 stunning color photos
On May 1, 1893, Chicago was abuzz. Two hundred thousand people jostled for a glimpse of the brand new...
Author : Cathy Klein
Area 51 just had 17 earthquakes in a single day
Something strange is happening underneath Area 51. According to United States Geological Survey data earlier this week, over 100...
Do not open until July 4, 2276: U.S. buries a ‘zombie-proof’ time capsule
It’s been 250 years since the United States decided it was no longer interested in being part of Great...
Tennessee man uses lasers to make the world’s thinnest car
A YouTuber armed with a 1988 Ford Festiva and a workshop full of lasers may have created the world’s...
Promising browser extension wants to save you from password hell
Is there any real solution to the nightmare of online password management in an era of increasingly clever hacks,...
In 1934, Chrysler bet big on teardrop-shaped cars
From the start, cars were built wrong. At least, that’s what Chrysler’s head of automotive research, Carl Breer, thought...
A chunky digital cat is here to help you stop doomscrolling
Every day, the average American spends nearly 2.5 hours scrolling through social media. Cats, on the other hand, waste...
Do humanoids dream of becoming human?
Stories of human-like dolls yearning to become real people turn up everywhere. Pinocchio wants to be a real boy....
NYC deploys surveillance tech to catch fake airport cabbies
New York’s Port Authority police are reportedly leaning on new digital surveillance tactics to crack down on unlicensed taxi...
2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck unlocks mysteries of how ships were built and repaired
About 2,200 years ago, a Roman Republic ship sank off the coast of modern-day Croatia, with wood and amphorae...