Absurd Creatures: The Bearcat Isn’t a Bear or Cat But It Does Smell Like Popcorn
The binturong has a prehensile tail, crazy feet, and excretes a scent that smells like popcorn. Just call it Orville…
Absurd Creatures: Fish Think They’re Safe From Birds But This Bird Is Like LOL
For a bird called the kingfisher, impalement is a way of life. The post Absurd Creatures: Fish Think They’re Safe…
Soon You’ll Swallow Origami Pills and Get Magnetic Colonoscopies
An origami pill is a fascinating glimpse into the future of incision-free surgery, one propelled in large part by magnets.…
The Future of Humanity’s Food Supply Is the Hands of AI
Robots and machine learning algorithms may help usher in a new Green Revolution to keep humans fed on an increasingly…
Absurd Creatures: Three-Foot-Wide Crab Will Eat Your Soul and Maybe Also Kittens
This crab has everything: wildly powerful claws, the ability to invade your nightmares, and a penchant for coconuts and sometimes…
Absurd Creatures: The Vicious Fish With a Strike Like You Wouldn’t Believe
The frogfish is a deceptively vicious hunter that strikes in just 1/6,000th of a second. Check out this week’s episode…
How They Filmed the Wildest Snowboard Series You’ll Ever See
The crew behind Outside Television’s Higher series went to some incredible lengths to get footage of the wildest snowboarding you’ll…
Does This Terrifying Robot Really Have to Look Like a Mermaid?
Of all the designs to choose from for a remotely operated underwater vehicle, you might think a humanoid would be…
Only Robots Can Visit Deep-Sea Vents. Now You Can—In Glorious VR!
Deep-sea mining outfits are itching to exploit black smoker vents, which are loaded with precious metals like copper. An ROV…
Absurd Creatures: Hail Hydra, the Incredible, Maybe-Immortal Animal
The hydra’s got kind of a jellyfish thing going on, with tentacles it uses to snag prey. But it can…