The FBI Began Investigating Trump’s Potential Russia Ties Last Summer
Breaking with DOJ tradition, Comey makes official the Russia investigation Trump has long decried as “fake news.” The post The…
Running Delivery Trucks on Trolley Wires Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds
Electric trucks would cut dramatically pollution, but batteries won’t cut it. Cables strung over the highway could supply power instead.…
Meet Lorek, the Robot That Communicates in a Remarkable Way
A new robot not only recognizes an object a human being is pointing at and talking about, but asks questions…
Got a Sock Stuck in Your Vacuum? It’s Time for Some Physics
What happens when you get a sock stuck in your vacuum cleaner? The motor sounds like it’s working harder, but…
5 Clever Quickie Games That Let You Fight the Man
These are just 5 of the 215 titles from Resist Jam, a recent game-development campaign centered around the theme of…
Ex-Googlers Build a Neural Network to Protect Your Heart
AliveCor’s little EKG device has been around for a few years, but now it has a much smarter brain behind…
Wanna Be a Cop in Milan? Well, So Do 10,000 Other People
Think finding a job is hard? Try getting one in Italy, where thousands of people will turn up for one…
A Stunning Video of Mars That Took Three Months to Stitch Together—by Hand
A new aerial video of Mars, made from high-res satellite imagery, gives a gorgeous, 3D sense of the planet’s topography…
Bacteria Are Brewing Up the Next Generation of Antivenoms
But it will take more than science to solve the global shortage of snakebite medicine. The post Bacteria Are Brewing…
The Walking Dead Recap Season 7 Episode 14: The Scariest Thing Is a ‘Normal’ Person
For all the zombies and psychopaths, a calm exchange between two men with button-down shirts and receding hairlines is somehow…