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If Stonehenge Is Actually a Giant Instrument, What Does It Sound Like?
Mar 09, 8:00PM
We know that the rocks of Stonehenge were carried there from over 200 miles away , but we've never known why. Now, researchers say they believe it was for the special sonic qualities of a particular kind of stone—and that Stonehenge might have served as a bell-like instrument.
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A 40-foot wall of ice reaches down to the high-tide line at Acadia National Park in Maine, proving t
Mar 09, 7:40PM
A 40-foot wall of ice reaches down to the high-tide line at Acadia National Park in Maine, proving that as cool as artificial ice climbing walls are , you can't beat the real thing. [AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty]
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This Ping Pong-Playing Robot Arm Is Probably Better Than Most of Us
Mar 09, 7:00PM
The KUKA Robot Group is already hyping its upcoming match next week between one of its robotic arms and professional table tennis champion Timo Boll. But hobbiest engineers can make ping-pong bots too. Here's Ulf Hoffmann's garage version, which is surprisingly competitive given its amateur status.
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This Brilliant Origami Couch Unfolds Into a Flat Rug
Mar 09, 6:00PM
Well, this is awesome. California designer Yumi Yoshida has designed the perfect couch for those who just can't commit to giving up an entire chunk of their apartment to a sofa. Instead, her Origami Couch unfolds into a wide, thin floor mat in the blink of an eye.
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Why Doesn't NYC Have a P Train?
Mar 09, 5:00PM
New York has one of the oldest and biggest subways in the world, and as it has expanded, the city has used almost every letter in the alphabet to name its new lines. Conspicuously absent? The P line. Probably for the exact reason you'd imagine.
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Astronaut suit spins out of control in macabre real life Gravity scene
Mar 09, 4:27PM
Watching this gives me the chills. A cosmonaut floats away from the International space station, spinning out of control as the camera follows it, orbiting planet Earth for seven months before plunging into the atmosphere, burning and disintegrating. A terrifying scene that looks like the movie Gravity, but the video above is real—except no human was inside that suit.
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This App Would Turn Your Phone Photos Into Personalized Nail Art
Mar 09, 4:00PM
You gaze upon the photo you've just uploaded to Instagram: a masterful sunset capture, indeed, the Valencia filter giving it that whisper of intrigue. You think to yourself, Damn, this looks good on my phone but it would look SO GOOD on my pinky fingernail. It could happen, with NailSnaps.
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Why Daylight Saving Time Is Pointless
Mar 09, 3:59PM
Ugh. You're up an hour early, your body hates you for it, and even a gallon of coffee can't get your day on track. Daylight saving sucks. But you know the worst part? It doesn't have to be like this.
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Rio's Olympic Construction Crews Are Unearthing Its Slave Trade Past
Mar 09, 3:01PM
Rio is currently pouring its energy into building stadiums, housing, and roads to host the World Cup next summer and the Olympics in 2016. But in the process, the city is uncovering relics of its past—including evidence of its one-time reign as the busiest slave port in the Americas.
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Fukushima Could Make Japan a Leader In Nuclear Cleanup Tech
Mar 09, 2:00PM
The idea that a nuclear disaster could actually drive innovation is definitely a new way to look at Japan's ongoing Fukushima debacle. But a new report from the AP does just that, suggesting that the long-term cleanup effort that Japan now faces will make it a world leader in decommissioning nuclear plants.
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This Handmade Mobile Home Is Actually an Incredibly Versatile RV
Mar 09, 1:00PM
Buying a house is a big deal. It's complicated. It's time-consuming. It's expensive. And then come the property taxes, which means it's even more expensive! Why not just live in a camper? Well, that depends on the camper.
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These unbelievable monsters with seven legs are actually real frogs
Mar 09, 4:22AM
Brandon Ballengée made these beautiful prints of "terminally deformed frogs found in nature" using a clearing and staining process. He then scanned the bodies with a high resolution scanner. The results are fascinating.
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This Week's Top Comedy Video: NSA on TV
Mar 09, 1:00AM
What goes on in the shrouded, secret meetings at NSA headquarters? How does the agency monitoring every electronic communication you ever sent or received figure out who to spy on every day? Turns out, it's a lot like the meetings at that other shadowy three-letter spy agency, TMZ.
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Genius Microscope Made From Folded Paper Could Help Fight Malaria
Mar 09, 12:30AM
The light microscope changed science and medicine forever , but in the 400-plus years since it was invented, this crucial piece of equipment has gotten pretty expensive and fragile. Manu Prakash and his team have designed a brilliant solution—an origami microscope that costs less than 50 cents to make.
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Watch this guy breaking a Rubik's Cube world record at insane speed
Mar 08, 11:48PM
I never solved the Rubik's Cube, so when I see this dude breaking the world record for solving six cubes of increasing complexity—2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7—in just 6 minutes and 23 seconds, I just can think two things: "That's insane" and "I'm useless."
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Even Boring Exercise Is Awesome on the International Space Station
Mar 08, 11:30PM
Ran for ~1 orbit today. 12 miles on the treadmill while the station travelled more than 25,000 miles. I've now run around the world.
— Mike Hopkins (@AstroIllini) March 8, 2014
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How Badly Does Daylight Saving Screw You Up?
Mar 08, 10:33PM
If you're in North America, tonight is that horrid night when you lose a perfectly good hour of sleep through no fault of your own. Yes, at 2AM Eastern time, responsible clock owners are all supposed to move the little hand ahead one hour. Does this time travel ever screw you up?
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How LIVR Fooled the World (And Why the World Probably Deserved It)
Mar 08, 9:25PM
One of the hottest new apps set to debut this week at SXSW, that annual intermingling of tenuous ideas and easy money, was LIVR, a social network exclusively for drunk people. Media and investors alike lined up to laud it. The only problem? As we first reported yesterday, LIVR was an elaborate hoax. Now it's time to meet who was behind it.
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Tomorrow's Cosmos Debut Kicks Off With President Obama
Mar 08, 8:34PM
The first thing you'll see tomorrow night when you tune in to Cosmos won't be Carl Sagan, or even Neil deGrasse Tyson. It'll be President Obama, kicking off the series premiere with a statement that "invites a new generation to embrace the spirit of discovery and inspires viewers to explore new frontiers and imagine limitless possibilities for the future." Maybe he took Bill Nye's plea to fund planetary exploration to heart.
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This week in Tech Reads: bandwidth on the battlefield, making a chart-topping app without ever learn
Mar 08, 8:00PM
This week in Tech Reads: bandwidth on the battlefield, making a chart-topping app without ever learning to code, how glowing screens are messing with our sleep, and much more. Don't forget to change your clocks!
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In the ongoing mobile phone price wars, AT&T just knocked $15 off 2GB Mobile Share Value plans, brin
Mar 08, 7:23PM
In the ongoing mobile phone price wars, AT&T just knocked $15 off 2GB Mobile Share Value plans, bringing the single-line price down to $65 a month. [Re/code]
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Fake LIVR App, Fake Hoverboard, The New Cosmos, and More
Mar 08, 7:00PM
This week, we blew the lid off a hoax drinking app that everyone thought was totally real. We also broke down which streaming TV device is best for you, investigated that fake hoverboard, and reviewed the new Cosmos reboot. Let's look back at the best week we had this week!
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Hole-y Leaked HTC One Cover, Batman!
Mar 08, 6:45PM
Always-reliable leak source @evleaks just tweeted this image purporting to show the next HTC One with a light-up hole-riddled cover of some sort. Will it be real? We'll just have to wait and see.
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You Must Read This Test Pilot's Story of an SR-71 Disintegrating Midair
Mar 08, 6:00PM
This story has been kicking around the internet for awhile, but man oh man oh man is it worth a read. Test pilot Bill Weaver was flying an SR-71 Blackbird on an experimental evaluation flight when a malfunction at Mach 3.18 caused the plane to literally tear apart. Yet somehow, Weaver survived.
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How to Tell Real Diamonds From Fake
Mar 08, 5:00PM
The jewelry market has been flooded with synthetic stones over the last several years; not just lab-grown gems but flat-out fakes. Here's how to tell if your rock is the real McCoy and not just a shiny bauble.
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