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32 weird technologies that never took off
We've seen many big hitters capture our imagination, alongside a handful of oddities and misfits that were less successful.
Earth from space: Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy'...
A puzzling arc was spotted in the water of a Greenland fjord littered with iceberg fragments. There are a couple of possible explanations...
Why do most mammals have 5 fingers?
The simple question of "why five" has puzzled scientists from multiple fields, and the answer still isn't entirely clear.
Gut bacteria sometimes get people drunk, leading to DUIs...
Sometimes bacteria lurking in people's guts can get them drunk, even if they don't consume any alcohol.
Space photo of the week: A planet-size explosion rocks...
Coronal moss grows, solar rain falls and plasma eruptions rear their gargantuan heads in this fiery landscape of the sun's outer atmosphere,...
'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic novels can...
In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire...
Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?
And like dogs, why do cats also sniff fellow felines' behinds?
Boost your running speed with training — but don't fall...
Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training.
