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Just as there were many countries -- India, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, to name a few -- not mentioned in the "foreign policy" presidential debate last week, perhaps the greatest challenge facing […]
A company has started an Indiegogo campaign to bring its Muse wearable headband to market. Writer Stacey Higginbotham describes what has to happen to make this kind of interface a commercial success.
An engineer has created plastics that contain a network of liquid-filled channels. When the plastic cracks, the liquid fills the gap and solidifies, repairing the damage.
Google's wearable Trekker device will allow its team of explorers to take 360-degree pictures of areas that aren't reachable by vehicle.
We all know that America (and everyone else in the world) is aging. Aging thus far has been a story of ‘more’. More older adults, the need for more services, […]
Last week the rocket broke apart in Earth's orbit, creating a cloud of debris that has observers concerned about its possible impact on other spacecraft in the area.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning a pilot study of cancer risks near six nuclear power plants, out of suspicions about the dangers of uranium even when the plants are operating normally.
A study investigating the presence of potentially harmful chemicals in the lake has added a new one to its list: sucralose, known commercially as Splenda.
What is it about hot yoga? While many of my friends are real fitness addicts, none compete at the level of those I know who are into Bikram Yoga. They […]
Here is the Milky Way Galaxy as you have never seen it before. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has just released a zoomable image representing the central concentration of stars […]
NASA's new X-ray telescope chanced upon a rare flare-up taking place in the center of the galaxy, home of the Sagittarius A black hole.
Every week, Dr. Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section […]
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Throughout human history people have tried to create utopia, the perfect society. These dreams have not been realized because we have scarcity. However, now we have nanotechnology, and with nanotechnology, […]
It has recently occurred to me that I’m Martian. My friends have taken to smiling and nodding when I talk about this. Some of them have been persuaded. Some of […]
Dealing with social radicals in the Republican party is beginning to feel like the movie Groundhog Day. It’s the same depressing thing every damn day. Each day brings another outrageous […]
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Companies need to be social to be successful. This is a key insight in Maddie Grant's book Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World, which argues that the […]
Fall is a busy time, school starts and big books you've been waiting to read for months finally get published. For myself, and by extension Waq al-waq this fall has […]
A new report documents, for the first time, the public health impact of industrial pollutants on local populations in developing countries.
Not content with publishing a fake newspaper, producing a fake news channel, and delivering the best satire on the Web to millions of genuine fans, the staff of The Onion […]
Of the 303 million people living in the United States, half or so are registered to vote. It’s rather impressive to think that a good proportion of the 150 million […]