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After a lot of trial and error, inventor Scott Peters has made a no-fuss magnetic zipper
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The NPR reporter talks about how he was able to factcheck tweets amid the rush of information in 2011
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The red dye used in the popular breakfast cereal resulted in several cases of the benign condition
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Projections indicate that the global rate of trash production will keep rising past 2100—a concern because waste can be a proxy for environmental stresses
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Nathan Myhrvold and a team of photographers have sliced meats, vegetables, pots, pans and ovens in half to produce stunning cross-sections of cooking
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Forget spaghetti for brains and grapes for eyeballs, these ultra-realistic props will take fright night to whole new level
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Their highly specialized biting technique allows ticks to pierce skin with tiny harpoons and suck blood for days at a time
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The new Deep Time Hall will connect paleontology to modern life
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Inspired by Japanese fish rubbings, two University of Texas biologists make spectacular prints of a variety of species at different stages of decay
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High school students in Washington D.C. have designed the DeadStop, a simple attachment that instantly locks armed intruders out of classrooms
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In 1984, there was one pumpkin beer in America. This October, there are more than 500. We find the best ones from the patch
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A mechanized sushi diner drives down the cost of eating out, but does the experience feel as cold as the fish?
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Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher uses a powerful microscope to capture all of a bee's microscopic structures and textures in stunning detail
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The creative minds behind the show and The Dark Knight talk about Americans' perception of privacy
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The compulsively creative Hunt might be the greatest inventor you've never heard of
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Durable, long lasting material can be painted onto streets and sidewalks to eliminate the need for lamp posts
The bark scorpion's sting can be deadly—but one of its predators, the grasshopper mouse, is impervious to both the pain and paralyzing effects of its venom
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Its large pit and fleshy deliciousness are all a result of its status as an evolutionary anachronism
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Scientists are taking all kinds of approaches to try to stop the ominous threat from bacteria antibiotics can no longer kill
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In zoos, different giraffe species will readily mate, but if the species cross paths in Kenya, their rain-driven mating cycles won't be in sync
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