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Ingenious Backpack Doubles Up As A Portable Laundry Machine
The biggest challenge faced by travelers especially those that like to disappear into the wilderness or on extensive backpacking trips is how to ensure a steady supply of clean clothes. Now thanks to...
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Will The Third Financial Bailout Be The Charm For Greece?
If you have paid any attention to the news, you have probably heard Greece being mentioned fairly frequently during the past few months. Unfortunately, the Mediterranean country is not in the...
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Historic Flyby Of Pluto Reveals Fascinating Details About The Dwarf Planet
Cheers erupted at "Plutopalooza" parties all across the United States as the New Horizons spacecraft soared past the dwarf planet at 7:49 am EDT on Tuesday, July 14th. The historic encounter that...
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First FAA Approved Drone Delivery in the United States Is A Success
In December 2013, Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon made headlines when he announced the company's intention to use unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to make deliveries. However, while Amazon...
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Get Ready For The Spectacular Perseid Meteor Showers
Every year about this time, stargazers start to get excited about the Perseids, the biggest and most spectacular of all meteor showers. The "shooting stars" are already streaming through our skies at...
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World Leaders Reach Landmark Nuclear Deal With Iran
Earlier this year, the world rejoiced at the news that Iran had tentatively agreed to a deal that would curtail its capability to develop a nuclear program. In exchange, the United States and five...
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Mcity: A Town Built Just for Cars
At first sight, Mcity near Ann Arbor, Michigan, looks just like any other U.S. town or city. However, look closer and you will notice that the buildings are merely facades and the sidewalks, eerily...
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Does Unconditional Basic Income Create A More Productive Society? Some Dutch...
In June, the City Council of Utrecht in The Netherlands announced that starting January 2016, a few lucky residents will receive a monthly stipend to cover their basic needs with no strings attached....
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Breakthrough Ebola Vaccine Provides Hope for West Africa
Ebola has been on the public health radar for quite some time. However, the most recent epidemic, the deadliest since the disease was identified in 1976, has brought the aggressively contagious viral...
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Why Los Angeles Reservoirs Are Covered With Black Plastic Balls
On August 13, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti along with officials from the water department watched as the last 20,000 "shade balls" rolled their way into the city's largest in-basin water reservoir....
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Brave 10-Year Old Shark Bite Victim Wades Back Into The Ocean To Save Her Friend
On Wednesday, August 19th, ten-year-old Florida resident Kaley Szarmack was wading in knee-deep ocean waters at a Jacksonville beach, when she experienced a sharp pain in her right leg. Thinking that...
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SpaceX Announces Hyperloop Pod Competition
In August 2013, Elon Musk, the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, the world's first privately funded spacecraft company unveiled a 57-page white paper that outlined a radical new supersonic transportation system....
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Jet Blue's Vending Machines Will Be Welcomed At Any School
While vending machines have a bad reputation generally, they are particularly frowned upon in schools. That's because most are filled with foods that are deemed unhealthy for both kids and adults....
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Is Queen Nefertiti Resting Inside A Hidden Chamber Within King Tut's Tomb?
Queen Nefertiti, the wife of King Akhenaten who ruled from 1352 to 1336 B.C., was one of ancient Egypt's most influential and beautiful queens. Historians maintain that she played a significant role...
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Can Smarter School Designs Inspire Students To Become More Active And Make...
With childhood obesity rates on the rise, schools are going all out to encourage students to become more active and make healthier food choices. Some have added standing desks; others have revamped...
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Light Sensitive Proteins Enable Octopuses To "See" With Their Skin
The octopus has long fascinated scientists. The intelligent cephalopods have been known to use coconut shells for mobile homes and armor, disable their suckers to avoid becoming a tangled mess, plot...
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Johns Hopkins Researchers Attribute ALS Research Breakthrough To 2014's Ice...
The summer of 2014 was all about people pouring orange buckets of ice water over their heads and challenging others to do the same. But as fun as it was, the individuals were not just goofing off....
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14 Years Later, America Remembers The Tragic Events Of September 11, 2001
September 11, 2015 marks the 14th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in America's history. On that fateful day in 2001, almost 3,000 innocent civilians lost their lives to one of the most...
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Six "Astronauts" Embark On A Yearlong Mock Mission To Mars
On August 28, six researchers who barely know each other made their way to the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island for a year-long "vacation." However, the crew of three men and...
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Even Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai Has To Take The SATs
Right about now, high school seniors that wish to attend U.S. Universities are scrambling to complete their college applications before the December or January deadlines. Among the things they will be...
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