Twitter’s “Fail Whale” Turned Out To Be A Big Success
Today in 2006, Twttr launched; and in its early days the social media platform gained vowels in its name and fame for a cute whale that would show up during its then-regular outages.
The Plastic Bags Of Today Could Be The Fashionable Fabric Of Tomorrow
Those bags that we don't want to throw out but can't always easily recycle? We might end up wearing them.
Jerry Stiller Was A Loudmouth Dad On TV, But A Nice Dad In Real Life
Jerry Stiller was perhaps best known for playing the overbearing and incomprehensible loudmouth dad Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld," but according to his real-life kids, he was a pretty nice dad.
Some Fish Pause For Effect When They Communicate
Sometimes it’s not just what you’re communicating, it’s how you communicate it. Pausing for effect can help get your point across. Humans know this, but according to researchers, so do some kinds of fish.
We Can 3D Print Houses Out Of Clay And Soil Now
Two new construction projects bring the ancient art of using soil and other materials on a building site to create a new house, in these cases with the help of 3d printers.
Evelyn Berezin And Her Word Processor Brought The Computer Age Closer To Everybody
Today is the birthday of Evelyn Berezin, whose inventions include the first computer-based word processor, the first computerized airline reservations system, and so much more that so many of us use regularly today.
The Mystery of the Georgia Guidestones
In northeast Georgia, there are giant stone slabs inscribed with ten rules to lead the world toward "an Age of Reason." But the reason for the rules - and who had them installed there - remain a secret.
A Little Electricity Might Help Heal Our Wounds
Welcome to the world of electroceuticals! That's the word for treatments that involve electricity, and a new study finds steady current applied to wounds can actually get healing agents to the site more quickly.
This Device Turns Your House Into A Mini Recycling Center
Lasso is a prototype for an in-home recycling system. Instead of dropping your recyclables on the curb, you'd put them in the machine, to be scanned, cleaned and broken down into the raw materials that companies buy to make new cans and bottles.
Mount Everest May Soon Be Getting Cleaner, And More Arty
Sagarmatha, aka Mount Everest, is the world's highest mountain, and the site of a growing environmental problem. A new initiative wants to remove trash and recyclables from the peak and turn some of them into art.