Computer-on-a-Ring Reads Text Out Loud
MIT's prototype FingerReader reads text aloud
Those U.K. Storms Revealed the Remains of a 4,500 Year Old Forest
The ancient preserved forest is tied to the fable of Cantre'r Gwaelod
A Team of Developers Wants to Print Out Wikipedia—All 1,000 Books Of It
A crowdfunding campaign seeks to make a print copy of the online encyclopedia
Like All of Nature, Humans Will Go to Extreme Lengths to Stay in the Light
Michael Langan shows our basic instincts
The French Revolution in Pictures
The French Revolution Digital Archive has more than 14,000 images from the Revolution of 1789
Tribal Force, the First Comic to Feature a Team of Native American Superheroes, Is Returning
Tribal Force was the first comic to feature a superhero team made entirely of Native American characters
Earth’s First Animals May Have Lived in a Dead Zone
Breadcrumb sponges show how Earth's first animals may have got by with barely any oxygen
Will Smart Guns Actually Save Lives?
Smart guns, like the Armatrix iP1, will only fire for their owner
Caffeine Kick Not Doing It For You? Try a Mild Electric Shock—The Pentagon Is
Direct jolts of electricity to the brain give a burst of alertness
The United Nations Just Compared North Korea to the Nazis
The U.N. Human Rights commission wants North Korean leaders to stand trial for crimes against humanity
Scientists Revitalize the Reds in Renoir’s Faded Painting
Paint fades over time, but scientific analysis can help reconstruct the original
Facebook Can See When Your Flirting Turns Into Something More Serious
Facebook exchanges increase in the build up to a new relationship
xkcd's "Frequency" Will Make You Feel How Fast the Earth Is Moving
How long do you need to watch to see a magnitude 4 earthquake?
Nazi Scientists Wanted to Use Mosquitoes to Send Diseases Behind Enemy Lines
The Nazi SS ran an entomological research facility
The World’s Most Valuable Stamp Is Expect to Sell for More than $10 Million
There's only one of these stamps left in existence
Wisdom the Albatross, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Yet Another Baby
Wisdom is 63, and this is thought to be her 35th-or-so chick
New York Could Grow All Its Own Food
Theoretically, New York City could become largely self-sufficient
The Tooth Fairy Is a Very Recent, Very American Creation
The tooth fairy first appeared around the turn of the 20th century
If You Think Climbing a Tree Will Save You From a Crocodile…
Crocodiles can climb trees
Which Sci-Fi Armor Is the Military's Fancy New Battle Suit Actually Like?
They're calling it the "Iron Man" suit, but we think there's a closer analogy
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