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Baffle your brain with these contest-winning mind-benders
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Cyclists, meet the nicest car you’ll ever share the road with
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Researchers are helping to fight malnutrion and childhood blindness in Africa with new varieties of starchy, orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
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From color to sound, the next-gen fireworks are sure to wow
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Organizers will use thermal cameras developed by the French nuclear agency to detect "mechanical doping" during the 2016 Tour
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Helium is used in everything from particle accelerators to MRI machines, and a dearth of the gas has long plagued researchers
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The city beat out 77 others vying for the chance to update its infrastructure with the latest and greatest technology
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The first-ever trial of CRISPR in the U.S. will test if it's safe to edit T cells in cancer patients
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One of the most famous, but aging, nuclear power plants in the U.S. will soon see its end
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The salad topper has a long and fraught history
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What3words' geo-coding system divides the Earth's surface into 57 trillion squares, and assigns each a unique, memorable string of names
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Carbon nanotubes may not be as strong as scientists once thought
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Under mounting public pressure, the aquarium's eight bottle-nosed dolphins will soon move to a seaside retreat in the tropics
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It’s a victory for open internet activists—but will it stick?
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It's the next best thing since the Dewey Decimal System
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Terrapattern turns a mad world into a satisfying, matchy-matchy nirvana
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Officials hope hideous packs of cigarette packs will make would-be smokers think twice
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