They’ve Got Drones Drawing Pictures In The Sky Now [Video]
Attaching LED lights to drones allows Ars Electronica Futurelabs to create gorgeous light displays with those useful quadcopters.
This Is Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Neighbours Are Not Digging His Vibe
Mark Zuckerberg is annoying some neighbours with the fortress-like home he’s building in San Francisco.
This Is What Sex Through The Eyes Of An MRI Scanner Looks Like [Video]
Prepare to be grossed-out and intrigued at the same time as some people have had sex in an MRI scanner… for science and stuff.
The Apple Watch Will Take Sexting To A Whole New Level – This Is Why
Apple’s new watch device is set to change the sexting game forever, thanks to its new features that allow users to share something more personal than a photo.
Hang On – These Scientists Sent Messages From One Brain To Another
Neuroscientists have sent a message from one brain to another using nothing but machinery to read their electromagnetic pulses.
Google Has A $1.5 Billion Research Centre To ‘Cure Death’
This Google backed company is going to make us live forever!! Or will it? With the aim to “cure death” we can only bet for the moment of attending our 100th high school reunion.
Over 1,000 Robots Working Together To Create Shapes [Video]
The robots are coming, full monty style…Check out these bad boys working together to create shapes and formations…pretty cool.
Is This The End Of Heart Transplants?
Medical researchers may are testing a new injection therapy that could make surgery heart transplants a thing of the past.
Wow – Check Out ‘Google Glass For Your Windshield’ [Video]
Navdy’s new’s innovation helps keep your eyes on the road while offering a new level of interacting with your apps and in-car services.
This Is Why Dogs Smell Each Other Behinds [Video]
Dogs’ peculiar habits of sniffing where the “sun doesn’t shine” always embarrasses owners, but why exactly do dogs do it?
Genius – This SA Company Is Taking Cleanliness To A New Level [Video]
The crew at ArcAqua may have revolutionised the way in which food is cleaned and prepared thanks to their harnessing of Ozone technology.
Mysterious 80m-Wide Hole With Unknown Depth Appears At ‘The End Of The World’ [Video]
The massive hole, which spans about 80-metres in diameter, was spotted recently on the Yamal Peninsula in Russia.
The New US Military DARPA Robot Is Off The Chain [Video]
People of Earth, meet your new robotic overlord: Cujo AKA the Legged Squat Support System (LS3).
This iPad 3-D Scanner Is Incredible
Scan objects and rooms in 3D, play augmented reality games, and develop mobile apps with 3D vision. For iPad, yet hackable.
Bird Fossil Found With Wing Span The Size Of A Small Plane
The long-dead 25-million year old seabird boasted a serious wingspan, with even one of its wings dwarfing a royal albatross.
This Guy Reckons He’s Invented Perpetual Motion
Perpetual motion is probably the singularly most revolutionary energy source that could hit the world at this point – machines that run themselves ceaselessly with no power source? Yes please!
Dumbed-Down Nation – Click To See Where SA Comes In The World For Maths / Science Education
The quality of South Africa’s maths and science education places us last out of 148 countries, according to a World Economic Forum report. Is there a solution to the on-going problem?
New Mice Experiment Might Reveal Key To Eternal Youth
Thank you science! A new experiment using mice has shown us that there might be a way to keep us young….FOREVER. New Studies published in Science & Nature Medicine show us that when scientists took the blood out of young and spritely mice and injected it into the bloodstreams of old and creaky rats, the old rats […]
The Science Of Happiness [INFOGRAPHIC]
According to this infographic, 40% of our happiness is controlled by our thoughts, actions and behaviour, 50% is genetically determined, and 10% is determined by our circumstances. Bummer if you’re naturally unhappy! Cheer up.
This Is Why Beards Are Suddenly Trending
It’s not hard to notice beards are trending. With stars like Brad Pitt and George Clooney strutting masculine and bushy beards on the red carpet, it’s clear to see beards are in vogue. But scientists believe we have hit “peak beard” levels.
They’re Growing Vaginas In Labs Now
Science is a like a bipolar person with ADD: one moment we’re contemplating the cosmos, and the next thing we’re growing vaginas in a lab. Are you ready? Four women have had lab-grown vaginas implanted by doctors in the US.
Breaking Bread: The Chemistry Of The Food You Eat [INFOGRAPHIC]
Chemicals make the world run… well the entire world is made up of chemicals. If you had to deconstruct everyday food into its chemical makeup, you would be left with an extremely long grocery list of organic compounds that will take longer to read than to eat said food product. Here are some infographics from the blog Compound Interest, which teach you some of the science behind everyday food.
Amazing: Watch This Deaf Woman Hear For The First Time [VIDEO]
We often take the ability to hear for granted. Watch the moment when a 40-year-old woman, who has been deaf since birth, was able to hear for the first time.
Rejoice – You’re Allowed To Eat Butter Again
For years people have been trying to brainwash us, telling us butter is the devil. But rejoice – scientists and medical experts have questioned the thinking that saturated fats are inherently bad for us. No evidence was found to support the notion that saturated fats correlate to an increase risk of heart disease – butter’s back bitches.
Big Bang Argument Gets Support From… SCIENCE!
Yesterday a major scientific discovery was announced which further bolsters the Big Bang Theory of the universe. Scientists found the first evidence for the primordial B-mode polarization of the cosmic microwave background which was detected by a telescope called BICEP2. This is direct evidence of cosmic inflation.
This Is Why We Yawn [VIDEO]
Did you just yawn by reading the title? Almost all animals with a spine yawn. Some species yawn as a social ritual, others to realign their jaw. But why do humans yawn? Check out this cool video on why we yawn.
Science Proves The 5-Second Rule Is Real!
The countdown starts. An onlooker stands motionlessly next to a culinary tragedy. A chip has fallen onto the ground. His mind is racing; to eat or not to eat? Five seconds are almost up. A bead of sweat drips from his brow.
Are You In Your Mid To Late 30s? This Is When Moments Of Genius Appear
Tracking the ages of people who achieve a moment of epiphany in their work, a study has found that the moments of a genius breakthrough tend to happen in your mid to late 30’s. Check it out..
This Is How To Quickly Tell If Your Friends Are Lying [VIDEO]
No polygraph needed. This five second subliminal test will have school yard chants of ‘Liar, liar pants on fire,’ echo from the water cooler today.
The Science Of Happiness [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you live in Iceland, feel free to stop reading this. If you don’t, go ahead and eat turkey banana sandwiches finished off with a glass of milk, have your AC set at 13,9°C, get married but have no kids, and go for a daily 20 minute walk a day outside.