3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (644+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 10:00 AM EDT True to its name, Iran’s spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) has a rather novel strategy. It uses a tail that looks like a spider to lure birds trying to eat the decoy spider. When the time…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (408+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 9:00 AM EDT FACT: Hector the tickle robot is real, and they’re spectacular FACT: How prickly ash and chili pepper combine to create a fascinating taste explosion This week’s episode features special guest Priya Mani. She’s a food historian,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (410+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 5:43 PM EDT Editor’s note: This story was originally published in July 2015 What makes a gadget worth wearing? Apple is betting it knows better than anyone, and today they’ll likely reveal the final details of the Apple Watch–the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (403+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM EDT “There is a touch of mystery to spirals,” explained University of British Columbia zoologist Alexandra Weber. “We are only beginning to understand how these shapes are produced in animals, such as our looping intestine, snail shells,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (116+ words) Published Aug 29, 2026 6:00 AM EDT TL;DR: FileJump gives you 2TB of cloud storage with file previews, sharing, version history, and optional zero-knowledge encryption for $59 (reg. $467). Security is pretty solid, too, thanks to the zero-knowledge encryption feature. When enabled with a password,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (326+ words) Published Aug 24, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Our DNA stores a remarkable amount of information. A single gram contains about 215 million gigabytes of data on everything from our eye color to the shape of our feet. Now, scientists are harnessing this storage power…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) Published Aug 22, 2026 1:19 PM EDT You put your toothbrush in your mouth. You store it in your bathroom, near your toilet. If that’s something you’d rather not think about, I understand. In 2015, a grad student at Quinnipiac University found fecal matter…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (187+ words) Published Aug 18, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Their usually solitary schedule only begins to change as the summer months shift to fall. Beginning around late-July, male desert tarantulas will brave both the brutal daytime heat and its watchful predators like foxes and roadrunners…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) Published Aug 14, 2026 4:00 PM EDT “Accelerating a projectile to this speed using a purely mechanical launcher like a trebuchet has been a dream of mine for several years now,” Stanton says at the video’s outset, as if it’s a totally standard…...