Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Hibernation (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Lots of animals hibernate but there’s more to it than just snoozing until spring arrives. Here are some facts about hibernation.
Science & Tech
Urine For Some Good News
Better living through toilet technology. The Nano Membrane Toilet More than two billion people live without access to safe and clean water. This could help with that. The Nano Membrane Toilet, created by a team at Cranfield University in the U.K., doesn’t require water. The toilet’s “nanotech membrane” can suck water out of waste and […]
War of the Wolves
In the winter of 2011, a remote Russian town was besieged by a pack of more than 400 wolves.
Old Condition, New Name
As they learn more about a disease (or respond to public misconceptions), doctors and scientists may change the name of familiar, widespread conditions. SEID Also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the official name for this difficult to understand condition in which those afflicted experience long bouts of otherwise unexplainable tiredness is myalgic encephalomyelitis. According to […]
5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Your Camera Phone
Sure, you can take awesome selfies and delight the entire Internet, but there’s some pretty amazing technology that the tiny computer and advanced camera in your pocket can do.
Smell Ya Later
Looking for love? Throw away those personal ads. Cancel your online dating service. You’ve already got what it takes to find a mate. Just take a deep breath…through your nose. (This article was originally published in Uncle John’s Weird Weird World EPIC.) The Power of Pheromones The word comes from the Greek words phero, “I carry,” […]
Accidentally Excellent
Are you accident-prone? Don’t worry, it could end up making the world a better place.
The Man Who Bought Google (For Just One Minute)
In the middle of the night in Sept. 2015, he was browsing on Google Domains, one of the company’s many businesses, this one a place to buy website domains. There were a few dot-coms that caught his eye for the low price of $12, but there was one in particular Ved thought might be particularly good for starting an online business: Google.com.
Crazy Car Designs
Many cars never make it much further than the drawing board. In the case of the following vehicles, there are solid reasons why that is.
6 Facts About Hiccups
May these hiccup facts scare the hiccups right out of you.
4 Ways To Light a Fire Without Matches
This might not save you in the even of an apocalypse, but you never know when little tricks like these will come in handy. Not all of these fire techniques are easy, but they do work with practice.
7 Swinetastic Pig Facts
Pigs may roll around in mud, but they don’t do it because they’re naturally drawn to dirt. They roll in mud, also called wallowing, because they don’t have a lot of sweat glands, and since mud tends to be cool, it helps them regular their body temperature.
Europe’s Wildest Party Animals
Many animals will happily drink alcohol whenever they can get their furry mitts on some. Unfortunately, these European critters didn’t know when to say when.
10 Interesting Trivia Facts About Pi
Unlike that fascinating mathematical ratio, this article doesn’t go on forever.
Ask Uncle John Anything: Skunked
Did you (or more likely, your dog) get hit with the noxious spray from an agitated skunk? Well, that stinks. It’s time for a soak in a bathtub full of tomato juice. But does that old home remedy really work?
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go in the Water…
…it never really was. And we’re talking about swimming pools. They’re really, really gross.
Rest in Pieces, HITCHBot
This little robot traveled all around the world and had tons of crazy adventures. (We wrote about him in Robotica!) Then he made the mistake of trying to hitch a ride in Philadelphia.
Ask Uncle John Anything: You Give Me (Hay) Fever
It starts in March, and it seems to last forever: allergy season. For about four to five months, more than 60 million Americans have to choose between suffering from the symptoms of hay fever (technical name: allergy rhinitis).
