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John Lennon wrote "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" in 1967, but most of the fanciful lyrics were actually written in 1843. You see, Lennon didn't pull them out of a drug-induced hallucination—he pulled them off...

A smart license plate frame outwits red light cameras by making itself too bright for the photo to turn out. [Read more]

The click-pop-sizzle of a soda can opening? The super-satisfying click of a firearm chambering a round?  The roar of an engine? What's the best noise to come from one of mankind's inventions? More »

You might live in a small apartment now, and really only need a single wireless speaker to handle your music needs. But then you move into a bigger better apartment, with a big, beautiful TV and need more audio power. In...

Red Bull may be sending dudes to jump from the stratosphere, but NASA's still out there doing stuff too. It's not quite as flashy as livestreamed sky-diving, by NASA is currently working on a fast-acting, anti-nausea nas...

The mad dash to find your dining table's extensions when unexpected dinner guests drop by could be a thing of the past if you're willing to shell out $1,500 for Blu Dot's deceptively simple Last Dinner Table. More �...

In the comics, the Flash can vibrate his body so fast that he can walk through walls. With water, though, vibration can keep water droplets from being absorbed into a larger surface of water. Instead of coalescing into t...

Unless you're a dashing secret agent who needs to woo the ladies, cufflinks are not exactly everyday dress attire for the average gent. So when the opportunity does arise to get spiffied up, consider this stylish new set...

Wildlife tourism generates conservation cash that many at-risk species now rely on to a startling degree. Curb it at their peril, warns Ralf Buckley

More and more, major news outlets are turning to subscriptions and paywalls to entice readers to pay a premium for content. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but almost always, there's somewhere get the same informatio...

1. The White Queen Marvel's Emma Frost gets the hairy treatment from this dude we saw just outside the Javits Center. Click here to view this gallery. There are just some things you can't unsee -- like an extremely hairy...

Cars create a lot of pollution, but one in Chicago doesn't just give them free passage; it also cleans up after them. This street's special pavement actually feeds on smog. More »

"Empty America," a new YouTube series by Ross Ching of Thrash Labs, shows what some of the United States' most populous cities would look like without people. The first installment, released today, shows the normally bus...

9to5mac is reporting that Apple is going to announce a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro alongside the iPad Mini at a forthcoming product announcement event. More »

Forget quantum physics, forget relativity. Inklings of an ultimate theory might emerge from an unexpected place, says physicist Vlatko Vedral (full text available to subscribers)

A new study confirms the importance we place in personal search results. Plus, tips on improving what others see about you. [Read more]

It's official: Felix Baumgartner's jump from the edge of space broke a record for the "live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube," according to the video-sharing website. At peak, there were more than 8 ...

SharesPost, which is known for its website for buying and selling private company stock, is launching a new program to lend cash to shareholders in private companies in order for them to exercise their stock options.

Google wants smartphones and wearable computers to be integrated instead of intrusive, allowing us to ask them to do things without ever lifting a finger.

Watch out, Iron Man. While it may not have the superpowers of Tony Stark's armor, NASA has built a robot exoskeleton called “X1″ that helps astronauts exercise in space, and paraplegics walk on earth, accordi...

News last week that a U.S. government report alleged Chinese telecom companies were likely spying on U.S. firms comes at a time when Chinese companies are getting hacked into like never before.  Including from compute...

A Brooklyn man is bemoaning his fate, despite admitting going through three red lights while wearing headphones and riding his bicycle. Should he be? [Read more]