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The snakey, viney robot that can go almost anywhere

Adults Creativity Science Technology
Researchers at Stanford University developed a soft, squishy robot that "grows" like a vine and can squeeze through tight spaces. It can also lift heavy objects, which makes it potentially ideal for search-and-rescue operations.

Our Little Superhero Made Of Glass | Living Differently

Adults Family Health Human
Kaden Casebolt, 5, has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, meaning his bones can break from sneezing. Despite his fragility, the superhero-obsessed boy loves dressing up as his heroes.

MEGACITIES: Crisis in CDMX

Adults Cities World
Mexico's vast capital - Ciudad de Mexico, the largest city in the Americas - is threatened by a severe water crisis.

Binging with Babish: Lemon Pepper Wet from Atlanta

Adults Creativity Food
Lemon Pepper Wet is an Atlantan institution, virtually unknown outside the Peach State until Donald Glover's groundbreaking series made us salivate without even showing us the pay dirt. Look behind the Pulp-Fiction-style glowing MacGuffin and see the saucy, zesty wings underneath with this week's episode. Shout out to J. Kenji Lopez-Alt for his groundbreaking oven wing technique.

Why We Hate Cheap Things

Adults Food Personal Finance Economy
In assessing what material things are important and worth paying attention to, we're oddly prejudiced against cheapness - and frustratingly drawn to the expensive, for reasons that don't necessarily stand up to examination.

More ice is about to break off of Antarctica - and it's what scientists feared most

Adults Global Warming Nature World
The giant crack that's been racing across Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf finally met its breaking point between July 10 and 12. The result was an iceberg the size of Delaware and weighing a trillion metric tons.

The sound illusion that makes Dunkirk so intense

Adults Creativity Film
Why Christopher Nolan is obsessed with Shepard tones.

Optimistic Nihilism

Adults Life Philosophy Space
The philosophy of Kurzgesagt.

Why Only the Happily Single Find True Love

Adults Family Relationships
One of the key requirements for having a good chance of finding the right partner is not to mind too much being single.

Here's what it could mean when your dog chases its tail

Adults Mental Health Pets Psychology
A dog chasing its tail may be a sign of a direr issue. Like humans, dogs can suffer from a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, called canine compulsive disorder.

What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins

Adults Health Neuroscience
Each year in the United States, players of sports and recreational activities receive between 2.5 and 4 million concussions. How dangerous are all those concussions? The answer is complicated and lies in how the brain responds when something strikes it. Clifford Robbins explains the science behind concussions.

Can Exes Be Friends?

Adults Relationships Society
Partners who break up frequently think that the nicest thing to do is to try to remain good friends. But this nice-sounding gesture frequently brings with it unexpected consequences. It may be better to plot a different course.

6 things in tech today that Bill Gates accurately predicted back in 1999

Adults History Technology
The Microsoft co-founder imagined much of the tech we use today before it even existed. He shared his thoughts in a 1999 book called "Business @ the Speed of Thought." Here's a quick look at 6 of his predictions that eventually came true, including a device you are probably holding in your hands right now.

The bizarre physics of fire ants

Adults Animals Nature Technology
They're not just an animal, they're a material. And that's got engineers interested.

Your Body Is Designed to Attack a New Organ, Now We Know Why

Adults Biology Health Human
Scientists think they've found the molecular basis for organ transplant rejection. Now that we know its cause, could we prevent its effect?

The world's most mysterious book - Stephen Bax

Adults Books History Language
Deep inside Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library lies a 240 page tome. Recently carbon dated to around 1420, its pages feature looping handwriting and hand drawn images seemingly stolen from a dream. It is called the Voynich manuscript, and it's one of history's biggest unsolved mysteries. The reason why? No one can figure out what it says. Stephen Bax investigates this cryptic work.

Why no aquarium has a great white shark

Adults Animals Nature
Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult.

The left brain vs. right brain myth - Elizabeth Waters

Adults Human Neuroscience Science
The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left side controls logic and the right side controls creativity. And yet, this is a myth, unsupported by scientific evidence. So how did this idea come about, and what does it get wrong? Elizabeth Waters looks into this long held misconception.

Why people never smiled in old photos

Adults History Photography
Early portraits looked pretty grim. A lot of old photos from the 19th and early 20th century are fraught with doom and gloom-and on the occasion the literal dead face. That led to the popular belief that people just did not smile in old photographs. The common explanation is due to the limited technology at the time to capture a smile. Exposure times were long and the thinking was it's easier to hold a serious expression over a long period. Another theory included early photography being heavily influenced by painting (which meant no smiling).

What happens to your body when you stop exercising

Adults Health Sports Wellness
For adults, the CDC recommends at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and two, or more, days of muscle training per week. However, not everyone meets those standards. This is what happens to your body when you go from regularly exercise to none at all.

The Medical Student Trying To End Loneliness In The Elderly | Amazing Humans

Adults Health Wellness
This inspirational medical student Fraser takes elderly people on rickshaw rides to overcome loneliness. Mary is 89 and lives in a home, she and friend Chris are taken on rickshaw rides by Fraser to get them out and about in Aberdeen.