Do you know how common everyday items, such as mirrors, fireworks or sunglasses work? This collection of Innovation articles explores the workings of objects you may come into contact with on a regular basis.
With antimicrobial resistance a worldwide threat, researchers develop a new antibacterial dressing using the shells of crustaceans.
Nearly every second, an elderly person falls in the U.S. A lightweight exoskeleton designed to kick in when a senior trips or slips could remedy this common problem.
Humans are nature's best throwers, and new research suggest this has to do with practice — and some complex internal math.
Read on for a roundup of our latest podcasts and articles, from plastic-eating caterpillars to a radical 19th-century political assassination plot.
MIT has created a system capable of 3-D printing the basic structure of an entire building, cutting time and money costs — with an eye on Antarctica, and even Mars.
Check out our latest podcasts and articles to get the scoop on hobbyhorse riding, the surprising and problematic history of brunch and one enormous rabbit.
Hare-to-the-throne Simon was rabbit royalty expected to surpass his dad Darius and brother Jeff as the world's largest rabbit. But then he mysteriously died.
Read up on a proposed border wall hyperloop, lawyers in wigs and a gun-toting humanoid robot in this week's roundup of HowStuffWorks podcasts and articles.
This week's roundup of HowStuffWorks podcasts and articles features memory erasure, nuclear close calls and a crib that soothes babies with technology.
This week's roundup of HowStuffWorks podcasts and articles features stories on bizarre human replicants, deserted auto factories and the historic Prospect Park. Read on!
According to a new study, whole-body vibration has muscle and bone health benefits for mice.
Your next set of tires could come courtesy of food waste. Researchers have found a way to use everyday food scraps instead of petroleum, and it could change the industry.
Read up on table-tennis playing robots and homemade self-driving cars in this week's round-up of the latest podcasts and articles at HowStuffWorks.
In this week's round-up of HowStuffWorks podcasts and articles, cosmic rays are wreaking havoc on electronic devices, and bees are playing soccer. Read on!
The set of pioneering real-life scientists beat out other fan proposals including "Voltron," "Star Wars" and "Spaceballs" characters.
Check out a compilation of the coolest new podcasts and articles at HowStuffWorks, featuring barbers who use fire as clippers and a venomous mammalian ancestor.
Check out these HowStuffWorks podcasts and articles, featuring topics ranging from nearly indestructible "water bears" to a new Dead Sea scrolls cave!
A compilation of the coolest new podcasts, videos and articles at HowStuffWorks.
Despite decades of research, we'd be just as well off flipping a coin, when it comes to estimating a person's likelihood to attempt suicide.
A compilation of the coolest new podcasts, videos and articles at HowStuffWorks.
A compilation of the coolest new podcasts, videos and articles at HowStuffWorks.
Plus, researchers examined why gun violence seems to spread from person to person, and we learned exactly how often you should be washing your bath towels.
Also on this week's Now podcast: Researchers just can’t stop sniffing around asparagus-scented urine, and buggy software is sending some innocent people to jail.
Plus, the HowStuffWorks Now team travels back to a time when the holidays weren’t so merry.
Plus, we tell U.S. listeners the best way to get the attention of their local congressperson, and we give you the scoop on the NASA poop challenge.
Santa Claus' 'Workshop Budget' Will Blow Your Mind
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Can You Fall Asleep With Your Eyes Open?
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