85 Common Purchases People Have Ditched Because Of Ridiculous Price Tags

It’s no secret that the cost of just about everything has gone up. Remember the good old days when you could buy your ...
The Economist

A portent of death may have helped create life

In doing so, moreover, he may also have stumbled across part of the answer to a far bigger mystery: the origin of life on ...
New Scientist

What would happen if water had no meniscus or surface tension?

Our readers agree that the world would be a very different place if water displayed no surface tension, making life on Earth ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

What Actually Sparks Will-o’-the-Wisps? A New Study Traces the Science Behind the Mysterious, Wandering Lights

For centuries, stories about will-o’-the-wisps have captured the popular imagination. Countless tales have been told to ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

Mind-Blowing Liquids That Behave Like Magic

The science pros at The King of Random showcase mind-blowing liquids that seem to defy the laws of physics. Ukraine’s ‘Flamingo’ Cruise Missile Can Strike 1,800 Miles Into Russia ...