“The Bronx is burning.” Throughout the 1970s, hundreds of buildings went up in flames in New York City’s poorest neighborhoods. But nowhere were the fires more prevalent than The Bronx, where on a single night in July 1977, 400 blazes were raging. And flawed urban planning data was to blame.
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By Diane Kelly on Throb, shared by Kate Knibbs to Gizmodo
Look here. An American marine ribbon worm is giving birth.
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By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: A Washington, DC cop wants to disperse a group of teens. It ends in a battle. A dance battle.
By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: A Washington, DC cop wants to disperse a group of teens. It ends in a battle. A dance battle.
The California King Snake slithers effortlessly across the terrain, thanks to its well-lubricated slippery scales. And the unique structure of those scales may …
By Jon Skillings For some researchers at the outside-the-box brain trust, the future can be seen in a sprinkling of sensors and some video game software.
By Diane Kelly on Throb, shared by Ria Misra to Gizmodo
Women know that menopause can put a “sell by” date on getting pregnant, but common wisdom says that men retain much of their fertility well into old age. That common wisdom is wrong.
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By GameSpot Staff Frank O’Connor explains that, because she’s an AI, she “neither has clothes nor private parts.”
By Lance Whitney With 3D Touch, the screen responds differently based on how hard you press let, letting you access certain features more directly and quickly.
