Growing Movement of Scientists Pushes for Ban on Killer Robots

The increasing interest in autonomous weapons around the world is alarming scientists, and there's a growing movement to halt the development of these weapons before the technology has a chance to proliferate.

by Patrick Kiger

Future Military

6 Surprising Things Health Insurance Doesn’t Cover in America

There are many everyday services that health insurance in the U.S. will often not cover. Here are some of them.

The Wild Back and Forth of Netflix's 'Wild Wild Country'

Netflix's hit docuseries has it all: cult leaders, sex, biowarfare and illegal wiretapping. The one thing it's missing: a happy ending.

Scientists Closer to Developing a Bee-friendly Pesticide

Scientists have identified a substance responsible for breaking down pesticides in bees, which will help them come up with a bee-friendlier bug spray.

A Compendium of Fart Facts, Plus One Gaseous Podcast

Enter the Fartonomicon with the guys from Stuff to Blow Your Mind. You're guaranteed to have a gas.

Classics

10 Strange Buildings Where You Can Spend the Night

From murder sites to a building shaped like one of your body's major organs, these rooms for rent deliver way more than free WiFi. You'll never believe all the weird and wonderful places you can bed down.

Neanderthals Were Actually Prehistoric Picassos

New research shows that homo sapiens weren't the first folks to decorate their caves with artwork. Neanderthals actually did it thousands of years earlier.

How has Earth Day evolved?

Earth Day 1970 didn't have the low-key feel of today's celebration. It was a time for protest -- some of it violent. How did Earth Day transform from a day of dissent to one of public service?

Do redheads need extra anesthesia?

According to recent studies, it appears gingers need extra anesthesia to put them under during surgery. The same gene that gives redheads their hair color is apparently responsible for the way the body handles pain.

How Tardigrades Work

No, a tardigrade's not a type of time-traveling police box on "Doctor Who." It's an ancient water bear, of course!

10 Plausible Sports Conspiracy Theories

It's tempting to think that the only way your favorite team (or athlete) could lose is because of some funny business from the other side. And sometimes you'd be right. Here are 10 sports conspiracy theories that could totally have happened.