Biomaterials offer a great deal of potential for humanity's biomedical future -- and now squid sucker ring teeth proteins join spider silk proteins on our wish list.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Meet Graham, the Car-proof Man
Humans are smart, but we’re also squishy, vulnerable, and prone to putting ourselves in heavy, machines that go in excess of 70 miles per hour. So what would happen if humans evolved specifically to survive an auto crash?
HowStuffWorks NOW: Gene Editing: Determining Our Biological Future | HowStuffWorks NOW
Gene editing: a Michael Crichton-like plot unfolding at the lab, or a procedure that'll become a common tool for fighting disease?
HowStuffWorks NOW: The Last Unicorn Died in Siberia
Did humans and unicorns ever coexist? Of course not. Unicorns are mythological. But new fossil evidence suggests that humans DID live alongside a prehistoric creature that might have inspired the legend: Elasmotherium sibiricum.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Seattle’s Legal Heroin Safe House
The Pacific Northwest is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, this crisis has driven city officials to propose a new approach to the problem: What if the city built a space for addicts to do hard drugs in a safe place, under medical supervision?
HowStuffWorks NOW: Rovable Robots Crawl Over Your Body
Engineers from Stanford and MIT recently unveiled small robots that can crawl over your clothing -- while you’re wearing it!
HowStuffWorks NOW: Squishy Octobot is a Total Softy
Scientists have created the world's first fully autonomous, squishy robot. Learn how its little balloon tentacles work and where its creators want it to go next.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Missing History: The Declaration of Sentiments
In Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, a document penned by Elizabeth Cady Stanton to call for women's equality was signed by both men and women at the Women's Rights Convention. But the original document has been lost in time.
HowStuffWorks NOW: The Facts About Tesla Autopilot
In May 2016, a man died in an accident when the autopilot feature on his Tesla vehicle failed to detect a truck. Are autonomous cars inherently dangerous?
HowStuffWorks NOW: The Chemistry of Space
How do we know the chemical composition of far-distant space material we’ve never sampled or even touched? JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science Stefanie Milam helps us understand how stars, comets and other heavenly bodies can be anal
HowStuffWorks NOW: Happy Chemtrails to You: Scientists Debunk Fringe Theory
According to an overwhelming scientific consensus, there’s no such thing as chemtrails. But will that be enough to stop people from proposing conspiracy theories?
HowStuffWorks NOW: Beware the Sneeze Cloud
By the time you hear a sneeze detonate you have T-60 seconds to take cover from the worst of the blast. Find out how a nasty sneeze can transform itself into a cloud of germs.
HowStuffWorks NOW: The Shocking Way To Make Chocolate Taste Better
Chocolate manufacturers accidentally discovered that applying an electric field to melted chocolate can make it taste better.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Rovable Robots Crawl Over Your Body
Engineers from Stanford and MIT recently unveiled small robots that can crawl over your clothing -- while you’re wearing it!
HowStuffWorks NOW: Who was Jack Chick?
With the death of Jack Chick, we review the cartoonist's life, as well as his infamous Chick Tract comics. How did these pamphlets contribute to satanic panic and offend so many with their rhetoric of condemnation?
HowStuffWorks NOW: GPS Equipped Echidna Unlocks Secrets
The daily life of the enigmatic echidna just got a little more clear. Thanks to GPS technology, we know these egg-laying, spiny weirdos also move a colossal amount of Austrian dirt around.
HowStuffWorks NOW: No More Internet For Julian Assange
Citing a desire to avoid intervention in America’s election process, Ecuador officials cut off Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange’s Internet access.
HowStuffWorks NOW: What social media habits make us less happy? | HowStuffWorks NOW
Social networking sites contribute to the anxiety that we’re not living our best lives, compared with our peers. This plus exposure to negativity online, can lead to a cycle of oversharing that chews into our self-esteem. So how do we stop the cycle?
HowStuffWorks NOW: An Air Bag Bike Helmet Could Save Your Life | HowStuffWorks NOW
Stanford researchers put air bag bike helmets to the test and found them effective in preventing certain head injuries.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Rosetta Ends a Life of Discovery and Exploration
Sure, Rosetta may have ended its operating life by crashing head-first into a comet hole, but it sure did teach us a thing or two about comets. Let's explore...
HowStuffWorks NOW: Global Warming May Reveal a Secret Nuclear Base
Global warming is poised to reveal a secret in Greenland that the United States would prefer to stay buried.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Saudi Women Petition for Legal Independence
In Saudi Arabia, women have a male guardian who must legally or customarily grant his permission for her to marry, travel abroad, work, attend school and more. Will a petition from over 14,000 women change that?
HowStuffWorks NOW: Is China’s space station falling?
China’s Tiangong-1 space station will come crashing down to Earth sometime next year. What went wrong?
HowStuffWorks NOW: Yeah, Right: North Korea Bans Sarcasm
Can a government ban a thought? As Orwellian as it may sound, North Korean officials are attempting to make certain phrases illegal, even in casual conversation. Join Ben Bowlin for a closer look at the new edict, the nature of censorship and more.
HowStuffWorks NOW: Robots Want Our Jobs
According to the market research company Forrester, robots will eliminate 6% of all jobs in the US by 2021. And Walmart seems to be getting a head start.
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