Science and Tech

Photographer Thierry Legault got a little more than he bargained for in a trip that he took to Oman to capture a partial solar eclipse. The picture shows what one would normally expect in a partial eclipse: the Moon blocking out part of the Sun – but a closer...

An accidental coffee spill was behind a hijacking alert that caused a Frankfurt-bound United Airlines flight to make an unscheduled stop in Canada. One of the the three crew members in the cockpit spilled a drink onto radio equipment when the plane encountered light turbulence – and as most...

With the Taser Zap Stun Cane you can semi-confidently leave Grandma or Grandpa in the more dangerous parts of town without worrying about them getting mugged or accidentally shooting somebody. In case the name of the device left you confused – it is a cane that packs a debilitating...

The organisation that we know as the World Wide Fund for Nature has introduced a format called the WWF format, and has labeled it as a new green file format, with the noble idea of trying to save paper – and consequently trees! The WWF format is a PDF that...

I’m not sure if this is the “Poop Love” or the “Love Poop” either way you’d think whomever was responsible would have Googled the name, it could have saved them and any future customers from a whole lot of embarrassment....

It would seem that the Technische Universität München in Germany has decided to put its engineering department’s skills to good use – with a speedier stair-alternative. Students and faculty who decide to put their lives in the hands of physics will be able to slide from top floor all...

A crocodile farm owner believes that the sound of Israeli air force planes breaking the sound barrier near his farm has been causing his animals to get all worked up. The males have begun sounding their mating calls, David Golan from the Hamat Gadar crocodile farm in the Golan...

Irish veterinarians are experiencing an undesirable side effect of the falling price of potatoes – drunk bulls. County Meath-based veterinarian Peadar O’Scanaill explained: The rumen of a bull is a large fermentation vat where the starch of the potatoes mixed with its sugars, turns into alcohol. In the first...

The capabilities of this homemade air cannon are so awesome that any “don’t try this at home” disclaimers are bound to ring hollow on deaf ears. Seriously though, when you are dealing with air pressures of greater than 100psi and firing water balloons hard enough to dent a car...