News

New Discovery About Mosquitoes Reveals Why Vampires Will Never Exist

Scientists have found a type of bacteria that kills off the mosquito that carries malaria. That’s good news. The way the bacteria works means it could also be used to make sure there is never a plague of vampires. That’s even more good news.


January 26, 2011
In Real Life

The Greek Engineer Who Invented The Steam Engine 2,000 Years Ago

Almost two millennia before the rest of humanity entered the industrial age, the Greek inventor Hero invented the steam engine, wind-powered machinery, and theories of light that couldn’t be improved for centuries. And then he invented some really crazy stuff.


September 21, 2010

The 10 Goofiest Computer Hacking Scenes In Cinema History

Computer hacking isn’t really a spectator sport, so movies will embellish hacking scenes with funky visuals, inane jargon, and supercomputers that run on magic and prayer. Here are 10 of the most awesomely groanworthy keyboard-smashing scenes.