Science oddities go on display
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One of the worldâs most bizarre scientific collections has gone on show. From a homemade iron lung to ancient dentistsâ chairs and antique operating tables, it comprises part of the 170,000-odd items in the storerooms of Londonâs Science Museum.
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Rare fragile particles are merged with ordinary electrons to create a new form of matter.
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Computer viruses aren't just for wreaking havoc on global networks. They're also an art form. That's the take of an upcoming exhibit that focuses on malicious scripts, hacker films and the aesthetic charms of programming code. By Michelle Delio.
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The first precise measurement of a failed star known as a brown dwarf finds the object is much more massive than theorists expected. The result challenges what astronomers&nbsp;assumed about these strange things, which straddle the mass range between huge planets and normal stars.
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Humanoid devices will be used to encourage interest in science and technology.
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photos There's also room in the humidor and the Darth Vader helmet. Take a gander at some strange and wonderful creations.
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The remarkable show at the American Museum of Natural History allows us to glean something about how humanity struggles to make sense of the natural world.
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The mystery of how we read a sentence is unlocked by scientists.
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Real and mythological creatures mingle in the strange looking-glass world of two new museum exhibitions.
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Spiraling plane rides, dangerous comics, moonwalking birds, and other fascinating videos.
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NEW YORK A spectator with an especially intimate view of human evolution is beginning to tell its story and has so far divulged two quite unexpected findings.
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There's a light bulb inside the supremely awesome metal UFO on top, which illuminates the windows and the mysterious aliens inside. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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A show at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art presents some odd (but fascinating) examples of serial photography.
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The world of science has been busy all through 2004. The probing eye looked in all directions. It looked at the skies, at the ground beneath our feet, at the wings of a butterfly and at the molecules of water.
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Scientists at the American Museum of Natural Historyâs Science Bulletins program use data from satellites to generate HD visualizations. Harnessing the advanced graphics and processing power of the Mac, they render 3D animations from their scientific observations to bring the evidence of global change directly to the general public. Join them at Apple Store, San Francisco, and Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue.
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An image gallery containing creatures and objects made with Blender, an open-source 3D tool.
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Scientists have gotten their best look ever at the composition of planets outside our solar system, but were more surprised by what they didn't see than what they did see.