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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gherig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative condition that…

It won’t be long before smartphones ditch every last physical button, but is that necessarily a good thing? Fewer…

You don’t notice it happening, but in a crowded, noisy room, your brain has the remarkable ability to effectively…

Turning a cube into a rotating multi-colored puzzle isn’t terribly difficult. Ernő Rubik did it back in 1974 without…

With all the cool events going on at Gizmodo Gallery this year, we wanted to make sure your had a place to plop your…

There was once a time when you actually had to leave your home to get a prostitute. And what a long, seedy walk to…

George Castro claims he doesn't know how $4.5 million of Columbia University's money wound up in his bank account,…

Sure, you own a digital camera, but do you know what's inside? Faeries, maybe, working in a darkroom to develop your…

Some scientists are claiming that the Sichuan Earthquake, which killed over 70,000 people, might have been caused…

The scientific community has been praising graphene as some sort of miracle material for years now-even going so far…

In 2050, there will be 3 billion more humans on earth than there are now. And 80% will live in cities. What does…