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This 3D-Printed Clay Humidifier Works Without Electricity: Inside the Design

From burdock burrs and Velcro to shark skin and airplane coatings, nature has inspired some of the world’s most interesting innovations. Now, an industrial designer has created a 3D-printed clay humidifier that absorbs and evaporates water without electricity, just like trees. Jiaming Liu crafted the eco-friendly Print Clay Humidifier as his master’s graduation project at […]

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an image of the clay humidifier sketches and parts of the pieces

Dolly Parton on Receiving the Carnegie Medal for Decades of Philanthropy: “I Just Give From My Heart”

Humanity / 3 min. read

National treasure Dolly Parton has been singing her way into our hearts for decades, but the 10-time Grammy winner doesn’t just grace others with the gift of music. Parton is also well-known for her humanitarian efforts, having both contributed to and helmed several charitable organizations. On October 13, she was honored for her longtime generosity

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Dolly Parton throws both hands up in the air with a big smile on her face as she performs on stage in 2014

Queen Victoria Was a Fan of “Textspeak” — and Scotch Whiskey, According to a New Discovery

Culture / 2 min. read

Here’s something Queen Victoria unexpectedly had in common with many of today’s smartphone users: the propensity to shorten words. The queen was an avid diarist and kept a regular journal throughout her reign (1837-1901), so historians have ample evidence to back up this claim. But there’s been a new discovery that has provided further insight

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a stack of aged letters from Queen Victoria featuring textspeak

Meet the Disabled Pakistani Woman Changing Lives With Free, Customizable Wheelchairs

Humanity / 3 min. read

Born in Punjab, Pakistan, Zahida Qureshi was paralyzed after a bout of polio as a baby. She learned how to crawl to get around as a child, but she didn’t receive her first wheelchair until she was a young adult entering university. Despite the challenges she faced, Qureshi dreamed of creating change in the world

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Tiny Solar Panels Embedded in Clothing Can Charge a Phone or Smartwatch

Environment, Tech / 2 min. read

Many people don’t think about their clothing being anything more than a fashion statement, uniform, or necessity — but the clothes you put on could one day power up some popular handheld products. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have created a new type of fabric that can charge simple electronic devices via solar energy: an

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Young African American woman commuting in the city, using a smart phone and texting. She is wearing casual clothes on a sunny day.

“Ultra-Rare” 1913 Liberty Head Nickel Sells for Whopping $4.2M — One of Only Five in Existence

Culture / 3 min. read

Sometimes a nickel isn’t worth just 5 cents. Last week, one from 1913 sold for a whopping $4.2 million dollars. The nickel in question, called the Walton 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, was acquired by GreatCollections auction house and boasts “one of the greatest stories to ever be told in U.S. numismatics,” per a press release.

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Pilots Discover They’re Long-Lost Sisters — And Had Likely Crossed Paths Before

Culture, Exclusive / 4 min. read

Tammy Holloway-Servedio, a private pilot and senior manager for United Airlines, grew up as an only child. So when her mother passed away a few months before Christmas in 2019, almost 20 years after her father’s death, she found herself feeling alone as the holidays approached. But in a miraculous twist of fate, she was

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the pilot sisters stand next to each other in the airport smiling with hands on their hips

Meet the Weightlifting Grandma, 80, Who Can Bench Press Over 200 Pounds: “I Want to Inspire Other Women”

Culture, Humanity / 3 min. read

Grandmothers are forces to be reckoned with. Many provide wonderful blessings to their families — namely things like unconditional love, wisdom, and unending home-cooked meals. But that’s far from where their roles ends — certain groovy grandmas have let their age serve as inspiration to maximize their sunset years. They’ve have been known to dance

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photo of an unidentified woman bending down with one hand about to lift a kettlebell weight

Man Played His Saxophone While Undergoing Nine-Hour Brain Surgery

Health, Science / 3 min. read

The human brain is considered by many to be the most complicated thing yet discovered in the universe — so it stands to reason that brain surgery would be one of the most complicated medical procedures. On October 10 in Italy, a patient turned that procedure into an even more impressive showcase of human capability:

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a photo of a patient on an operating table playing saxophone while doctors perform brain surgery on him

Chirps and Trills: Birdsong Can Help Reduce Anxiety and Paranoia, Study Shows

Environment, Health / 2 min. read

Listening to the chirps and trills of birds can decrease anxiety and paranoia, according to a new study out of Germany. The study, published October 13, tested the effects of traffic noise and birdsong on 295 randomly selected participants, who listened to a few minutes of typical city traffic noise and bird choruses at low

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