History 18 million weird old books are waiting for you in this free online archive Ellsworth Toohey

toys Watch this Tickle Me Elmo scream in agony during bizarre voltage experiment Mark Frauenfelder

SWATTED ME FOR SCIENCE Irvine teen's home science lab raided by the FBI Jason Weisberger

Science Chimps love crystals and won't give them back Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Donald Knuth, the godfather of computer science, says an AI solved a math problem he was stuck on for weeks Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Finally, a way to stop wrangling five different AIs at once Boing Boing's Shop

Science Brain drain: Many U.S. researchers making plans to leave the country Ruben Bolling

Entertainment Tulsa's glowing plant gallery draws fans from across the country Lee Keeler

Science Proposed new pain scale asks how much cash your pain is worth Gail Sherman

Science Decoding scientific papers: 1957 guide to what researchers mean Mark Frauenfelder

Food Potatoes evolved from tomatoes Rob Beschizza

Science Plants scream, and insects are listening Gail Sherman

Science Want to live forever? A 90-year-old physics rock star is betting his remaining years on it. Ellsworth Toohey

Science "My one great mistake": Einstein's atomic bomb letter comes to auction, expected to fetch $150,000 Ellsworth Toohey

Science Victorian illustration depicting effects of laughing gas makes science look like a wild party Popkin

Science Why we stopped talking about acid rain Jason Weisberger

New documentary about John C. Lilly, the scientist who used LSD to communicate with dolphins and invented the sensory deprivation tank (video) Allan Rose Hill

psychology How an 1800s French doctor's experiments with electrocuted faces revealed science of real smiles Ellsworth Toohey

Ants better than humans at group projects Gail Sherman

Science MouseGoggles are tiny VR headset for mice Gail Sherman