The journey would take me to restaurants and medicine shops where pangolin is sold; to meet with mafia-type pangolin bosses (one of whom offered to sell me -- me who wears hipster glasses ...

Superman, Wonder Woman and the Wizard of Oz drinking glasses have hit the headlines after it was discovered that the decorative enamel in the glass contained 16-30% of lead – up to 1,006 above the ...

If you wear glasses, you know just how annoying smudges can be. In fact, it can be nearly impossible to focus on whatever you’re looking at. But wearing dirty glasses can be more than just annoying.

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Given the latest recruitment posting, Cartoon Network is eager to dive into its DC anime, but this project might not be tied to superheroes. The team at Warner Bros. Discovery wants to make a DC ...

Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research.Credit... Supported by By Teddy Rosenbluth When scientists ...

Worms and worm gears are gear sets that offer high gear reduction and torque multiplication with a small footprint. A worm drive is a cylindrical gear with a shallow spiral thread that engages the ...

A future wearable from Apple may be a set of augmented reality glasses called "Apple Glass." One day soon, users will interact with information and digital objects via transparent glass worn over ...

Yes, it’s possible to have a worm living in your brain — in fact, it’s far more common than you might think, according to ...

We tested 11 popular options from Riedel, Schott Zwiesel, and Sophie Lou Jacobsen. Dylan Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in spirits, cocktails, and coffee with hands-on ...