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A group of students in France crafted wooden, energy-producing stationary bicycles from trash. These novel bikes were recently used to power a film festival screening in St. Étienne. The whole thing started last year when a group of green-minded engineering … Continue reading →

Google wastes little time updating its maps: The four-lane bridge in Washington state that partially collapsed on Thursday has been removed from Google Maps 12 hours after falling into the Skagit River. An empty placeholder now fills the bridge’s location: … Continue reading →

Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years The samples — collected by Apollo … Continue reading →

The cicada swarms are coming, and there is nothing you can do to stop it You will step on a cicada shell, one will fall in your hair and that buzzing drone will haunt your entire summer. But instead of … Continue reading →

Syncing audio to a Bluetooth speaker is a common practice these days, but sending it wirelessly to two old-school speakers at the same time is a thing of the future. A new Kickstarter project for the Vertus, which has already … Continue reading →

With social media, apps and email available at all times, smartphones allow us to be more connected than ever before — but at what cost? SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In this comic from Doghouse Diaries, we see that … Continue reading →

In January, Eran Melnik wrote NFL superstar J.J. Watt a public message on Facebook Melnik explained that he’s a nurse for a young man named Itzy Cagen. Cagen has been a quadriplegic since being struck by a hit-and-run driver as … Continue reading →

The ol’ 9-5 office gig: great for financial security, ideal for cornflower blue tie fanatics, and kickass for anyone looking to score sweet gym membership benefits. It can get a little dull sometimes, though — especially when you’re entrapped by … Continue reading →

What’s it like to drive a snowmobile off a cliff? Thanks to B.A.S.E. (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumper Erik Roner and his trusty trio of GoPro cameras, we get to experience just that without having to risk our necks. … Continue reading →

The Boy Scouts of America’s governing council voted on Thursday to allow openly gay scouts to join local troops for the first time in the organization’s 103-year history. Gay adults still can’t serve as troop leaders, but many see the … Continue reading →