Woman Returns to Civilization After Spending 500 Days Isolated in a Cave
A Spanish extreme athlete who voluntarily isolated herself from the world by entering a cave in November 2021 recently emerged from her self-imposed exile after a record 500 days. When female climber Beatriz Flamini entered an isolated cave in the Spanish region of Granada on November 21, 2021, the world was still in the middle […]
Man Is Living Underwater for 100 Days to See How It Affects His Body and Mind
A Florida University professor plans to spend 100 days 30 feet under the ocean’s surface, in an underwater lodge, as a scientific experiment to find out how the constant increased pressure affects his body and mind. The current world record for time spent living underwater was set in 2014 by two Tennessee biologists who managed […]
This Slime Mold-Powered Smartwatch Is Literally a Living Gadget
In an attempt to explore the relationships people have with their modern accessories like smartphones and smartwatches, researchers recently created a smartwatch powered by a living organism. Devices like smartphones, smartwatches, and laptops have become a part of our daily routine, and scientific experiments have shown that many people feel that they can’t function properly […]
Scientists Create Weight-Changing Glass That Alters the Drinker’s Perception of the Beverage
A team of Japanese researchers recently unveiled a weight-shifting contraption that attaches to a glass, making it feel heavier or lighter than it actually is, thus altering the drinker’s perception of the beverages they are consuming. It has long been known that we consume foods and drinks with a number of senses, not just our […]
12-Year-Old Boy Swallows 54 Magnets To See If Metal Would Stick To His Stomach
Human curiosity has been at the core of many breakthroughs throughout history, but its outcome isn’t always positive. The the case of this 12-year-old boy who swallowed dozens of magnetic balls, just to see if metal would stick to his stomach. Rhiley Morrison, and English schoolboy from Greater Manchester, had to undergo life-saving surgery after […]
This Remarkable Beetle Can Somehow Survive Being Eaten by Frogs
Scientists recently discovered that a species of tiny water beetles can live through being eaten by a frog by somehow surviving a journey through its gut and simply exiting through the butt hole. Until this week, Regimbartia attenuata was just another species of water beetle, but ever since a study on its astonishing survival skills […]
Boy Tries to Stop Weeds from Growing in Backyard by Stomping the Ground Every Day for Three Months
In what can only be described as an intriguing childhood experiment, a Japanese boy has been trying to stop weeds from growing in his backyard – without using chemical weedkillers – for the last three years. This year, he’s off to a promising starts. It all started three years ago, when Twiter user @peco3575’s son […]
Japanese Company Pays People to Be Filmed in Their Own Homes for a Month
Our online data is already monetized by several technology giants, but one Japanese IT company thinks real-life data could be monetized as well, and it’s willing to pay people to have their everyday life video-recorded and sold to various businesses. Last month, Tokyo-based Plasma.inc made national news headlines for inviting people to take part in […]
How One Man Has Been Writing Down His Every Experience Over the Last Decade
Morris Villarroel, a Spanish scientist at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, wanted to have a more detailed and complete record of his everyday life, so he could figure out how to live more effectively. Ten years ago he started writing down all the things he did every day, and he’s been doing it ever since. […]
Russian Cows Wear VR Headsets to Reduce Their Anxiety, Increase Milk Production
In an attempt to reduce cows’ anxiety and hopefully increase their dairy production, a cattle farm in Moscow’s Ramensky district has equipped its herd with specially-designed virtual reality headsets. Research has shown that there is a link between a cow’s emotional state and it’s daily milk yield. In the past, we’ve heard of dairy farms […]
Man Ate Expired Food for a Whole Year to Prove Expiration Dates Have Little to Do with Safety
A Maryland man trying to raise awareness about the confusing nature of expiration dates on consumer products ate expired food for a whole year and lived to tell the tale. Scott Nash got the idea for his unusual experiment began three years ago, when he did something most of us wouldn’t even consider – he […]
Man Spends 10 Hours a Day for a Whole Week Watching Game of Thrones in a Glass Cube
Russian social media giant VKontakte and online video subscription platform Amediateka recently launched a unique experiment where a person who has never watched Game of Thrones spends a week binge watching the series for 10 hours a day in a transparent glass cube. The project, called “One More and I Sleep. Seriality”, is designed to […]
Australian Man Allegedly Cooks Raw Steak in His Car on a Hot Day
An Australian man from Mildura, in the state of Victoria, wanted to show the world just how hot the inside of a car can get on a hot day, so he left a raw steak inside his car for a few hours. When he came back, the steak was allegedly well done. “Yesterday at 11am […]
Startup Plans to Send Pregnant Woman into Space to Give Birth
Netherlands-based startup SpaceLife Origin wants to send a pregnant woman 250 miles above the Earth to give birth to the first extraterrestrial baby in history, in the name of science. Should our planet ever become unable to sustain human life, our species’ only hope would be to leave and settle elsewhere, be it a haven floating […]
High-School Student Injects Himself with DNA Pattern Made from Bible and Koran Verses
Adrien Locatelli, a young bio-hacker from the French city of Grenoble, has been called an “idiot” for undergoing a bizarre DIY experiment in which he injected himself with a DNA pattern made from translated passages from the Bible and the Koran. Locatelli, who is believed to still be in high-school, started off by selecting passages […]