Why Do USB Cables Always Fray?

If you're tired of fixing and replacing USB cables that always seem to fray and fall apart, take a moment to find out why ...

Are Lead-Cooled Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power?

Traditional nuclear plants are powered by uranium rods that super heat water to a high enough pressure to activate turbines, ...
The Aspen Times

Aspen Fire recommends wildfire hardening for APCHA HOAs

Andy Fisher, deputy chief of Aspen Fire Protection District, presented to the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority board on ...
MotorTrend on MSN

We towed 8,500 pounds up a mountain. One diesel truck stood above the rest.

We hit California's toughest grades with 8,500 pounds in tow to see which diesel truck came out on top.
Morning Overview on MSN

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on every beach on Earth

Astronomers have counted roughly two trillion galaxies in the observable universe, each home to hundreds of billions of stars. Multiply those figures together, and the total number of stars dwarfs ...
NPR

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...