An Electro-Undertaker Explains America's E-Waste Problem
A chat with John Kirsch, partner and co-founder of the e-waste recycling company, 4th Bin.
Articles by Ben Richmond
111 Years Ago, an Archaeologist Realized He Had Discovered the World's Oldest Known Computer
'Computer' in one of the older senses of the word. The Antikythera Mechanism is thought to be an astronomical mechanism, capable of predicting both solar eclipses and the Olympiad, which makes it sort of like NBC, but with solar eclipses and no Bob C…
Photos
Chemists Grew Microscopic Crystal Flowers on a Razor Blade
'Crystal Violets' isn't just a stripper name anymore.
Get Ready For Digitalized Medieval Parchments
Thanks to British researchers, too-fragile-to-touch no longer means too-fragile-to-read.
Prosecutors Tighten Fist, Pirate Bay Slips Through Their Fingers
That old pirate!
Laser Hunting the Lost City of Gold
High above the jumping vipers, malaria and coral snakes, researchers unearth a mysterious, lost city. Using lasers.
Features
15 Years Post-Seinfeld: What's the Deal With Time Passing?
It's been fifteen years since everyone's favorite non-show ended. Is anything aging worse than Jerry's jeans?
How the Aquatic Ape Theory Keeps Floating On
A rumor gets halfway around the world, while the truth is still in peer review.
Researchers Are Training the Body to Attack Heroin Like It's the Flu
A promising new vaccine goes after heroin as soon as it hits the bloodstream, negating the effect of the hit, and (hopefully) keeping addicts from a full-on backslide.
The ESA's Proba-3 Satellites Will Fly in Tandem to Block Out the Sun
Spain heads a mission where a pair of satellites move in tandem like expert tango dancers.
