It has long been known that ladders are one of the most dangerous tools ever invented.  Here are a few people who have pushed the "stupid meter" beyond anything remotely reasonable.

A fuel cell that efficiently regulates its own power output based on the amount of hydrogen it is fed has been developed by US researchers. The simple control mechanism could extend the range of devices that can practically be powered using fuel cells.

According to the latest figures from the Mintel International "Global New Products Database" (GNPD), a record-breaking number of new products flooded store shelves around the world in 2006.

Computers the world over are about to get a makeover. Intel, the world’s largest computer chip maker, announced on Saturday that its next generation transistors will have metal - not silicon - gate electrodes. They will also have insulating walls made of a "high-K" hafnium compound, which is transparent to electric fields, instead of silicon […]

Gary Reighn likes Star Trek so much that he built his very own Star Trek home theater, on a $15,000 budget (including furniture and equipments), no less!

National Plumber’s Day has reached new heights (and lows) with this super potty!

This year, for the first time in human history, more people will live in urban areas than rural areas. Some of the quantitative statistics are staggering. Every day in the world, 200,000 people migrate to cities. Half the new buildings in the world in the next 10 years will be built in China.

Book Review:  The new book “Intervention: Confronting the Risks of Genetic Engineering and Life on a Biotech Planet” is perhaps the most balanced and readable look yet at assessing the risks of genetic engineering.

Damage to a silver dollar-sized region deep in the brain called the insula may completely erase the body’s urge to smoke, according to new research.

After a long day hunting, there’s nothing like wrapping your paw around a cold bottle of beer. So Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in the southern Dutch town of Zelhem, created a beer for her Weimaraners made from beef extract and malt.

Bad news for Hollywood.  More Americans are downloading movies, but not many of them consider it wrong.