Useless robots (or useless machines) are devices that, when switched on, exist only to turn themselves back off. They are fun and fairly simple builds that are easy to personify, and really invite ...

The week wouldn’t be complete without the joy of riffing on the most useless machine concept. Take a look at the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think ...

A threatening note threatens to threaten Stephen's new island lifestyle, and Sandi Toksvig speaks through a worm. From Bill ...

Do your ears hang low, do they wiggle to and fro? In the latter case, that’s thanks to a so-called “neural fossil”.

A paradox at the heart of quantum physics has been tested in an extraordinary fashion, pushing the boundaries of human ...

From Bill Dare (Dead Ringers), Jon Holmes (The Skewer) and writers Tom Oxenham and Simon Alcock, actor Stephen Mangan washes ...

The tech sector turned all eyes to China's new DeepSeek AI. Fear of Chinese dominance drove down stocks more than it should.

“The exact reason these became vestigial is difficult to tell, as our ancestors lost this ability about 25 million years ago, ...