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Surprising inventions created by accident
Surprising inventions created by accident
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A 14-year-old's award-winning invention uses AI to detect pesticides on fruit and vegetables
Washing produce doesn't always eliminate all of pesticides. This 14-year-old invented a device that…
Jessica Orwig
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I tried Popeyes' and Subway's new ghost-pepper sandwiches. They were inventive, but not spicy enough to give me a real scare.
Before becoming Halloween promotion material for fast-food chains, the pepper was the subject of ea…
Priyanka Rajput
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Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' obeys a scientific law that was invented 52 years later. It reveals the painter's keen observations of nature.
Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to capture a phenomenon known as turbulence, scientists showed …
Jenny McGrath
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Scammer's friend in 'Inventing Anna' wants journalist's private notes to fuel her defamation lawsuit against Netflix
Rachel Williams is suing Netflix over her portrayal as a friend of Anna Sorokin (AKA Anna Delvey) i…
Jacob Shamsian
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Teens won $50,000 for inventing a flood forecasting technology they hope can help millions of people at risk worldwide
This year's first place Earth Prize went to four teens for developing a new way to visualize flood …
Jessica Orwig,Jenny McGrath
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A former PepsiCo exec sued the company for saying that he didn't invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos while working as a janitor
Richard Montañez claimed to have invented the snack after putting chile powder on a batch of plain …
Grace Dean
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Scientists invented 'no melt' ice cream that holds its shape for 4 hours, but you can't eat it yet
Natural compounds called polyphenols from tea and berries could help ice cream hold its shape longe…
Gabby Landsverk
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2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water
Two 17-year-olds created a new device to successfully filter microplastics from water using ultraso…
Ellyn Lapointe,Morgan McFall-…
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20 things you didn't know were invented by women
In honor of International Women's Day, Business Insider looked back at some of the most famous inve…
Erin McDowell
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The era of the Magnificent 7 is over, says the analyst who invented the term
"This big rising tide of seven names lifting all boats in the stock market is what I see ending. I …
Aruni Soni
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The era of the Magnificent 7 is over, says the analyst who invented the term
"This big rising tide of seven names lifting all boats in the stock market is what I see ending. I …
Aruni Soni
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A teacher invented a bunch of fake slang words to trick his Gen Z students. Now some of those words have caught on.
Sam Salem, a teacher in Los Angeles, invents Gen Z slang to prank his students. But now those words…
Skylar Celeste Boone
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A former OpenAI exec says AI could be the last technology humans ever invent
A former OpenAI executive told BI he's optimistic about the tech's ability to solve global problems…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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3 moments in the new season of 'The Crown' that actually happened and 5 that were invented for entertainment
Here are the moments that actually happened, and the plotlines that were created for entertainment.…
Eve Crosbie
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Here are the most popular TikToks of the year, from fried chicken ASMR to an inventive onion-cutting hack
These are the top 10 most popular TikToks of the year for the US. Viral trends this year included "…
Sarah Jackson
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Diapers, caller IDs, choc-chip cookies, live saving drugs – things women invented
Here are some of the top things that were invented by women.
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Baked by Melissa, who invented the viral Green Goddess salad, shares 6 new dietitian-approved crunchy, veggie-packed salads
The philosophy of Melissa Ben-Ishay, aka Baked by Melissa, is that vegetables can be delicious if y…
Kim Schewitz
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AI's most doomsaying godfather sure would like you to believe his invention is godlike
Geoffrey Hinton has reiterated his fears about an AI coup, but focusing on the theoretical dangers …
Beatrice Nolan
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A McDonald's cashier who has worked for the company since before the invention of Happy Meals and McNuggets is finally retiring at 84
On Dot Sharp's last day, the drive-thru line wrapped around the building "because so many of her re…