When you have a creative designer and architect like Paul Kweton, the utility of a dog house and rocking chair meld seamlessly into one rocking dod bed.

Themed restaurants offer diners more than just food, they offer a whole experience. In some cases, people will visit certain restaurants not for the food but for the environment.

The Breed'n Betsy cow rectum simulator gives vet students a chance to get a feel for just what they're doing before they try it out on Betsy herself, much to appreciation of live cows everywhere.

From designer Yan Lu comes the “Poor Little Fish Basin” – a concept sink to help convince consumers to control their water use.

One of the things we don't get to do very much is interact with flying
insects... unless, of course, we're trying to kill them.  But South

Turns out that marine cone snails may do more than just sting fish and reel them in for the kill with their powerful conotoxin - the same toxic can mitigate pain in humans, or paralyze your enemies for a hilarious comeuppance.

The ChouChou Electric Butterfly is creating quite a flap at the 2010 Tokyo Toy Show, and it'll continue doing so as long as its batteries hold out.