Photographing Zoo Creatures is Adorably Difficult
It’s a wildlife photographer’s dream job: for the past several years, Joel Sartore has been collaborating with National Geographic on Photo Ark, an ambitious effort to shoot portraits of the world’s...
View ArticleWe Still Don’t Know What Causes That Knuckle Cracking Sound
Snap, crackle, pop: the sound of cracking knuckles is familiar to everyone, but scientists are having a hell of a time figuring out what causes it. A new ultrasound imaging study offers additional...
View ArticleSpice-Filled Sandworm Bread Is Totally What's For Dinner Tonight
This is pretty awesome: a huge fan of Dune, Chris-Rachael Oseland went and made a bread shaped like one of the novel’s iconic sand worms, and provided the recipe!This looks absolutely delicious, and...
View ArticleWill Technology Progress Enough Over The Next Billion Years to Save Us From...
So you think the human race is going to survive the next billion years?We have been on the last few moments of the doomsday clock since the invention of nuclear weapons. The fact that a small group of...
View ArticleJourney To The Planet Eternia In This Week's Sunday Matinee
For this weekend’s Sunday Matinee, we’re going back to 1987 for Masters of the Universe. This live action adaptation of the Mattel franchise was a critical box office failure, but for b-movie...
View ArticleCheck Out These Awesome Sherlock Victorian Posters
Illustrator and designer Sean Coleman has been getting ready for the Sherlock victorian special, the Abomitable Bride, and he’s created two posters to celebrate. These are pretty excellent, and they...
View ArticleUruguay Is Putting the World's Largest Carbon Emitters to Shame
As the world’s top carbon offenders attempt to one-up each other with commitments in Paris this week, one country is quietly snickering from the sidelines. That’d be Uruguay, which already sources a...
View ArticleWithout Unity, Astronauts Couldn't Get Anywhere on the Space Station
The Unity Module is the core of the International Space Station, the hub connecting all the specialized modules into a functional structure. When joined with the Zarya module, the pair turned an...
View ArticleWill Cygnus Finally Fly Today? Watch LIVE!
It’s proving hard for the Cygnus spacecraft to get off the ground for its return-to-flight! After getting rained out Thursday and shoved around by gusts of wind Friday and Saturday, this is the fourth...
View ArticleSo You Want To Join The Empire: Buckets On!
So, I have a confession to make: this project isn’t done yet, and I don’t have final, full kit pictures yet. I’ll explain in a bit, but I do have pictures of something else: the helmet. I’ve held off...
View ArticleHas Anyone Seen The Star Wars Toyota Celica? Seriously, It's Missing
When the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, Toyota had a Celica painted and sticker’d up with Darth Vader and friends (technically enemies, actually.) The car was given away, the creators got...
View ArticleHow Elmo Ruined Sesame Street
I can’t stand Elmo, just can’t deal with this damn Muppet anymore. He’s cute, he’s shrill, and he has made Sesame Street worse.I write this knowing that many people love Elmo, but Sesame Street’s...
View ArticleHere's Eight Clips From Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film The Hateful Eight is coming out at the end of December, but they’ve just released a bunch of clips of the movie. This movie is looking awesome. Here, we get to see...
View ArticleThe Crew Of The ISS Has A Message For Climate Conference Delegates
As delegates at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference deliberate the next steps for how to approach climate change, a group of astronauts have recorded a message for them to urge action....
View ArticleSUCCESS! Cygnus Launches in First Mission Since Antares Rocket Explosion
The Cygnus has its wings again! After four attempts, the cargo tug is finally on its way to the International Space Station. The commercial spacecraft will deliver equipment and supplies to astronauts...
View ArticleDense Tangled Fur Keeps Seals Warm in Cold Water
Seals and otters stay warm in cold water because their fur is ideally structured for trapping insulating air. These unique hairy surfaces could inspire the design of new kinds of textiles, such as wet...
View ArticleOpen Channel: What Are You Most Excited For In The Force Awakens?
We’ve got 11 days before Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters, and I know that it’s going to be a long 11 days. Thinking about what you’ve seen in the trailers and numerous TV spots, what are...
View ArticleHands On With Woobots, Wooden Robots In Disguise
Last week I wrote about Woobots, the wooden robots that transform into wooden vehicles, currently the focus of a successful Kickstarter campaign. This week I play with them.I won’t waste too much time...
View ArticleTonight is the Last Chance for Japan's Venus Orbiter to Reach the Planet
Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft is desperately trying to claw its way into Venus orbit tonight. After blowing its orbital insertion five years ago, this is an incredible second chance for the spacecraft...
View ArticleRemember Massacred Women Engineers with a Hairdryer Hackathon
On December 6th, 1989, Canadian women were targeted, shot, and killed for being engineering students. The Montreal Massacre is a national day of remembrance and action, which makes it the perfect time...
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