Witnessing a double-rainbow in nature may seem like a mystical experience, according to the famous video shot in Yosemite where the cameraman yells out in bliss: “What does this mean!” […]
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Over 3,000 different ethnic groups eat 1,400 different species of insects. Not eating insects? Check out what you are missing from this insect buffet filmed by the Smithsonian. The National […]
The tiny pistol shrimp should be a character in the video game Street Fighter. When it goes hunting for prey, it shoots water that’s as hot as the surface of […]
You knew the movie was hilarious, but did you also know that Caddyshack essentially features science in its pivotal plot points? Those explosions meant to rid the course of that […]
Though we are still trapped by the grueling clutches of winter, we can still dream that summer is around the corner. And with the eventual start of a new season […]
Is it a music video or a catchy way to remember the elements? BoingBoing produced this fun animation featuring They Might Be Giants singing (and teaching us) about science. Why […]
The Dalai Lama is a busy man traveling the world meeting with world leaders and members of the Tibetan diaspora. Now you can keep up with his journeys by following […]
More potential evidence that we may not be alone in the universe. Kepler telescope discovered 715 new planets beyond our solar system. So far, NASA has identified four of these […]
When two masters come together like the great filmmaker Errol Morris shooting a documentary about Stephen Hawking, one would expect the film to be on everyone’s list of favorites. But […]
The BBC tried to organize a seismic event by having 50,000 people in one place jump at the same time. A kilometer away it registered as a .6 on the […]
It’s convenient that TV shows are 30 minutes long: you can watch one more before cleaning the kitchen after dinner. Just one more. Soon, it’s late, and you decide to […]
Venus can now be seen in the morning sky on the eastern horizon just before dawn, according to NASA. Her shift as Earth’s morning star is playing amazing “tricks” around […]
You know that the square root of -1 is “i”, an imaginary number. But did you know any of these? “There is not enough love and goodness in the world to […]
Are video games unholy pastimes of the Devil, in your sincere estimation? Go ahead and fire your Minecraft-playing employees.
Most successful company leaders have common sense and sound judgment, leaving their personal feelings and issues aside when business decisions are concerned. However, it is not rare for executives to […]
NASA is creating the coldest place in the known universe, according to DNews. Space is already freezing cold. So why does NASA need it even colder? It turns out that […]
One in four Americans think the earth is at the center of our solar system, according to a study by the National Science Foundation. Europeans did even worse: one in […]
Forget what space horror films have told you. In space, they may not be able to hear you scream, but you can hear earth “sing.” Ham radio users have been […]
IN contemporary Western ‘China studies’ 99% of its scholars are what I call language imperialists. They purposely replace important Chinese key terminologies with European words. It is plainly their only […]
“Oh! what a tangled web we weave,” Sir Walter Scott wrote in his 1808 epic poem Marmion, “When first we practice to deceive!” But what a pretty web it might […]
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss
“There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.” – Ralph Ellison
The intricate design of snowflakes is captured in this breathtaking video. Russian filmmaker Vyacheslav Ivanov recorded the mesmerizing formation of some under a microscope. After watching this video, snowflakes will […]
Paul McDonald didn’t expect his letter to go public. The Valorem Law Group partner had queried sixteen states, asking leaders to consider investigating Big Food’s potential role in paying for […]
How a “New Star” appearing in 1572 paved the way for us to truly begin understanding our Universe. “I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet […]
Why is our solar system flat? We started off as a shapeless blob of gases after the Big Bang. How did our solar system flatten out? From Saturn’s rings to […]
Ever wonder how jetpacks work? The motorcycles of tomorrow may not be populating the skies just yet, but you can test drive a jetpack. There’s a famous jetpack instructor who […]
Harry Houdini survived many dangerous feats, including being trapped in a box underwater. To add to the Houdini myth, the great dare-devil died on Halloween. What finally did him in?: […]
Pleiades, the brightest and well-known star cluster in earth’s sky, is slowly destroying part of a passing cloud of gas and dust, according to NASA. That and the “spidery” imagery […]
The number one retirement financial plan for the next generation of retirees is not simply saving or investing, but rather to work longer and through many of the years we […]