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What's so special about this photo of the Moon?
We'll give you a hint: It was taken by John W. Draper in 1839. If you guessed that it's the first photograph ever taken of the Moon, you are absolutely correct. Originally from England, Draper was a...
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9 Predators With The Most Brutal Hunting Techniques
We've said it before, but it bears repeating: Nature can be pretty damn scary. And at times, utterly merciless. Here are nine of the most unfortunate ways to die at the hands — or teeth — of a...
View ArticleI love the top image.
I love the top image. Makes me want to label a vial in the exact same way and toss some some cigarette ashes into it.
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When Two Galaxies Collide
This new image from Hubble shows what happens when a spiral galaxy (like the Milky Way) collides into a lenticular galaxy (an intermediate between an elliptical and a spiral galaxy). The Hubble website...
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NASA wants its long-lost Moon dust back
More than 40 years after it was brought back to Earth and accidentally put into storage, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says it has re-discovered Moon dust samples collected by the Apollo 11...
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Major Breakthrough: Researchers transform cement into liquid metal
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have concocted a formula that turns cement into a semi-conductor — a breakthrough that will allow it to be used for thin films, protective coatings, and...
View ArticleGet ready for the cicada invasion with this incredible time-lapse
After a 17-year dormancy period, the U.S. East Coast is about to be overrun by over 30 billion cicadas. This preview for a documentary-in-the-making will show you what to expect — including a...
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Russians Recover Fresh Flowing Mammoth Blood
About 15,000 years ago, an old female wooly mammoth plunged through the ice as she was being chased by predators. Her remains have now been uncovered by scientists working in Siberia. And remarkably,...
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NASA shows off a prototype of its new xenon-ion engine
In 2019, NASA will send out a robotic probe to retrieve an asteroid. And it’ll be this little piece of futuristic engineering that helps it get the job done. Later, we go to Mars. It’s called a...
View ArticleSadly, what this video about music could really use IS SOME MUSIC!
Sadly, what this video about music could really use IS SOME MUSIC!
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Museum to Sell Replicas of Golden Phallus in its Gift Shop
A penis-shaped gold pendant from ancient Rome has become so popular at Norfolk's Lynn Museum that visitors will soon be able to purchase replicas of it at the gift shop. The tiny 2-inch gold...
View ArticleWatch how music travels across the U.S. through Facebook
To date, over 110 million songs have been played some 40 billion times through Facebook apps integrated with Open Graph. This 3D visualization shows how three of these tracks propagated throughout the...
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New polls suggest Americans are becoming less religious
Though it might seem like Americans are as pious as ever, most feel that religion is losing its influence in the U.S. — and a record number are now claiming to have no religion at all. According to a...
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This is the world's earliest bird
Remember Archaeopteryx — that bird-like creature many consider to be the earliest ever? Yeah, well, it just got trumped by this guy: Meet Aurornis xui, a newly discovered species of dinosaur that...
View ArticleI'm disturbed by the total lack of feathers.
I'm disturbed by the total lack of feathers.
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Could a notorious party drug be the next psychiatric breakthrough?
MDMA is a drug that’s typically associated with youth culture and dance parties — but it’s increasingly attracting the attention of psychologists and cognitive therapists. Also known as ecstasy, the...
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Women will ‘evolve out’ of menopause
Geneticist Aarathi Prasad recently argued that menopause is on the cusp of extinction — and that women will soon be able to have children at virtually any stage in their lives. Prasad is the author of...
View ArticlePoint very well taken — and I didn't mean to imply that psychiatrists should...
Point very well taken — and I didn't mean to imply that psychiatrists should go rogue. I agree — only within controlled trials, which thankfully, is starting to happen.
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