Cool Finds
See How Fast ARPANET Spread in Just Eight Years
The internet of today touches the vast majority of the globe—and beyond—but not so long ago the net had a much more modest footprint
Saving the Last of the Great Carousels
The ornate, well made carousels of the past are in danger - degrading, being sold piecemeal and sometimes even for parts
The Housing Bubble’s Latest Victims Are Doomed Desert Tortoises
The Bureau of Land Management funded the center through mandatory fees for housing developers, but money dried up after the housing bubble burst
Drones Could Carry Defibrillators Straight to Heart Attack Victims
For heart attack victims, life expectancy decreases by about 10 percent for every minute that ticks by after an emergency
Boston Children’s Hospital Once Relied on the Opera to Power X-Rays
In the 1880's the Children's Hospital in Boston didn't have electricity, so it couldn't use X-rays. But the nearby Opera House did
This Company Just Added Auto-Pilot to Their Bulldozers
Construction equipment operators have to go through apprenticeships and training to learn to maneuver machines. But one company thinks that's all too hard
Listen to the Pig Music Box Titanic Survivors Played While Waiting for Rescue
This was the song that those on Lifeboat 11 heard while the Titanic sunk
One Million Cockroaches Escaped from a Traditional Chinese Medicine Farm
The greenhouse where rochaes were being raised was destroyed by an unknown vandal - perhaps a neighbor not pleased about millions of cockroaches next door
How Old Are Dumplings?
Were cavemen making them?
Computer Programmer Creates Beautiful Watercolor Paintings With Code
Sometimes it’s astonishing how good computer programmers are at making computers do a whole number of things you might never imagine a machine should do
The Lame Reason NASA Gave Up on Sending Astronauts to Venus in 1973
We had the technology, but not the will
Luca Parmitano Shared Exactly How It Feels to Start Drowning in Space
During a spacewalk, the Italian astronaut's helmet filled with water
Kumquat-Eating Crocodilians: Crocs And Gators Love Their Fruits and Veggies
Grapes and berries, fruit and veggies--crocodiles and alligators eat more than meat
It’s a Bear-Eat-Bear World Out There, Literally
Hikers were startled when they came across a grizzly eating a black bear
Zombie Pigeons Are Invading Moscow
In humans, the offending disease produces mild sniffles and flu-like symptoms, not an undead stupor or craving for flesh
Back From the Dead: Mothballed Telescope to Hunt for Killer Asteroids
Following the scare from the Russian meteor, an asteroid hunting telescope is brought back online
Blind People Can Still Identify Race (And Be Racist)
People's idea of race has far less to do with what people look like, and far more to do with what society teaches us about what people are like
The Last of the Watergate Tapes Show Just How Weasely Nixon Was
Nixon's public declarations and his private communications were a bundle of contradictions
Watch This Sinkhole Swallow a Chunk of Louisiana Bayou Whole
The hole has been name the Bayou Corne Sinkhole, and has already forced the evacuation of 300 nearby residents, lest they also be swallowed into the swamp
This Astronomer Recreated Starry Night with Hubble Space Photos
Alex Parker used the top 100 images from the Hubble Space telescope to create his rendition of Starry Night
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