Cool Finds
San Francisco From the Air, 1938 and Today
This amazing composite photo gives a scrollable, zoomable high-resolution view of 1938 San Francisco
Lego Faces Are Getting Angrier
As LEGOs have gotten more and more varied, they've given the little yellow dude more expressions, many of them angry
Even Astronauts Have Accidents
Peeing in space is way harder than you might think
Jurassic Park’s Stars Would Be Very Different Animals If the Film Were Made Today
In the past 20 years our knowledge about dinosaurs has grown, meaning that some dinosaur-related points depicted in the film are either outdated or wrong
This 19th-Century Politician Never Thought He’d Be Outed for Vandalizing an Egyptian Temple
Unlike a Chinese youth shamed for the markings he left on an Egyptian Temple, Luther Bradish got away guilt-free with his sneaky bid at immortality
Prosthetic Pinkies for Former Yakuzas Are a Booming Business
One sign of former yakuza-dom is harder to cover up: missing pinkies
This New Sperm Bank for Honey Bees Could Help Fight Colony Collapse Disorder
By boosting bees' genetic diversity, this sperm bank could make American bees stronger
Why Microwaving Water for Tea Is a Bad Idea
Apparently there are a lot of things us novice tea makers are doing wrong. A big one is using the microwave to heat up our water
These Little Circles Are Characters in the First Comic Book for Blind People
The project's story follows the life of three people, represented by dots
Today Is National Doughnut Day
Yes, this is a real holiday. Yes, it means free doughnuts
A Galactic GPS System That’s Now in the Works Could Help Our Descendants Navigate Through the Universe
The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
The Earliest Known Primate Weighed Less Than a Golf Ball
The primate's Latin name translates as "ancient monkey," and the fossil is about 7 million years old
This One Picture Shows How We’re Causing Climate Change
Atmospheric greenhouse concentrations are going up. But where do those gases come from?
Will One Patent Kill Podcasting?
There are thousands of podcasts to download, from sports to comedy to science. But one man says that all of them, all podcasts ever made, are infringing on his copyright
Most Adults Don’t Recognize a Drowning Child
As opposed to what Hollywood would lead us to believe, drowning is a quiet, easily overlooked affair
The Death of a Conservationist Who Fought Poachers and the Drug Trade That Funds Them
Conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval's passion for protecting sea turtles likely cost him his life
Page 212 of 257