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Lady Gaga Gets an Entire Genus of Plants Named After Her
The next time you see a little fern out in the wild, it may just be a Gaga
This Stunning Photo of the Milky Way Could Carpet An Entire Apartment
A beautiful, zoomable, nine-gixapixel photo of the central Milky Way
Don’t Let the Ear Mites Bite
The New England Journal of Medicine recently posted this horror-inducing video of ear mites crawling around in some poor 70-year-old man's ear
There’s No Such Thing As Espresso
Espresso is widely misunderstood and hard to define
Will NASA’s Newest Crowdsourcing Gambit End with a Curiosity or a COLBERT?
NASA needs your help naming its new research facility
Even Darwin Could Be a Debbie Downer
A few bouts of angst written by Darwin reveal that no one is immune to the blues
The Best Graphics That Make You Realize You Don’t Know How Big Anything Actually Is
Here are the best scale visualizations out there, starting with the classic Powers of Ten video that melted the faces of everyone alive in 1977
This Robot Dances Gangnam Style Better Than You
Charli, already a renowned soccer player, is now a slick dancer
Don’t Waste Your Best Ideas on Focus Groups
The best ideas would do terribly in focus groups, says designer Gianfranco Zaccai, because people don't know that they're going to like new things
This is What a Viral Image Spread Looks Like
Much like the fungus of the internet, viral images and posts spread and creep across all social media platforms
Men Chasing Cat Stumble Upon 2,000-Year-Old Roman Treasures
A 2,000-year old burial chamber was discovered with the help of a cat
Giant, Foot-long Daddy Longlegs Discovered in Cave
A huge, 13-inch long harvestman - better known as a daddy longlegs - turned up in Laos
1950s Game Show Guest Had a Secret: He Saw Lincoln’s Assassination
A 5-year old Samuel J. Seymour saw Lincoln's assassination, lived to talk about it on a 1956 game show
Germophobes Take Note: Your Pillowcase Is As Dirty As Your Toilet
Bacterial swabs from toilet seats and pillowcases are pretty much indistinguishable
This Feeder Doubles as a Photo Booth for Birds
A bird feeder with a built-in camera housing could economize wildlife photography
If You’re Trapped With Duct Tape Over Your Mouth, Here’s How to Get It Off
A YouTube video shows that actually you can totally get the tape off your mouth without using your hands
Never-Before-Seen Photos Taken 50 Years Ago During Preparations for Cuba Invasion
During the dark days of October 1962, Marines trained on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques to train for an amphibious assault on Cuba
Feel Like You’re Flying at Warp Speed: Watch This Video of Stacked-Up Space Photos
A unique time-lapse technique turns familiar views into psychedelic art
Inside Google’s Top Secret Data Centers
It's the physical network of thousands of fiber miles and servers that create the multibillion-dollar infrastructure that makes Google Google
Every Place in North Dakota Captured in 9,308 Photographs
In a series of 9,308 photographs Andrew Filer documented every place in North Dakota. Literally
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