An ancient Greek calendar was ahead of its time
The tiny plant, discovered growing inside the root of another small orchid, is just 2.1 mm wide from petal tip to petal tip.
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This is somewhat dangerous to perform with the right equipment, and without the right gear, very dangerous!
An ode to the father of the electric age.
Lucid Dreaming FAQ: The Lucidity Institute answers Frequently Asked Questions about Lucid Dreaming
Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson once again blows your mind.
Answering your hypothetical questions with physics, every Tuesday.
STANDING IN A CORNFIELD IN INDIANA, I once saw a fat roll cloud (like #4 below) float directly over my head. It's a 12-year-old memory that remains fresh. There was a moment mild panic just as the cloud reached me — I thought.
The good educator insists on exercise, play, and plentiful sleep:
From law-violating subatomic particles to entirely new, earth-like worlds, 2011 was an incredible year for scientific discovery. In the past 12 months, scientific breakthroughs in fields ranging from archaeology to structural biochemistry have allowe...
A project 30 years in the making, this tiny off grid retreat on a coastal Maine island is almost entirely self sufficient.
exploring the architecture of human perception
Science of Everyday Things, containing articles about Real-Life Chemistry Vol 3 - Physics Vol 1
In nature, it is quite rare to encounter octopi with extra tentacles (or "arms," for the purists), but a pair of aquariums in Japan's Mie prefecture have some extraordinary specimens on hand.
100 Very Cool Facts About The Human Body The human body is an incredibly complex and intricate system, one that still baffles doctors and researchers on a reg…
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