These Incredible Kinetic Sculptures Move in a Lifelike Manner, Powered by the...
Dutch artist and inventor Theo Jansen has created something truly remarkable. Most probably, you haven’t seen anything like this before. His kinetic sculptures, called “Strandbeests,” or beach beasts,...
View ArticleVacation to the Moon Coming Soon: European Space Agency Plans to Build a Moon...
In 20 years from now, it may be possible to go on vacation to the Moon thanks to an ambitious plan recently announced by the European Space Agency (ESA). Johann-Dietrich Woerner, head of the ESA, has...
View ArticleNewly Discovered Fossil Skull Suggests Ancient Unicorns Roamed the Earth...
You probably think that unicorns are fantasy creatures that exist only in the pages of children’s fairy tales, but wait! It seems that after all, they are quite real as a new study suggests that...
View ArticleNew Discovery of a Viking Settlement in Canada Could Rewrite the History of...
The Vikings were Germanic Norse seafaring traders and raiders who conquered vast territories in Scandinavia, Northern and Central Europe, as well as European Russia, in the period from the late 8th to...
View ArticlePlastic-Eating Bacteria Discovered in Japan Could Solve the Problem of...
Till recently, plastic was thought to be resistant to all known species of bacteria due to its chemical structure. Plastic consists of so-called polymers, or large chains of repeating molecules. Their...
View ArticleWorld’s First Invisible Train to Be Launched in Japan in 2018
Japan has traditionally been a leading country in technological progress and innovation. This time, a Japanese architect has unveiled a truly futuristic concept. Following the introduction of bullet...
View ArticleThis Desk-Size Turbine Produces Electricity from Carbon Dioxide and Can Power...
General Electric (GE) Global Research has just announced the development of a prototype turbine which converts carbon dioxide into electricity. While the size of the turbine does not exceed that of a...
View ArticleAstronomers Just Spotted a Giant ‘Invisible’ Galaxy Orbiting Our Own
An intriguing discovery was just made – our Milky Way appears to be orbited by a huge galaxy we had no idea was there. Crater 2, as it was named, is a dwarf galaxy located 400,000 light-years away from...
View ArticleHalf of the Great Barrier Reef Is Dead or Dying, and 93% Is Bleached, Study...
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most remarkable natural wonders. With the impressive overall length of 1,430 miles, it is not only the most extensive coral reef ecosystem but also the...
View ArticleResearchers Accidentally Made a Battery That Could Last a Lifetime
All kinds of electrical devices we have today are made to have a limited lifetime, which perfectly serves the interests of the consumerist society we live in. Just think about it: if all home...
View ArticlePowerful Images Demonstrate That by Destroying Nature, We Are Destroying Life...
Art is often used as a means to raise awareness of the acute problems humanity faces today. Environmental issues, being one of the most significant of them, inspire illustrators and graphic designers...
View ArticleAre We Living in a Computer Simulation Created by an Advanced Civilization?...
The idea that we may be living in a computer simulation is not new. It seems that it just got more support as Elon Musk, one of the greatest visionaries and inventors of our time, said in a recent...
View ArticleWorld’s First Edible Six-Pack Rings Feed Marine Animals Instead of Strangling...
You have probably seen the disturbing images of marine animals that were damaged by plastic waste and six-pack rings in particular. Remember that poor sea turtle who was trapped in a six-pack ring and...
View ArticleFuturistic UFO Home Makes the Dream of Off-Grid Living on the Ocean’s Surface...
Would you live in the middle of the ocean? I bet that many of you would love to leave it all behind and move to somewhere nice and quiet, far from the crowded cities with their constant noise, never...
View ArticleClimate Change Doesn’t Care About You – a Photo Series That Will Make You Think
Humans are destroying nature for the sake of material gain like they don’t care about it and the future of our planet. Well, the truth is that neither does nature care about us. We are just one of the...
View ArticleAncient Engineering Wonders: This 1,200-Year-Old Temple Was Carved out of...
Many archaeological discoveries and ancient monuments that survived to the present day suggest that our ancestors were far more advanced than we think. Massive and sometimes “impossible” structures...
View ArticleSea Turtle Who Was Stepped on and Beaten for Selfies in Lebanon Is Now...
Sometimes, the cruelty and the stupidity of modern people reach truly monstrous dimensions. Lately, we have heard many stories that involved groups of people who harmed and even killed marine animals,...
View ArticleScientists Create a Mind-Reading System That Projects Your Thoughts on a Screen
In the climate of global surveillance that surrounds our daily lives, the only safe place we can hide in is our own head. They are watching us through the surveillance cameras while everything we...
View ArticleWhy Do We Feel Lonely in an Over-Connected World?
The world has never been so connected as it is now. Communication and internet technologies have made it possible to stay in touch with anyone no matter where they live. Today, it’s probably impossible...
View ArticleSmoking Pot Changes the Way You Look at Money, Study Finds
A new study came to a thought-provoking conclusion that smoking marijuana alters the way the human brain responds to money. Researchers of the University of Michigan Medical School conducted a...
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