For over a thousand-years, the technology and techniques used to make stained glass have not changed all that much. Artists cut large panes of colored…
For the first time since it opened, a vital research station in Antarctica is forced to shut down due to growing cracks in the ice
It’s not quite as intense as the rebels abandoning the ice planet Hoth in the Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back, but it’s still…
Russia’s military build-up in the Arctic is the largest since the Cold War
Russia is engaged in the biggest military build-up in the Arctic since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Under president Vladimir Putin, Russia is making…
A next-generation Mars rover controlled from Germany tours Utah
Mars is well-known to NASA and European Space Agency scientists as a place with extremely challenging terrain, fraught with craters and machinery-damaging dust. So, when…
This lovely seadragon has never been seen alive, until now
Ladies and gentlemen, meet one of the newest known members of the animal kingdom. For the first time, scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography…
Watch NASA’s amazing visualization of global CO2
When we think of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere, it’s sometimes difficult to imagine all that odorless, invisible gas causing global climate change.…
SHOULD'VE PUT A RIBBON ON IT
The lost art of gift wrapping
Almost 50% of Americans will shop online for holiday gifts this season, and many will use an online vendor’s gift wrapping option. Janel Kaden, a…
A scientist’s paintings reveal the incredible beauty of the living cell
David Goodsell is not a household name, but if you’ve ever spent time perusing a cellular biology textbook, there’s a good chance you’ve come across…
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS
Immigrants in Los Angeles are in a desperate rush for citizenship after Donald Trump’s election
In the video above, undocumented workers rushed to the Dolores Mission in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights on Wednesday following the election of…
You may think twice about taking a taxi in Mexico after watching this video
A recent video released by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals in startling detail how different safety standards for cars can lead…
Meet Piccolissimo, the world’s smallest self-powered flying robot
Imagine after an earthquake, a swarm of flying robots about the size of a coin spin into a room to sniff for poisonous gas. This…
These cute monkeys could change our understanding of human history
In the video above, there is something fascinating happening: a group of Brazilian capuchin monkeys are busily hammering rocks together, often creating sharp-edged stone flakes…
