Sometimes the world in this video by Joe Pease is mirrored horizontally, like a city folding itself on top of itself. Other times, it’s mirrored vertically, like in perfect symmetry. But what makes the video even more mind bending than seeing a world mirrored is seeing how certain people are able to break it and seamlessly transition from one world to the next.
Continue reading This completely mirrored world is so trippy to see
Toxic, but life-saving?
It seems like an oxymoron, but scientists say the venom of Polybia paulista, a wasp native to Brazil, fits that description.
Continue reading Brazilian Wasp’s Venom Could Be A Powerful ‘Weapon Against Cancer, Study Shows
Polaroid proper is no more, but its brand-name and identity are still around in various reanimated forms—and today at IFA in Berlin, the company that owns those assets is releasing a new rendition of the old Polaroid’s classic instant camera.
Continue reading The Snap Is a Polaroid-Branded Camera That Prints Out Real Pictures
Three cyclones—Kilo, Ignacio, and Jimena—are currently tearing it up in the central Pacific. On Sunday, all of them were a category 4. This is the first time the northeastern Pacific has seen three such hurricanes simultaneously.
In a new book out September 15, illustrator Ralph Steadman and filmmaker Ceri Levy team up again to put birds on display. As a follow-up to Extinct Boids, the new book Nextinction focuses on the birds that are still around, but barely—specifically the species on the IUCN Red List.
Continue reading CARTOONIST ILLUSTRATES BIRDS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION
Before the RMS Titanic plunged into the icy waters of the North Atlantic, passengers aboard the storied passenger ship may have feasted on corned beef, potted shrimp and dumplings, according to an unusual artifact from the doomed ship — a lunch menu dated April 14, 1912, the day before the tragic sinking.
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