The Moving Rocks of Death Valley
Deep in the heart of the California desert lies one of the natural world’s most puzzling mysteries: the moving rocks of Death Valley. These are …
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Giant Lego man found in Dutch sea
A giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday. Workers at a drinks stall rescued the 2.5-metre …
What to do with 66,000 business cards
Why, build a level three Menger Sponge, of course! What the heck is a Menger Sponge? Glad you asked. It’s a three-dimensional fractcal cube of …
BUILDING MADE FROM WATER: MIT’s Digital Pavillion
Ever imagine a building could be built from water? Brick, wood and steel are the materials one normally thinks of when it comes to creating buildings …
Chinese pirates busted with $500 million of software
US and Chinese officials announced today that they have busted two Chinese software piracy groups in possession of illegal software with an …
Canadian Teen Dies in Bizarre Dental Tragedy
Leejay Levene went to a Waterloo, Canada dental surgeon to have three wisdom teeth pulled. Then something went wrong. Paramedics tried everything, but …
Shark pregnancy baffles aquarium
Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly. Then …
Man Kills Bear with a Log
When a black bear threatened former Marine, Chris Everhart’s family, he grabbed the closest weapon he could find… a log. Everhart and his …
The smallest PCs in the world
With a name like Space Cube, this gadget had me expecting something a little more Borgified, but by claiming to be the world’s smallest PC, it …
5-second dropped-food rule debunked
Good news for sloppy chowhounds – that food you dropped on the floor is still safe to eat 30 seconds later. In the interest of culinary science, …
84 Siberian Tigers Born at China Center
Eighty-four Siberian tigers, among the world’s rarest animals, have been born since March at a northeastern China breeding center, an official …
Patient bleeds dark green blood
A team of Canadian surgeons got a shock when the patient they were operating on began shedding dark greenish-black blood, the Lancet reports.The man …
