A Star Chart That Maps 135 Classic Horror Films
The Dorothy Collective has released a set of star charts that map 135 classic horror films and actors, directors, and other notable people involved with…
Scientists Have Decoded 66 Gestures That Chimpanzees Use to Communicate with Each Other
According to a new study in Current Biology, chimpanzees can communicate 19 specific messages using 66 different gestures. Dr. Catherine Hobaiter, who led the research,…
Photos of Bizarre and Hilarious Fireworks Packaging by Cabel Sasser
Shortly before the 4th of July, Cabel Sasser visited a fireworks store in Washington State and photographed the “awkwardest, worst, clip-artiest, mis-translatediest” fireworks packages that…
Man Flies Camera Drone Directly Into Fireworks Display to Capture Incredibly Up-Close Footage of Exploding Fireworks
Jos Stiglingh flew a DJI Phantom aerial drone directly into a fireworks display in West Palm Beach and captured this stunningly up-close aerial footage of…
Delightfully Intricate Miniatures of Ancient Architecture Carved into Blocks of Stone
Artist Matthew Simmonds creates delightfully intricate miniatures of ancient stone architecture in blocks of marble and other stones. Simmonds has had a lifelong fascination with…
A Wonderfully Legible Redesign of a Parking Sign
New York City-based designer Nikki Sylianteng has come up with a simple redesign of quite possibly the most confusing type of street sign: The parking…
Using Fluorescent Dye To Show How Sponges Filter Feed
In this fascinating demonstration of how sponges filter feed by produced by Shape of Life, researchers introduce harmless fluorescent dye in the water near the…
An Interactive Infographic of British Interior Design Trends by Decade (1950s to 2010s)
1950s UK-based Harvey Water Softeners has created this fascinating interactive infographic of British interior design trends by decade, from the 1950s to the 2010s. The…
Beautiful Wooden Vases Made from Solid Blocks of Layered and Glued Pencils
The beautiful vases in the limited edition sculpture series “Amalgamated” are crafted from a most unusual material: pencils. The vases are made by first creating…
‘Leuchtturm’, An Electrical Transmission Tower in Germany Decorated With Colorful Plexiglass Panels
photo by Günter Pilger “Leuchtturm” (“Lighthouse”) is a colorful installation created in 2010 by a group of art students using translucent plexiglass panels to transform…