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A Stunning NASA Visualization of the Sun Crossing Over the Moon Set to Debussy’s ‘Clair de Lune’
The Scientific Visual Studio at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has gorgeously combined the quiet, moving lull of Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” with stunning…
SEER, An Emotionally Expressive Robot With Big Eyes and Functioning Eyebrows
Japanese artist Takayuki Todo has created SEER (Simulative Emotional Expression Robot), a wonderfully expressive robot that can simulate emotion with intentionally large eyes inside a…
The Rolling Stones Age Together From 1962-2018 to a Soundtrack of Their Songs in a Brilliant Timelapse
Video artist Angel Nene, who created a really wonderful video series in which photos of celebrities are seamlessly morphed into live 3D timelapses and accompanied…
Dog Wearing GoPro Fetch Harness Documents What He Does in the House While His Humans Are Away
A Rottweiler wearing a GoPro Fetch Harness documented what he was doing around the house while his humans were away.
An Agoraphobic Boy Without a Body Tries to Comfort People Literally Melting Down From Stress
In a brilliant student animation by Amy J. Xu entitled “Melt Down“, an agoraphobic boy who lacks a body, is sent out to the store…
Body Modification Expert Lives a Key-Free Life With the NFC and RFID Chips Implanted in His Hands
Body modification expert and self-described cyborg Russ Foxx who has had an NFC (Near-field communication) implanted into his left wrist and an RFID (radio-frequency identification)…
How Aretha Franklin Fully Incorporated Her Gospel Roots Into a Distinctive Sound of Her Own
With the sad news of the great Aretha Franklin’s death on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76, Vox put together a beautiful tribute…
A Flock of Peacefully Feeding Flamingos Take Quick Flight to Avoid a Herd of Galloping Wild Stallions
An enormous flock of pink flamingos decided take a much needed rest after flying for so long and landed along the banks of a salty…
Newborn Panda Twins Are Switched Out With Each Other to Make Their Mother Believe There’s Only One
When a panda gives birth to more than one cub in the wild, she will usually only attend to one and leave the remaining cubs…
A Wonderful Compilation Animals in Slow Motion
BBC Earth Unplugged has put together a fascinatingly detailed slow motion compilation of mammal, birds, reptiles and insects going about their respective daily business in…