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How Mars Exploration Is Helping Scientists Understand Sporadic E-Layer Radio Interference on Earth
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has produced an informative animation that explains how the modern exploration of Mars is helping scientists understand more about the…
Father and Son Build Incredible Microtonal Guitar With Moveable Frets Using LEGO and 3D Printed Pieces
When his son created a microtonal guitar (guitar with moveable frets) out of LEGO bricks, Turkish guitarist Tolgahan Çogulu decided to put one just like…
57 Hours of an Army of Ants Devouring a Banana Slice Compressed Into a Three Minute Timelapse
Photographer Shahab Gabriel Behzumi of Temponaut Timelapse Stock Footage created a three minute timelapse that captured over 57 hours of a ravenous army of ants…
Resourceful Dog Drags a Plastic Toboggan Up a Snowy Hill So He Can Ride It Back Down to the Bottom
A really resourceful dog eagerly dragged a plastic toboggan up to the top of a snowy hill, set himself upon the sled and slid down…
Eager Coyote Encourages Slow Moving Badger Into Culvert So They Can Cross Under Highway Together
A night vision camera captured the sight of a coyote encouraging a badger into a culvert so they can cross under the highway together.
A Hand-Built Playhouse With a Playfully Exaggerated Porch, a Curvy Roof, a Round Door and Windows
Designer Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs (previously) created a really wonderful playhouse in 1995 for Canucks Place, a children’s hospice and palliative care organization…
Leonard Solomon Shares His Inspiration for Creating Unusual Instruments Like His Incredible Bellowphone
The incredibly talented Leonard Solomon sat down with Wired to talk about the fantastical and unusual instruments he’s created over the past 30 years and…
Jason Momoa Removes His Shoes, Muscles, and Hair at Home in Hilarious Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl Ad
Upon arriving home, the distinctly hard-bodied actor Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Aquaman) comfortably kicked off his shoes, removed his arm muscles and took off…
The Evolution of the Smart Girl Trope
In a departure from their usual analysis of a specific film or television show, The Take takes a realistic look at the evolution of the…
48 Musicians Perform a Badass Trombone Cover of the Daft Punk Song ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’
Musician Christopher Bill (previously) gathered 48 of his talented peers at the 2019 International Trombone Festival to perform a badass trombone cover of the Daft…