Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are obsessed with proving they’re “real” men. That’s an issue with these two dangerous dorks—but more importantly, it reflects a larger crisis that’s impacting... continue reading

NASA is monitoring a 330-foot-long asteroid called the 2024 YR4. The chances of a collision are low but NASA said there is a 2.3% chance that the asteroid will hit Earth in 2032 based on current data,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 weeks 6 days ago • 15 views • 4:01

Vetulicolians are weird. First, they were thought to be an arthropod because of their segmentation, but due to the presence of gill slits and nothocord, Vetulicolians are now placed as stem chordates.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 weeks 1 day ago • 109 views • 2:01

The new administration fired the FAA director, froze hiring of new controllers, disbanded the aviation safety advisory board, fired the head of the Coast Guard, and the head of the TSA (both on air safety... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 1 week ago • 71 views • 16 secs

The Whitehouse paused all federal funding, halting most federal programs by illegal presidential decree, throwing tens of millions of Americans into limbo, paralyzing the entire medical system in America,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 1 week ago • 17 views • 2:21

There is a mysterious cold blob in the North Atlantic that could be a warning sign that the largest heat transfer system on the planet, the AMOC, is on the brink of collapse. But it turns out that the... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 3 weeks ago • 67 views • 13:24

"Zero gravity planes allow you to experience weightlessness without ever leaving the planet. But how do these marvels of engineering work? Watch our video to find out. Find out more information... continue reading

posted by ant 3 months 3 weeks ago • 2 views • 3:47

Cannabis is finally being decriminalized in more and more places around the world. And for very good reasons! Compared to other legal drugs such as alcohol, cannabis is pretty mild and most users enjoy... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 months ago • 62 views • 14:42

The 360 power rotation! In 2017 I reinvented the turning arrow, but it was without any power. Since then, other archers have performed tricks with the same powerless turning arrows. However, in... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 months ago • 73 views • 1:13

"Wake me up when spring is here ... Nature has had to come up with some crazy ways to survive harsh winters. But none are weirder than hibernation. Turns out there is more than one kind of hibernation,... continue reading

posted by ant 5 months ago • 14 views • 12:02

A group of musical youtubers got together to make a charity album of nursery rhymes. The twist is that each one took a well-known kids' song and seriously messed with it in weird and entertaining musical... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months ago • 45 views • 32:28

From youtube: We think of the moon as orbiting the earth, following a spiraling trajectory as the earth itself orbits the sun. But this is wrong. Not only is the moon's orbit NOT a spiral... there's an... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months 1 week ago • 32 views • 5:30

from yt: "Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are the web's expert on maps. Be it the deserts of Bir Tawil, the maps that show how the internet works, maps used by Soviet spies, maps that are wrong, maps... continue reading

posted by makach 7 months 2 weeks ago • 82 views • 1:37

We completed a 3 night 4 day run on the Lost Coast from south to north. We stayed at Usal, Tolkan and Mattole campgrounds. We didn’t need 4wd at all as it was dry, but it was a very pretty drive. It’s... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 2 weeks ago • 78 views • 13:28

The Far Side by Gary Larson is one of the best and most praised cartoons in history. But what makes The Far Side so good? What is the legacy of Gary Larson? And most importantly: what can we learn from The Far Side? ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 3 weeks ago • 268 views • 9:51

The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months 3 weeks ago • 45 views • 10:59

"... In 1971, three student teachers in Minneapolis, MN created a little computer game about westward expansion in the United States. Over 50 years later, The Oregon Trail series has sold more than 65... continue reading

posted by ant 11 months ago • 6 views • 1:26:56

The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading

posted by newtboy 12 months ago • 129 views • 3:36

The Ocean Kite Engine (OKE) incorporates regen kite control technology, enabling it to generate electrical power and/or providing propulsion. This dual functionality allows the OKE to not only propel boats... continue reading

posted by newtboy 12 months ago • 192 views • 10:01

When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year ago • 38 views • 4:39