A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in... continue reading

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Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this... continue reading

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Magnetohydrodynamic thrust uses no moving parts in order to accelerate water. It has been known for half a century, but it may be possible that we're only now beginning to explore it for use in Marine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 278 views • 12:11

Fly through a wooden warship from the age of sail. 3D illustration and animation.

posted by BSR 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 25:27

In 2011, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, which house the Museum's renowned collection of Islamic... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 60 views • 17:44

Manú National Park, deep in the Peruvian rainforest, is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The park and surrounding areas are home to some 10 percent of the world's bird species, countless... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 19 views • 13:25

From YouTube, "The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 354 views • 11:59

"Sugar Smith Greg Cohen and the staff from Lofty Pursuits make traditional Christmas candy using century’s old techniques and equipment at their shop in Tallahassee, Florida. Watch and see how Greg and... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 218 views • 13:22

For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 11 months ago • 135 views • 3:07

After captaining the film industry for more than a century, LA has become a victim of its own success and allowed a new production hub to rise across the Atlantic. -yt

posted by eric3579 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 64 views • 6:47

From Youtube, "By the end of the 21st century, humanity is becoming desperate. Decades of heatwaves and droughts have led to unusually poor harvests, while the warming oceans yield fewer fish each year.... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 5 months ago • 512 views • 9:10

From Youtube, "Well... this took longer than expected. I am sorry you had to wait so long for me to finish this video, I had some reading to do, then write the video, record the audio, and then the... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 19 views • 1:09:23

YouTube description: Ahmed Darwish el Fakhouri spends his days surrounded by olive oil soap stacked up high—each precious bar waiting to be wrapped and sold after a drying out period of two to three... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 weeks ago • 351 views • 2:24

For three centuries, farmers living in the remote mountains of northern Turkey have communicated great distances by whistling. It’s a language called kuş dili that is still used to this day, though... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 2 months ago • 101 views • 2:41

https://youtu.be/vfWUorR8D60 Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months ago • 573 views • 10:04

China used more concrete in 2 years than US used in last 20th century

posted by bobknight33 5 years 4 months ago • 164 views • 2:41

In a quiet corner of Kent State University, scientists are exploring innovative ways to study the past. We joined our friends at Gizmodo to visit Kent State University's Experimental Archaeology lab, where... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 5 months ago • 45 views • 7:30

YouTube description: "People complain a lot about the space that I take up". Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 783 views • 9:59

YouTube description: Hi there! I'm (finally!) back with a new video explaining what is swing, a form of popular music developed in the United States that dominated in the 1930s and 1940s. The amazing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months ago • 466 views • 2:01

YouTube description: Canned fish has been around for over a century and has been enjoyed around world. Still, no one loves their fish more than Portugal, where old traditions of fishing, canning and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 451 views • 3:30