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waterfalls

Watch Ophelia's Winds Send a Cumbrian Waterfall Into the Sky

Another strange effect of a profoundly strange storm.
Natasha Frost October 19, 2017
Ready to destroy.
robots

Finally, We Get to Watch 16-Foot-Tall Robots Battle It Out in Real Life

The waiting is the hardest part.
Eric Grundhauser October 18, 2017
sounds

Can You Really Get a Blimp to Honk Its Horn?

The only way to know if blimping works it to try it for yourself.
Cara Giaimo September 21, 2017
STAYIN ALIVE! STAYIN ALIVE!
spiders

Disco-Dancing Peacock Spiders Are Impossible to Resist

Arachnophobes and chorophobes excepted.
Eric Grundhauser September 14, 2017
disasters

Watch Lightning Burst Around Hurricane Irma's Eye

NASA's lightning-mapping satellite might help predict the behavior of massive storms.
Kelsey Kennedy September 11, 2017
libraries

China's Seaside Library Mimics the Rhythms of the Ocean

The ultimate beach read.
Vittoria Traverso September 6, 2017
Keep an eye out for the invisible glass squid.
animals

Behold the Elegance and Horror of a Nearly Invisible Squid

Researchers recently captured video of a glass squid in the wild.
Eric Grundhauser August 29, 2017
science

Meet the Bipes: Lizards With Only Two Legs

You're forgiven for thinking they look like earthworms.
Kelsey Kennedy August 17, 2017
video wonders

The Ancient Glass-Blowing Technique That Was Kept Secret for Centuries

For protection, Venetian glassmakers were banned from leaving the city.
Michael Waters August 4, 2017
video wonders

This Unusual 1948 PSA Depicts a World Without Paper

Get used to eating rice directly out of your pocket.
Michael Waters August 3, 2017
Wingtip vortices, 1990.
science

Watch a Swirly, Colorful NASA Vortex Test From the '70s

Wingtip vortices are pretty trippy.
Michael Waters July 24, 2017
art

The Artist Who Creates Portraits With a Clothing Iron

See a face in that tulle? It's not just you.
Michael Waters July 21, 2017
video wonders

The Family That Lives With Bees

They've shared a home for 12 years.
Michael Waters July 20, 2017
architecture

A Parthenon of Banned Books, Built at a Former Book-Burning Site

A replica of the Greek structure has been constructed out of forbidden titles.
Michael Waters July 19, 2017
art

This Moving Light Fixture Mimics a Blooming Flower

Its actions parallel the process of "nyctinasty."
Michael Waters July 18, 2017
video

What Your Zodiac Sign Says About You, According to a 1930s Astrologer

Hey Geminis: Stop using the phone so volubly.
Michael Waters July 14, 2017
festivals

Video Captures a Gorgeous Chinese Lavender Bloom

Huocheng County celebrates the blossoms with an annual festival.
Michael Waters July 13, 2017
Autogyro tested to deliver the mail in Washington, D.C., 1938
technology

When the U.S. Postal Service Used Gyrocopters to Deliver the Mail

The flying machines hopped from roof to roof of post offices.
Michael Waters July 10, 2017