The 25 funniest GIFs of animals being jerks.
More and more people continue to come forth to state positively that extraterrestrials are visiting the earth, and perhaps are living here, too.
Nigella Sativa was said by the prophet Mohammed to be “a remedy for all diseases except death.” Also known as black cumin, the seeds and oils of this plant strengthen the immune system and thereby treat a wide range of illnesses.
Take a look at electron microscope photographs of self-assembling nanoflowers that are as beautiful as they are tiny. The colors are artificial, whatever that means. Aren’t the nanoflowers themselves artificial?
Artist Lorenzo Duran makes intricate illustrations and designs by cutting leaves.
What would you think if you found a machine from ancient Greece that looked like it had been made in the present day? Take a look at the antikythera machine.
Meet the clever cat who opens five doors in a row to go outside.
[via: CBS News]
As if kids don’t spend enough time on cell phones these days, now one of them, 18-year-old Eesah Khare, has invented a way to charge a cell phone battery in 20-30 seconds. Eesah was runner up at the International Science and Technology Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Her 17-year-old co-runner up, Henry Wanjune, figured out new ways to measure dark matter and energy in space. So who won? A 19-year-old Romanian, Gorden E. Moore who created a low-cost artificial intelligence that can drive vehicles. Kids!
When it comes to rice cake pounding nobody does it better than the Japanese. If you don’t believe me, take a look.
10 interesting futuristic materials. The best insulator is also the lowest density solid, aerogel. Also, nanotubes, metamaterials, amorphous metal, and so on. With all the fancy stuff we humans can do wouldn’t you think we’d be better able to solve our problems?
