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The New ISS Mascot: This Incredibly Cute Camera Drone

(via mental_floss) There’s a new resident of the International Space Station, and it’s definitely the cutest one there. The JEM

(via mental_floss) For all the efforts to find another inhabitable planet orbiting a distant star, it might surprise you to

July 24, 2017July 21, 2017 0 Comments discovery

(via Atlas Obscura) Jude Sparks wasn’t looking for fossils; he was running around with his brothers on a desert walk. He

(via Harvard Business Week) Don’t feel bad if you haven’t spent much time considering cellophane. It’s deliberately transparent, after all. You’re

(via Atlas Obscura) For centuries, the average home had windows, but not necessarily glass covering those windows—in part, because glass

(via Great Big Story) In the competitive world of hot pepper breeding, one man is smoking the competition. Meet “Smokin’”

(via Amusing Planet) In the summer of 1858, Londoners found themselves in the middle of a big stinking problem. For

(via Discover) This year is the 48th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the first time humans walked on

(via Atlas Obscura) The plastic straw is a simple invention with relatively modest value: For a few moments, the device

July 13, 2017July 10, 2017 0 Comments history

(via War History Online) “Old Ironsides”, the USS Constitution, has been through it all and lived to tell about it

(via Great Big Story) Florida dairy farmer Ed Henderson has been playing the trombone since elementary school. And these days

July 12, 2017July 10, 2017 0 Comments solar

(via Popular Mechanics) Solar power is rapidly becoming cheaper and more efficient, and not just for utility companies. Many homeowners