Back in Medieval times, people didn’t have access to information and science like we do today. Be that as it may, it’s a little insane to see the mistakes and misconceptions that were so common back then. Sure, maybe they didn’t have Internet (in fact, they couldn’t have had many books, either). But it’s hard […]
Since you were a child, you probably have accepted the fact that animals migrate. Birds fly south during the winter and salmon swim upstream so that they can spawn. No big deal, right? Well, when you see these magnificent natural phenomena with your own eyes, you’ll realize it’s a bigger deal than you could ever […]
There are so many places in the world that will blow your mind, it’s hard to keep track of them all. Canyons, waterfalls, cities and forests all have the power to reduce your legs to jelly and make you start writing romantic novels. No matter just how many there are in existence, we did our […]
As if he hadn’t done enough to get the public at large interested in space with his zero-gravity version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”(video below), Col. Chris Hadfield has released a book of photographs taken from the international space station called You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes, published by Little Brown. These photos […]
Personally, I’ve always thought it would be cool to be a neon orange human. Now, I know that’s never going to happen. (That kind of thing is impossible right?) Strange color mutations and variations is actually possible for many creatures. In the animal kingdom, genetic mutations that result in pigment changes are actually fairly common. […]
Ever watch the show How It’s Made? I usually turn it on with the ultimate goal of taking a good nap. Yet there is something cool about watching things we see every day come together. Luckily, these Internet GIFs exists so you don’t have to fast forward through the boring parts of the assembly. You can just […]
Summer 2014 has been weird and scary as hell. Pretty much every part of the country is experiencing some sort of severe weather – from tornadoes, wildfires, and droughts, to deadly storms in the northeast and midwest. Of course the logical question to ask now is, “are we nearing the end of days?” Probably… and […]
Professional skier Peter Oswald expected to have a normal day when he travelled to New Zealand’s Hector Mountains for a photo shoot. Or at least as normal of a day one can have where someone takes pictures of you flying down a mountain on two thin planks. He would not, in fact, have a normal […]
During your day-to-day life, you can get pretty wrapped up in yourself. You can forget to feed your cats or neglect to call your mother on her birthday. We think our lives are just about us. Well when you read through the images below… you’ll either think you’re totally insignificant, or it’ll reaffirm your belief […]
Last week Chicago resident, and videographer Craig Shimala was working on a time lapse video of a particularly nasty storm over the city. What he managed to film was a rare occurrence: Chicago’s three tallest buildings the Willis Tower, Trump Tower, and the John Hancock Building all being struck by lightning at the same time. In the […]