Video Of The Week - A Festival Dedicated To Internet Cat Videos!
On Saturday May 11th, six thousand cat lovers and their felines gathered in downtown Oakland to participate in the city’s first Internet Cat Video Festival. The block par...
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2013 Gumball 3000 Rally Lineup Includes Street Legal Batmobile!
On May 18th, 2013, over 120 exotic cars will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark to participate in the Gumball 3000 Rally, a 3,000-mile trek that will take them across 13 count...
Peddler's Creamery Uses Human Power To Churn Out Delicious Ice Cream
There are thousands of artisanal ice cream shops that churn out delicious organic frozen treats everywhere. So what makes Los Angeles based Peddler's Creamery so special?...
The $20 Billion Dollar Day That We Call Mother's Day
Tomorrow is Mother's Day, which means that you will probably spend the morning toiling in the kitchen making a scrumptious breakfast and serving it to her along with some...
Europe's Largest Sand Dune Continues To Make Inroads
If you happen to be anywhere near the coastal town of La Teste-de-Buch in France, you will see an astonishing sight - One that may make you think you are in the Sahara De...
Introducing, The World's Smallest Movie Stars . . Atoms
On Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, a group of nanophysicists from tech giant IBM unveiled their first production - A Boy And His Atom. However, the one-minute blockbuster that...
Plants 'Thrive' Next To Friendly Neighbors And Trees 'Gasp' For Water? Interesting!
The fact that plants do not live a passive life has been known for sometime now. In 2012, a team of researchers led by Professor Nick Smirnoff from The University of Exet...
Abandoned Lion, Tiger And Hyena Cubs Form Unusual Bond
In the wild, lions, tigers and striped hyenas are fierce competitors, all seeking out the same prey and often even stealing each other's kills! But don't tell that to the...
May Is National Inventors Month
May is National Inventors Month, which means it's time to celebrate the innovators, tinkerers and creative thinkers that have enhanced our quality of life with their bril...
Video Of The Week - Kinetic Sculpture Balanced On A Single Feather
What can you balance on a mere feather? Hardly anything, unless it is in the expert hands of Maedir Eugster. The balance artist recently used one as a base for an entire...
A School Cafeteria With No Chicken Fingers Or Meatballs? Hmm . .
Unless you are a vegetarian, the concept of a cafeteria with no meat, probably evokes images of broccoli (eww) and spinach (yuck). However, ask the kids at Active Learnin...
Coming Soon - A Smart Phone That Curls Up!
Cell phones have sure come a long way since the first 2.5 lb monster was unveiled just 40 years ago. Thanks to innovative companies like Apple Inc., we have evolved from...
If You Can Build It (On Minecraft), You Can Print It (in 3D)
Here's some great news for all of you that have constructed virtual worlds on Minecraft - You can now bring them to life in 3D, thanks to Printcraft, the world's first mu...
NASA's 20th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race Is A Roaring Success
On April 26th, 2013, 89 school and colleges teams from 23 US States, Puerto Rico, Canada, India, Germany, Russia and Mexico, gathered at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center...
Hate Doing Laundry? You Are Going To Love This Shirt!
Given that most of the work is done by machines, doing laundry is relatively effortless. Yet, most people hate the chore with a passion, which is probably why this new sh...
Even Saturn Gets Hit By Hurricanes!
Here's some news that may make those of you dreading the upcoming hurricane season, feel a tad better - Even Saturn gets hit with them! Except in the case of the ringed-p...
The Countdown To Free Comic Book Day Has Begun!
Attention all comic book lovers! Saturday May 4th, 2013, is Free Comic Book Day! Yes, that means you can get one (or more) free comic book(s) by simply visiting a partici...
Video(s) Of The Week - In Celebration Of YouTube's Eighth Birthday!
We have all become so reliant on YouTube for things ranging from tutorials to cooking tips and of course, entertainment, it appears as though the video-sharing site has b...
40,000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Crumples A Day After Completion
The 40,000 piece hand-cut jigsaw puzzle that beautifully depicted the scenes from Queen's Royal Jubilee celebration was definitely a work fit for royalty . . . Until, it...
Will The World's Newest Lightest Material Be Instrumental In Cleaning Up Toxic Oil Spills?
It weighs less than air and is extremely strong, yet flexible enough to bounce back to its original shape, after being compressed. And, it does not float away either, bec...
Humpback Whales Share New Hunting Techniques
It is a well-documented fact that humpback whales gather their prey by creating 'bubble nets'- that is, blow bubbles underwater to confuse shoals of fish and cause them t...
World's Most Endangered Language Is Spoken By Only Two People Who Don't Talk To Each Other!
Though there are about 400 languages from all over the world that are in danger of disappearing completely, Zoque-Ayapaneco, an indigenous Mexican language is considered...
Four Year-Old Huckleberry Is World's 'Most Beautiful Bulldog'
On Monday, April 22nd, 47 drooling, wrinkle-skinned bulldogs convened inside Drake University's athletic field house with one purpose in mind - To be crowned the 'World's...
Timely Measures Almost Repair The Ozone 'Hole' - Can The Same Be Done For Global Warming?
On February 8th 2013, scientists from European Space Agency (ESA) announced that their weather satellite that is equipped with an instrument specifically designed to sens...