Why These Whales Are ‘Standing’ In the Ocean
One photographer captured a rare glimpse of what it looks like when whales snooze. When one of the largest animals in the ocean takes a …
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Henry Ford’s Hemp Car Nearly a century ago, Henry Ford created a revolutionary car using hemp plastic and hemp fuel.
“Why use up the forests, which were centuries in the making, and the mines, which required ages to lay down, if we can get the …
Pi (π) Ancient Babylonians calculated area of a circle by taking 3 times. Why?
Pi (π) has been known for almost 4000 years, but even if we calculated number of seconds in those 4000 years and calculated π to …
Egypt animal mummies showcased at Saqqara near Cairo
A large cache of mummified animals found in an ancient Egyptian necropolis have been displayed for the first time near the capital Cairo. Archaeologists discovered …
A Prehistory of Scientific Racism
The author of “Whiteness” traces the evolution of race as a social and political instrument, from its beginnings in ancient hierarchies through European colonial expansion …
The 1949 DAF-Domburg Bus: The Drawer Style Engine Bay That Helped the Mechanics Do Maintenance
DAF Trucks is a renowned Dutch truck manufacturer with its headquarters and manufacturing facility situated in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. Among the noteworthy and renowned …
The Corryvreckan Whirlpool: Nature’s Ferocious Vortex
The Corryvreckan Whirlpool: Nature’s Ferocious Vortex Tucked between the rugged islands of Jura and Scarba off Scotland’s west coast, the Corryvreckan whirlpool is a natural …
2,800-year-old Ukrainian burial reveals an eternal bond
The wife who made the ultimate sacrifice for a 3,000-year loving embrace: Man and woman found together in Ukrainian grave after she was buried ALIVE …
Unveiling the Petrified Tree Stumps of Petrified Forest National Park
Tucked away in the vibrant deserts of northeastern Arizona, Petrified Forest National Park is a geological time capsule, home to one of the world’s most …
New Burrowing Dinosaur Species May Have Perished in a ‘Cretaceous Pompeii’-Like Eruption
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of burrowing dinosaur that likely met its end during a catastrophic volcanic eruption, possibly while sheltering inside its underground …