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Super-Fashionable Zoo Animals And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Plus the world's largest Rubik's cube mural, Peeps astronauts and more

By Shaunacy Ferro and Colin Lecher Posted 03.29.2013 at 11:00 am 0 Comments

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People With Origami Faces And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Plus the world's largest inflatable envelope, an extremely toothy fish and more

By Shaunacy Ferro and Colin Lecher Posted 03.22.2013 at 10:00 am 4 Comments

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War In Infrared And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Plus tiny Star Wars art, a self-healing microchip and more

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 03.15.2013 at 10:00 am 11 Comments

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A Shattered-Glass Dog And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including robot elephants, a 42-wheel BMW concept, and more

By Shaunacy Ferro and Colin Lecher Posted 02.08.2013 at 6:00 pm 0 Comments

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Science

11 Surreal Works Of Art Inspired By Space

Collaborative art installation Space Odyssey 2.0 takes a look at what science means to art today. And you know what that means? Space geese.

By Colin Lecher Posted 02.06.2013 at 3:00 pm 1 Comment

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Gadgets

7 Gifts For The Gamer On Your List, Whether Or Not You Game

Retro games make thoughtful gifts. So do new games. So do things that aren't related to games at all. Here's a few ideas to get you started.

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.21.2012 at 11:00 am 3 Comments

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Science

An Orange-Powered Battery And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a futuristic skiing dome design, a fingernail-sized octopus, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.16.2012 at 6:14 pm 8 Comments

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Technology

Futuristic Photo Booth 3-D Prints Your Portrait

A new exhibit in Japan will scan visitors, then turn that data into 3-D printed representations. Here's a look at some of those portraits. (via Spoon & Tamago)

By Colin Lecher Posted 11.14.2012 at 5:00 pm 0 Comments

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Science

Archive Gallery: A Century of Weather Control

Fighting hail with chemicals, combatting tornadoes with computers, and other weather-battling techniques from the PopSci archive

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.29.2012 at 1:00 pm 1 Comment

Ever since we left prayers to the rain gods behind, we've been looking to science to solve our weather dilemmas. Not just to discover where a storm will hit, but how to stop it from hitting at all.

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Science

A Trampoline Bridge Design And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Plus: A meteor soaring over California, a beautiful aerial view of Greenland's coast, an artist going fully digital, and more amazing photos and illustrations.

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.19.2012 at 3:10 pm 6 Comments

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Science

13 Of The Year's Most Stunning Wildlife Photos

Up close with a Japanese macaque, a look at a menacing Florida alligator, and more great shots from the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Competition

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.18.2012 at 2:05 pm 3 Comments

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Technology

12 Beautiful Photos Of Google's (Problematic) Data Centers

They're gorgeous images, published with convenient timing.

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.17.2012 at 11:45 am 7 Comments

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Science

11 Unbelievable Microscopic Images From Nikon's 2012 Small World Competition

Every year, Nikon's Small World contest rounds up the best in microscopic images, taken by scientists and artists alike. Here are our 11 favorites from this year.

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.17.2012 at 9:00 am 2 Comments

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Science

Archive Gallery: Fire Safety With PopSci

Fight fire with fire science. And fear the fire demons.

By Krislyn Placide Posted 10.12.2012 at 3:25 pm 4 Comments

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Science

Oceans Built On Tabletops And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

A social media life-vest, a building shaped like a bad acid trip, an abstract look at volcanoes, and more of our favorite images from this week

By Colin Lecher Posted 10.05.2012 at 3:23 pm 3 Comments

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