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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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A Stunning Painting Done In A Petri Dish And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Plus a "Space Invader" spotted by NASA, the latest Lamborghini, futuristic Soviet art, and more!

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 03.08.2013 at 11:00 am 0 Comments

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Insanely Life-Like Sculptures Of Giants And More Amazing Images From This Week

Plus a water-purifying billboard, landscape photos made from landfills, the most twee-tastic gadget ever, and more

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 03.01.2013 at 4:00 pm 2 Comments

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Technology

Jackets Grown From Bacteria And 10 More Feats Of Bio-Engineering

William Myers' Bio Design explores the intersection of design and biology.

By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.31.2013 at 12:00 pm 1 Comment

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A Robot Lumberjack And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a beautiful photo made by a beer can, BMW's slick new bobsled, and more

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.25.2013 at 6:30 pm 2 Comments

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Science

NASA Sends Mona Lisa To The Moon Via Laser

A new way of communicating with far-away objects

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.18.2013 at 10:06 am 3 Comments

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Self-Portraits In Mid-Fall And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a shark in utero, the videogame memorabilia world record holder, and more

By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.11.2013 at 6:10 pm 2 Comments

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Mathematical Snow Art And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a gigantic airship, an abandoned Soviet theme park, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.04.2013 at 6:04 pm 1 Comment

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Science

The Greatest Science Photos Of The Year

From an explosion on the sun to creatures from the depths of the ocean, we assemble our favorite pics from 2012.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.28.2012 at 5:00 pm 7 Comments

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Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears, And More Amazing Images Of The Week

Plus: a river that flows through a volcano, an old-timey package mysteriously addressed to Indiana Jones, NASA's cartoonish new spacesuit and more.

By Dan Nosowitz Posted 12.21.2012 at 5:00 pm 2 Comments

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This Week In The Future: Fish On Land, Wolves In The Sky

In the future, the great Pixel Wolves Of The Sky will look down below on the mutated fish. The wolves will be hungry but also weirded out.

By Baarbarian Posted 12.14.2012 at 6:57 pm 1 Comment

This Week In The Future, December 10-14, 2012

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Science

A Nest Made For People And Other Amazing Photos Of The Week

Including surreal pictures of food, a rarely seen "singing" dog, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.14.2012 at 6:30 pm 4 Comments

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Science

How Many Model Rockets Would You Need To Get To Space? [Infographic]

A lot of them! And that's just if you know how to stack them for optimal use.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.14.2012 at 1:00 pm 16 Comments

XKCD Explains What We've All Been Wondering About Model Rockets

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A Face Made From Dismembered Dolls And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Plus: a chandelier made from thousands of acrylic gummy bears, a homemade "wormhole," and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.07.2012 at 6:00 pm 4 Comments

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New Microscopy Technique Gets Close Enough To See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds

A one-atom-wide probe scans a molecule to get the view.

By Amber Williams Posted 12.07.2012 at 3:00 pm 3 Comments

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