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A 4-Second Intense Workout Can Kickstart Your Metabolism
The New York Times writes about a new study that shows just four seconds of intense physical activity can jumpstart your metabolism and override the hours of sitting all day.
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A Computer Made This Sauce
And with the twist of a cap, food may never be the same again. IBM's supercomputer, Watson, can cook.
Copenhagen’s Floating Islands Take Shape
Designed by Marshall Blecher and Studio Fokstrot, these small floating islands will soon inhabit the Copenhagen harbor.
One Bright Spot During the Coronavirus: Global Carbon Emissions Have Fallen
If there's one bright spot during this strange, turbulent time of global coronavirus pandemic, it's this: Carbon emissions worldwide have fallen dramatically in the last few weeks, leading to cleaner, clearer skies, and healthier air for all.
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Living With Microplastics, A Series
Sweet Sneak Studio has a photo series where plastic inhabits our everyday items, from a pint of beer to a sushi roll.
Madagascar’s Stone Forest
Madagascar's Stone Forest is an otherworldly and beautiful place, filled with razor sharp rock formations.
Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin’s Images of Earth from the Space Station
Russian Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin has some of the most time spent aboard the space station, and here are some of his amazing photos of Earth.
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Incredible New Close-Up Images of the Sun Show Striking Detail
No one on Earth has ever seen the sun in as much detail or depth before today's images that were released. Taken by the brand new 4-meter Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawai’i, they give us a stunning view of our …
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Pangaia Clothing’s New Puffer Jackets Use Wildflowers in Place of Down
Flower Down? It's a new one to us. But Pangaia has spent the last ten years researching and perfecting the method, which is an eco-friendly and humane alternative to using goose or duck feathers.
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Gorgeous Snapshots of Earth From Space
Thanks to the magic of Landsat satellites that are whizzing around overhead, we can see snapshots of our fragile planet from above, showcasing a range of dazzling landscapes.
This Incredible Image of the Moon Is Made Up of 100,000 Photos
It's amazing what such dedication to a craft can produce, and photographer Andrew McCarthy shows us just how far that talent can take you. The image of our moon, below, was patiently stitched together from 100,000 photos.
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Dead Musicians Reborn as Onstage Holograms
Even after a musician dies, their music lives on for generations, sometimes becoming more popular posthumously. Now, with the advent of holographic technology, that artist can perform onstage, long after they've left this world.
Fantasy Fungi
The world of fungi and mushrooms is largely undiscovered, it’s breadth and depth so massive that we have only categorized around half of the species on the planet. Mushrooms come in all shapes and sizes, some of them so alien looking they …