Category: Science

‘Big John’, the World’s Biggest Triceratops Sold at Auction for Nearly $8 Million

Moss And Fog October 22, 2021

It's fair to say that Big John will be the ultimate conversation piece, when it is (carefully) installed at its new owner's home.

Marvelous Mold, Fabulous Fungus

Moss And Fog September 24, 2021

These hyper-vibrant moldscapes are the work of Dasha Plesen, combining paint, food, cultures and bacteria to create Petri dish masterpieces.

Nature in Super Close-Up – Beautiful Colored Micrographs

Moss And Fog September 23, 2021

The natural world is all around us, but only some of it is visible to the naked eye. An entire new world opens up to us through the beauty of …

Colossal Plans to Bring The Wooly Mammoth Back to Life

Moss And Fog September 16, 2021

Colossal Laboratories aims to bring the Wooly Mammoth back to life, more than 3,700 years since it last walked the earth.

Satellite Imagery Shows the Dramatic Extent of Power Outages in New Orleans After Hurricane Ida

Moss And Fog September 3, 2021

Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the city of New Orleans recently, causing significant damage to the entire power grid in the area.

Mind Bending Fractals With Infinitely Complex Shapes

Moss And Fog August 31, 2021

Fractals exist everywhere in nature, creating infinite, mind-bending patterns that are even stranger than a casual glance may show.

Top Nine Deepest Lakes in the World

Moss And Fog August 2, 2021

We found ourselves wondering what lakes in the world might be the very deepest, and what might await us in the dark confines of the deep?

Nature Blows Our Minds Again With Sighting of Rare Glass Octopus

Moss And Fog July 17, 2021

Even if we do discover aliens on a distant planet someday, would they look as otherworldly as this amazing creature?

Another Dose of Positive Headlines from Beautiful News Daily

Moss And Fog June 3, 2021

We've shared some of the uplifting, positive stories that Beautiful News Daily publishes, and we figured it was time for another round.

Otherworldly Glow Worms in the Caves of New Zealand

Moss And Fog May 25, 2021

Waitomo’s Ruakuri Cave in New Zealand holds some otherworldly sights in the form of glowing worms that hang from the roof of the cave walls.

Designer Imagines Future SpaceX Travel Card

Moss And Fog May 18, 2021

Imagining future space travel is fun, especially when companies like SpaceX seem to be bringing us so much closer to the possibility of visiting our solar system.

Levitating Moon Lamp For the Space Lover in Your Life

Moss And Fog May 15, 2021

Levitating Moon Lamp For the Space Lover in Your Life

Waterlight Uses Only Seawater To Bring Light to Rural Communities Without Electricity

Moss And Fog April 23, 2021

WaterLight is a remarkable device, a portable lantern able to turn seawater into light for communities without access to electricity.

NASA’s Ingenuity Drone Helicopter Makes First Interplanetary Liftoff

Moss And Fog April 19, 2021

The little guy did it! Ingenuity made its first test flight on the surface of Mars.

Sway Is Working to Use Seaweed Material to Replace Single Use Plastic

Moss And Fog April 2, 2021

Sway is a new materials company looking to replace single-use plastic with seaweed based products.

Underwater Film Shows Animals and Sea Life Becoming the Actual Plastic that Pollutes It

Moss And Fog March 25, 2021

In this poignant and tragic short film The Beauty, we see ocean scenes where the sea life is becoming the plastic that pollutes it.

Here’s a Very, Very Close Up View of Your Cloth Mask

Moss And Fog March 23, 2021

Scientists and researchers wanted to know what actually happens when you wear a cloth face mask. So, they put various masks under a scanning electron microscope.

Adobe’s New ‘Super Resolution’ Can Double a Photo’s Sharpness and Quality

Moss And Fog March 15, 2021

While it's not quite up to Hollywood's silly level, Adobe's new Super Resolution tool can double an image's clarity and quality using A.I.

Urban Sun Hopes to Make Public Spaces Virus Free By Using Far-UVC Light

Moss And Fog March 8, 2021

Ever the inventor, Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde has created something called Urban Sun, an elevated light that is meant to disinfect public spaces of airborne Covid-19.

Impressive 3D Simulation Showing the Way the Virus Moves in a Classroom

Moss And Fog March 1, 2021

The New York Times has an impressive set of simulations that explores the way the virus can move in a classroom.

Explore Mars’ Stunning Surface in Anticipation of This Week’s Rover Landing

Moss And Fog February 16, 2021

This Thursday, February 18, NASA will attempt to land a large rover on the surface of Mars, after a seven month journey to the Red Planet.

An Eggless Egg Made from Mung Beans

Moss And Fog February 9, 2021

Just is a company that has an egg-alternative made from mung beans, promising to replace your daily scramble.

Could Lab Grown Wood Help Solve the Deforestation Problem?

Moss And Fog January 28, 2021

Scientists are exploring if wood can be grown in a lab, potentially improving the way we use natural resources.

A Solar Coating Made From Food Waste Turns Every Window Into a Power Generating Surface

Moss And Fog December 1, 2020

A new solar film invention captures UV light particles, and can be applied to any existing window.

Nine Amazing Facts About Redwoods

Moss And Fog November 23, 2020

Redwood trees aren't just the tallest on the planet, they're smart, fascinating, and full of wonder.

Timelapse Videos Show How Much Our Houseplants Move in a Day

Moss And Fog November 17, 2020

Thanks to some handy time-lapse video, we see that houseplants are actually quite active, stretching, bending, twirling and moving throughout the day.