The story behind the new Terry Pratchett audiobooks - my all time favorite author. Can't wait to hear them! YT: This documentary follows Penguin Audio's ambitious project of turning the entire Discworld... continue reading

posted by Zawash 2 months ago • 22 views • 21:33

Daffy Duck for President is a children's book, published by Warner Bros. and the United States Postal Service in 1997 to coincide with the release of the first Bugs Bunny U.S. postage stamp. The book... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 months 3 weeks ago • 100 views • 4:32

Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 3 weeks ago • 17 views • 6:56

When a theory makes a prediction that disagrees with an experimental test, sometimes it means we should throw the theory away. But what if that theory has otherwise produced the most successful predictions... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months 1 week ago • 436 views • 12:36

The scorching temperatures destroyed a major portion of the cherry crop in the Columbia Gorge and beyond just as it was ready for harvest. Many other crops are seeing similar failures across the West... continue reading

posted by newtboy 11 months 4 weeks ago • 139 views • 2:46

From Youtube, "Do you like driving, potentially not having a rent bill, and don't mind living at truck stops? Then driving a truck might be for you! Contributor Jon K. shares a day in the life of being... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 64 views • 7:06

YouTube description: If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to life before he went on to... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 9 months ago • 424 views • 4:58

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 11 months ago • 922 views • 7:59

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 981 views • 2:32

In this episode of Forgotten Failures, I take a look back at the long forgotten TV spinoff of "Blazing Saddles". This sitcom tried to capture the humor and success of the film that inspired it but would... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 12 months ago • 938 views • 7:36

Another Republican based anti-Trump group has started producing commercials. At this rate, the Democrats can just hold onto their campaign funds, the Republicans are doing better at selling Democrats... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years ago • 44 views • 1:11

From Youtube, "The launch of SpaceX's DM-2 mission taking NASA astronauts to the Space Station was the culmination of years of development, and more importantly years of political and management decisions... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 weeks ago • 44 views • 15:55

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 68 views • 2:46

https://youtu.be/vfWUorR8D60 Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 1 week ago • 568 views • 10:04

Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 876 views • 3:16

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. (via digg.com)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 1,016 views • 7:10

YouTube description: Citheronia regalis is a giant silk moth...though these don't actually produce silk, which is why it's better to go by their family name saturniidae. Citheronia regalis actually... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,000 views • 3:59

Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far) Produced in... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 445 views • 10:54

"Behavior of mice aboard the International Space Station 20 female mice were transported to the International Space Station by SpaceX CRS-4 Dragon spacecraft. On NASA’s Rodent Habitat, the mice engaged... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 14 views • 3:42

Mazda's screaming 4-rotor 787B She's a thirsty girl, but produces nearly twice the output of piston engines of the same displacement, and manages to be reliable.

posted by newtboy 3 years 3 months ago • 172 views • 7:51