A team of astrophysicists have made an exciting however complex discovery a mere 170 light years away. In their own words , it’s “the first evidence of a water-rich rocky planetary body” outside of our own solar system to have evidence of water. It’s the “rocky” bit that makes it Earth-like. Read more…
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Scientists Found the Remains of a Water-Covered Earth-Like Planet
Ikea furniture names are often full of umlauts and improbable double consonants. I’ve been told that the names are Swedish—and I have no choice but to believe this, because I don’t speak Swedish. Come to think of it, they sort of resemble the names of another fantastical Scandinavian export: Death Metal. Read more…
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Can You Tell These Ikea Products and Death Metal Bands Apart?
Getting to one destination and then having to input your next destination manually? Who has the time? Years of your life have been wasted with this arduous task. But now, finally (or, rather, once again) you can add multiple destinations all at once in Google Maps. Read more…
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Google Maps Adds Multiple Destinations, Events, and Reservations
There’s no denying that China doesn’t have the best record when it comes to urban planning and development, particularly in regards to real estate —and their most recent blunder is a doozy. Thanks to some poor planning and (presumably poor) communication, China accidentally built a brand new set of modern apartments right in the middle of an eight-lane highway. Your very own permanent, honking sound soother. Read more…
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China Accidentally Built a Housing Complex in the Middle of a Highway
Fifth Element director Luc Besson doesn’t exactly want to make a sequel to his famous space opera — but another film, in the same vein and with the same ideas. Which he would direct. Read more…
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Luc Besson still wants to make another Fifth Element
Last week, NASA set its LADEE spacecraft blazing on a course to the Moon. While the launch was visible from much of the East Coast , those spectators nearest the VA launchpad were afforded the most breathtaking views . One amphibious Virginian, in particular, was especially moved by the spectacle. Read more…
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Spot the unlucky frog in this photo of last week’s NASA rocket launch
About a year ago we told you about Migaloo , the only documented white humpback whale in the world. Unfortunately, the only pictures we had were grainy and taken from a low angle. So just wait until you get a load of these new photos. Read more…
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These rare photos of Migaloo the albino humpback whale are astonishing
As if summer 2015 wasn’t already looking overloaded with huge movies, now there’s one more. The fourth Jurassic Park movie, now titled Jurassic World , is coming out June 12, 2015 . Colin Trevorrow ( Safety Not Guaranteed ) is officially directing from a script he co-wrote with Safety co-writer Derek Connolly. Read more…
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Jurassic Park IV renamed Jurassic World, and it’s coming in June 2015
Scientists working in the Lukina Jama–Trojama cave in Croatia — one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world — have unearthed a completely new species of snail that’s adorned with a beautifully shaped, dome-like translucent shell. Read more…
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A translucent snail has been found in one of the world’s deepest caves