"Fallen Astronaut" Left On The Moon
Many lives were lost while humanity endeavored to reach the stars. This memorial was placed on the surface of the moon in their memory.
Many lives were lost while humanity endeavored to reach the stars. This memorial was placed on the surface of the moon in their memory.
It’s strange to see the Red Planet as a Blue Marble. Continents and seas take shape, familiar and yet alien.
Of course, “affair” would imply consent, something Zeus wasn’t a fan of. This interactive infographic shows off how far the king of gods’ seed spread throughout Greek mythology.
A galaxy far, far away looks awfully familiar. In Star Wars And History, historical scholars compare Lucas’s universe to our own.
How did tech’s most influential people tweet four, five, and six years ago? Let’s take a little trip into Twitter’s memory hole.
A Japanese phone maker’s journey through every cell phone trend in history, from two-tone LCDs and big buttons to full-color touchscreens and 4G Internet. From NTT Docomo and Designboom.
We look at photos of 10 New York City street corners and show that in the big city, some things change and some things stay the same. Check out the first round here.
Poetry, chess, journalism, and dictatorship: the building blocks of cat history.
“The Laughing Philosopher.”
And two it can. Bad news everyone, DNA has a half-life of 521 years so no Dinotopia future for us.
“These were the greatest bathtimes of our lives.” -Bob Dylan
Don’t let Cyber Bullies get you down. Also, leave yourself a little mystery in this age of social media.
Remember your first iPod??
Ah, 1997.
Our mental image of many famous historical figures is typically one of them late in life, only after they achieved widespread recognition for their deeds. To counter that, here are portraits of history’s notables when they were children or young men and women.
A speech was prepared by Nixon’s speechwriter William Safire in case of a tragedy that, thankfully, never occurred.
We can all breathe a sigh of relief, because after many failed relationships, our beloved Jennifer Aniston seems to have found the one! Or, errr…the second one! She and boyfriend Justin Theroux got engaged this weekend. But before we forget about all the previous guys she’s dated, let’s take a look back.
Time marches inexorably forward. The guys at XKCD help drive home the fact we’re all going to die. Let’s go have ice cream…shots.
Every August 1st, the people of Warsaw, Poland pay homage to 200,000 of the fallen during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against Germany.
We’ve come a long way from t-shirts and shorts.
These set photos manage to add even more to the movie magic.
For Science! Ah, the carefree days of early nuclear testing, before we realized how incredibly dangerous it was in the long term.
New evidence shows Ryan Reynolds has loved dogs since at least 1996.
Remember when there was a social network in every niche and cranny? Even for fake boobs? A walk through some of the wilder ghost towns left on the web.
We look at photos of 10 New York City street corners and show that in the big city, some things change and some things stay the same.
Here are all the things you’ve been told are true, but absolutely aren’t. Knowledge is power!
Futurama comes back tonight (hooray!) and to celebrate here’s a massive heaping of some of the show’s nerdiest trivia!
The entire world would shut down without it.
No professional position, aside from perhaps police officer and horny pizza delivery boy, is more frequently misrepresented in film than archaeologist. Turns out archeology is somehow MORE terrifying than movies led us to believe.
Short answer: Not anymore. The long answer: Once upon a time, being presented with the key to the city served a real function…