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Scientists Recreate 25-Year Old Freak Wave in a Laboratory for the First Time
For the past 25 years, scientists have struggled to explain how large and unexpected waves are created.
Watch This Adorable Robot Write Poems on the Beach
’Poet on the Shore’ takes input from its surroundings and uses it to generate ephemeral poetry in the sand.
Behold, the Almighty Power of Trudeaumania in Europe
Bigger than Jesus and Oasis and The Beatles COMBINED? Hell yes.
Blame Your Coffee Addiction on Your Genes
A team of scientists has discovered what appears to be a connection between coffee consumption and one oddly specific genetic variation.
Dune Meets Psychedelic VR in a New Immersive Art Experience
Artist Jess Johnson joins forces with video maker Simon Ward to put on this trippy exhibition.
Paleontologists Discover Rare Footprints of Massive Dinosaurs in Scotland
”Looking at the mad jumble of tracks it looks like a dance floor, like a dinosaur disco.”
Why Researchers Are Spending £177,088 and Three Years Studying Deep-Fried Mars Bars
Headed up by The Wellcome Project and researchers at the University of Edinburgh, the study investigates the “history of the current stereotype of the Scottish diet”—namely, the deep-fried Mars bar.
Future Ice Cream Might Not Melt Thanks to One of Japan's Weirdest Foods
Researchers have figured out how to use natto—the much-reviled dish of gooey fermented soybeans—to make ice cream unmeltable.
Here's Why Alaska's Wildfires Are Really Bad News for Everyone
The state has already had its fifth worst wildfire season, and scientists worry about what impact the blazes are having on Alaska's carbon-rich permafrost.