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Ocean Innovations
There are currently five offshore plastic accumulation zones spread across Earth’s oceans, the largest of which is known as the Great...
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Jan 17, 20213 min read
O' Christmas Tree
No Christmas tree is complete without a set of twinkling lights. An estimated 150 million light sets are sold each year, and in the U.S....
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Dec 20, 20203 min read
Kailasa Temple
If you’ve ever visited the ruins of an ancient city or monument, it’s hard to not stand in awe of our ancestors’ architectural abilities....
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Dec 6, 20202 min read
Origami Robots
Tiny origami robots are making serious strides in biotech. If you’re picturing miniature paper storks marching through an intestinal...
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Oct 25, 20202 min read
The Nobel Prize
Awards season may have been cancelled this year but luckily we still had the Nobel Prize to look forward to. Before we talk about the...
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Oct 18, 20203 min read
The Ghost Army
Some pretty bonkers sh*t went down in WWII and we’re not just talking about The Night Witches. It's no secret that during the war both...
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Oct 11, 20202 min read
YKK
In 1851, the inventor of the sewing machine - Elias Howe, Jr. - patented the Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure device. AKA, the...
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Oct 4, 20202 min read
Takes Ritual Skins
The concept of the “address” is younger than you probably think. Numbering buildings only really became popular in the 18th century. Up...
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Oct 4, 20202 min read
Abbas ibn Firnas
You’ve probably heard of the Wright brothers - they conducted the first “heavier than air, powered controlled flight”, and are often...
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Sep 27, 20202 min read
Wine Windows
There are some things Italy just does better... delicious food, scenic piazzas, painted chapel ceilings and wine windows to name a few....
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Aug 30, 20202 min read
Fake Reefs
Wondering what to do with all of your old military vessels? Look no further than the Environmental Protection Agency's vessel-to-reef...
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Aug 23, 20202 min read
Project Stargate
The CIA studied psychics. No, we didn’t misspell physics, and this isn’t the plot of Stranger Things. Between 1972 and 1995 the CIA, the...
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Aug 16, 20202 min read
Potty Talk
The toilet. The loo. The commode. Whatever you call it - chances are you’ve used a few different types or styles over the years and...
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Aug 2, 20202 min read
Farming Furniture
We’ve always been told that money doesn’t grow on trees, but could furniture? One couple in the UK is testing this adage by doing just...
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Jul 26, 20201 min read
Swedish Blood
Giving blood is pretty simple: Whip out your arm, give a pint, have a cookie, head home. But have you ever wondered where those little...
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Jul 26, 20202 min read
Growing Colors
In 2019, scientists at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed the blackest pigment on record - ten times darker than the...
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Jul 19, 20201 min read
Space Hotels
Calling all intrepid explorers - start scavenging through the sofa cushions for loose change - your astronaut dreams could be closer to...
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Jul 12, 20202 min read
Self-Healing Concrete
Concrete is used all over the world in a variety of applications. But after years of wear and tear, it can crack, crumble and look pretty...
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Jul 5, 20201 min read
The First Climate Resilient Country?
The Commonwealth of Dominica - one of the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean - is paving the way for rebuilding a more sustainable...
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Jun 14, 20202 min read
It's always sunny in... China?
The name HL-2M certainly doesn’t conjure up thoughts of basking in the sunshine on a tropical beach, and after learning more about...
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Jun 7, 20201 min read
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