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Pictured is Zlata Muck, host of the Croatian kid’s show School Hour, just moments before she passes out during taping of the show. In a bit of delicious irony, the show’s topic for the day was the importance of oxygen. You can’t make this stuff up people. Muck, it...

We’ve all heard that beetles and cockroaches can be “mind controlled” by attaching electrodes to their antennae, evoking the reflex which causes them to turn left and right.  But now you can do it yourself. If you’re completely devoid of empathy, the RoboRoach Kit is right for you.  All...

In what had to have been a spectacular display of astronomical proportions, photos and video of not one, not two, but three suns over Suichuan County in China. The phenomenon is obviously an optical illusion due to the refraction of the sun either onto the clouds or ocean, from...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded the largest solar flare released by the sun in four years. Called an X-Flare it’s the strongest types and can disrupt communications and electrical power grids on Earth. This is because solar flares aren’t only burst of energy. They’re also a magnetic pulse...

In case you didn’t know, there was a solar eclipse on January 4th and Japan’s Hinode x-ray telescope satellite (which was set up to study the Sun’s magnetic fields) was in prime position to capture one of the best eclipse photographs that I have ever seen. [National Geographic via...

If you want to spoil the magic of the spinning food coloring-milk-thing that is happening in this video, by all means listen to the scientific explanation that accompanies it, otherwise – turn off your speakers and enjoy the show. ...

To the best of our knowledge this uranium-themed soap does not contain any potentially hazardous heavy metals, or animal products for that matter. It does, however, glow in the dark and smell like the ocean. Unfortunately, the uranium soap is currently sold out, but you can still add it...

Okay, this is not the first time that a guy stuck his hand into liquid nitrogen in front of a camera, but the use of high quality cameras and a clear container for the experiment make for some interesting visuals....

A group of Facebookers show that a poor grasp of the English language and frightening lack of scientific knowledge can make for hilarious results. Unless you consider the possibility that the multitudinous offspring of those involved will probably be lowering the intelligence quotient of the planet by a point...