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Arkaim, a mystery of civilization
The site is generally dated on the 17th century BC. Earlier dates, up to the 20th century BC, have been proposed. It was a settlement of the Sintashta-Petrovka... -
Japan study : Pigeons have Eye for Paintings
Pigeons may sometimes appear to randomly target city sculptures with their droppings, but according to a new Japanese study they also have the potential to... -
Cosmic surprise: Many asteroids are comets
Many of the primitive bodies wandering the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter are former comets, tossed out of orbit by a brutal ballet between the giant... -
Blue ducks in London
Canoeist paddle among thousands of plastic ducks on the River Thames at Molesey Lock, west of London. The annual charity duck race took part over a... -
Scientists discover secrets of red wine’s health benefits
Red wine’s health benefits lie in resveratrol which works as an effective therapy for life-threatening inflammation, a new study has found. The study not...
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Leaf House
Posted under Architecture on Saturday, 16 January 2010 by
London studio Undercurrent Architects have completed a pavilion in Sydney, Australia, with a roof that resembles fallen leaves.
Overlapping plates form the roof, supported by a twisting tubular steel structure that resembles...
Blue Eye of Siberia
Posted under Nature on Tuesday, 5 January 2010 by
Lake Baikal (Russian: Baygal nuur, meaning “the rich lake”) is in southern Siberia in Russia. It is also known as the “Blue Eye of Siberia”. It contains more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. At 1,637 meters (5,370 ft), Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the...
Golden Monkey
A golden monkey eats pine-cones.
Golden monkeys are rare and obscure, and they're just beginning to be studied. They are highly endangered, so it's a race to study them before they disappear. Living in the mountains of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces, Chinese golden monkeys are seeing...
Melody Road: forward and with the song
In Hokkaido, Wakayama and Gunma Japan you can find roads that play musical compositions as you drive over them. The concept works by using grooves cut at very specific intervals in the road surface. The first known musical road, the Asphaltophone, was created in October 1995 in Gylling, ...
Reverse Graffiti
The author of the unusual ideas was an American artist, known as "Moose". The first paintings he used the tunnel walls Broadway in San Francisco.
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Rainbow
Rainbow, which does not depend on the weather. But it really exists, made from 5 thousand color...
LEAF CUTOUTS – Mitsuru Koga
Posted under Art on Tuesday, 15 December 2009 by
"An insect makes exquisite cutouts in a leaf. Inpired by these leaves that had been artistically eaten by insects, I began my creative work." -Mitsuru...
What Are Solar Film Cells?
Posted under Environment on Monday, 14 December 2009 by
Solar energy and 'going green' are getting a lot of attention these days. Many people are talking about thin film solar cells, also called solar film. This article will give you a rundown on the various technologies out there, without getting too deep into the chemistry and physics of how they...
Alternative Energy Sources For Homes
Posted under Environment on Monday, 14 December 2009 by
Natural gas and electricity are the two most common providers of heat and light in today’s homes. These two commodities have been around so long it is difficult to imagine a world where they are replaced with an alternative.
So far as we can see, on the scientific horizon at least, they wont...
