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Obscura Day 2016: Old Houses of Tbilisi

Explore the enchanting architecture of Tbilisi from the Tzarist times. Join us on Obscura Day for a tour of urban architecture in Tbilisi starting ...

The Long Quest to Get Southerners to Stop Dueling

By Cara Giaimo A recreation of a duel's aftermath, by photographer Katharine Sheward Stanbery and circa 1900. (Image: Katharine Shewar...

Insomnia Linked To Abnormal Brain Connections In New Sleep Study

By Natasha Hinde People who suffer from insomnia are more likely to have damaged brain connections, a new study has revealed. Publishe...

How to Lose Weight For Real!

We all have gotten this article before.  We've all seen the fad diets, the nutritional supplements, the concerns for your thyroid gland and s...

PacSun Is Bankrupt? We Let Down A Shepherd Of Our Youth

By Clara Morris Pacific Sunwear filed for bankruptcy protection today. And I’m the afraid the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of our ge...

The Grave of the Female Stranger

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this dayAccording to local legend, a young couple arrived in A...

10 Books You Pretend To Have Read (And Why You Should Really Read Them)

Science fiction and fantasy offer a rich legacy of great books — but that abundant pile of reading material can also be daunting. So sometimes, ...

7 Things You Need To Learn About Autism

By Emily Willingham Autism is not a mental illness or disease It’s been included in the diagnostic manual that some clinicians use: The Di...

White Ink Tattoos – A Visually Stunning Yet Controversial Type of Body Art

By Sumitra on April 6t While solid black tattoos are gaining popularity in some circles, others seem to prefer getting their skin etched with white...

Murinsel in Graz, Austria

When Graz, Austria was appointed as the 2003 European City of Culture, they got a futuristic alien heart of a museum, but that's not all, the city...

The News is Generally Wrong!

It really is in a sad state of affairs that I have to write this out for people.  Then again, if you are reading this most likely you are already...

Fine-y Houses

Kim LaCapria A lot of anxious bloggers incorrectly surmised HUD was moving to make "tiny homes" illegal. HUD is attempting to pass a l...

Palau Could Run Out of Water by the End of the Month

Some of the limestone islands in Palau. (Photo: LuxTonnerre/CC BY 2.0) Palau is an archipelago of 250 islands that was first populated some&nb...

BLOOD DONORS SENT TEXT WHEN THEY SAVE A LIFE

MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT -BLOOD DONORS IN SWEDEN ARE SENT A TEXT MESSAGE EVERY TIME THEIR BLOOD SAVES A LIFE! MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT – Blood...

This Man-Made ‘Meteor-Wrong’ Fell From Space

This fell from space. (Photo: J.M. Trigo-Rodríguez/ICE, CSIC-IEEC) One winter night in 2012, in a small Spanish city not far from Barce...

RARE BUTTERFLY WITH MALE AND FEMALE WINGS

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUTTERFLY WERE WINGS TYPICAL OF A FEMALE, WHILE THE LEFT WERE MALE MARKINGS MINI BELIEVE IT OR NOT – In October of 2...

Vintage books reinvented as gorgeous, wearable jewels

Despite the onslaught of digitized libraries and a horde of e-readers, many of us still love our books. But for those outdated volumes that really are...

New diabetes treatment would turn liver cells into insulin-producers

When pancreatic islet allo-transplantation therapy was first introduced, it provided hope for countless diabetics tired of daily insulin injections. W...

Google settles with the government for $19 million over in-app purchases

Don't think that Apple and Amazon are the only ones currently in the FTC's crosshairs over their in-app purchasing policies. But whi...

May 21 video of parent comet for Friday night’s meteor shower

This is small and dim Comet 209P/LINEAR, as captured by Ido of Baraket (Emerald) Observatory in Israel last night (May 21, 2014). We won’t see t...

Uber uses its fleet to deliver food with new 'UberFresh' service

Like Uber but instead of needing to go somewhere, you want to eat lunch? UberFresh is perfect for you. Oh wait, do you also live in Santa Mo...

Sustainably Delicious: Maine Lobster

Where I live on the coast of Maine, there are two rules: Never touch someone else’s lobster trap, and always support the neighborhood lobst...

US by rail: Take the slow train down the West Coast

  By Tom Fort The usual way to do the US West Coast is to drive Route 101 – which is fine, if a bit obvious, perhaps a touch unadvent...

The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness

Black poverty is fundamentally distinct from white poverty—and so cannot be addressed without grappling with racism. There have been a number...

The 10 Dumbest Things to Bring on a Backpacking Trip

Philip Werner/Mar 31, 2016 We’ve all brought dumb things on backpacking trips. Oh yeah. I’ve certainly had my share. But it’s...

archatlas: Nature’s Tiniest Architects Nicky Bay Nicky Bay is the master of capturing…

None of the images, work or art displayed here are our own, and we are really thankful to all of you who have created and represented personal and pro...

Hurtigruten’s fresh, new interiors

Hurtigruten’s fresh, new interiors – see video tour A modern, Scandinavian style inspired by the Arctic climate and waters. Explore Hur...

A study of ancient Japanese bones might challenge our ideas about human nature

By Sarah Kaplan A handout photo provided by Nature on January 19, 2016, shows the skull of a skeleton unearthed at Nataruk, the site of t...

Google Pulls April Fools’ Prank After Backlash

By Jack Nicas Some people aren’t laughing at one of Google’s latest April Fools’ Day pranks. The Alphabet unit inser...

Surrealistic Drone Images of Istanbul Will Make You Feel Dizzy

Eva Clifford/Mar 31, 2016 Cross road “We live in places which most of the time do not draw our attention. I want to create another dimensi...

Amazon Widens Its Push-Button E-Commerce Horizons

By Nick Wingfield SEATTLE — Aaron Horn, an information technology director for the Iowa Interstate Railroad, recently decided to take conveni...

Can You Smell Your Way to a Better Brain? Science Says Yes.

Having trouble focusing? Remembering things? Here are some easy tips to improve your brain power. BY ARIANA AYU A wildly underrated&nb...

Success Comes From Solving Real Problems, Not Chasing Unicorn Fantasies

Join us live at Entrepreneur's Accelerate Your Business event series in Chicago or Denver. Secure your spot » Entrepreneurship has always...

How Confiding in Our Phones Will Change the Medical Field

Core77's editors spend time combing through the news so you don't have to. Here's a weekly roundup of our favorite stories from the World ...

Albert Hofmann; What is Bicycle Day?

Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for having been the first to synthesize, ingest and lea...

These Breathtaking Images Reveal That by Destroying Nature, We are Destroying Life Itself

Creative visual campaigns can go a long way in helping to raise awareness of pressing social and environmental issues. WildAid’s ...

Acupuncture Helps Depression And Anxiety, Study Finds

BY REBECCA BERIS You may have gone through a period of anxiety and depression in your life or witnessed someone close to you suffer from one o...

Would You Like To Experience My Aromatherapy Necklace?

Is there any feeling quite so confidence-boosting as knowing you smell good? You breeze past a stranger, or a friend leans in to divulge a secret...

Andy Warhol's Classic Patek Phillippe Watch Is Up for Grabs

Thomas Freeman/Mar 26, 2016 The king of pop art, Andy Warhol, ran with some rather eccentric characters. Standing out amongst the avant-garde ...

Viva vagus: Wandering nerve could lead to range of therapies

BY  SARAH SCHWARTZ  2:00PM, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 With outposts in nearly every organ and a direct line into the brain stem, the vagus ...

Gambling Addicts' Brains Don't Have The Same Opioid Systems As Others

Oct 18, 2014 06:00 PM By Shweta Iyer New research has found that gambling addiction may be linked to an altered opioid system in the brai...

10 Wildly Successful People on How They View Failure

By:Jared Lindzon ‘It’s fine to celebrate success, but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure.’ Whether you&r...

The Secrets To Handling Passive-Aggressive People

Dealing with people who exhibit passive-aggressive behavior is easily one of the most challenging aspects of our social lives. Here’s what you n...

The 18 Weirdest Things in My Liquor Cabinet, Ranked By Weirdness

I’m a man of simple tastes. A nice cold pale ale is my drink of choice, and when I order a cocktail, it’s usually rye with a couple extra ...

This $459 Champagne Gun Takes VIP Parties to a Whole New Level of Decadence

By Sumitra on March 25th, 2016 Category: Pics Partying in Miami is all set to reach a whole new level thanks to the Champagne Gun, a French in...

The Grotesque 100-Year Old Wax Figures on Display in Brooklyn

Michelle Enemark/Mar 25, 2016 Eyelash detail on a beautiful wax "Anatomical Venus". (All Photos: Michelle Enemark) The Morbid Anatomy ...

TRUE: Pineberries: White Strawberries That Taste (Somewhat) Like Pineapples

ORIGIN:Stories about "pineberries" seem to circulate periodically every year, along with a photo of white strawberries with red seeds and cl...

The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible Is Your 640-Horse Sky Chariot

The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is already a pretty wild muscle car, with a supercharged 6.2-liter 640 horsepower V8 that must sound like Sata...

Science vs. Religion? It's All in the Brain, Study Says

Discussing the issue of science versus religion may be considered a no-no on the dinner table, but a recent study reaffirmed the notion that opposing ...

9 Epic Canadian Adventures To Have In Your Lifetime

Travelzoo Canada/Mar 24, 2016 1. Northern Lights in Yellowknife, NT      Yellowknife Northern Lights. Flickr Photo by G...

14 insanely cheap destinations for spring 2016

We've been watching trends and keeping tabs on deals and prices for months. Now we're ready to share this list of the season's affordable ...