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Incredible Video of Ice Needles Popping Out the Water on Medicine Lake [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:28:17 +0000

Living in the land of 10,000 lakes plus, we are accustom to seeing some beautiful and sometimes strange happenings on the water, but this is amazing! Some visitors at Medicine Lake, outside Plymouth MN came upon a crazy phenomenon as Ice needles were literally popping out of the lake almost like a volcano spews lava. [...]

Mall of America Releases Thousands of Ladybugs to Save the Plants and Trees Inside the Mall

Jeanne Ryan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:43:56 +0000

The Mall of America in all it’s massiveness, is also home to more than 30,000 live plants including some trees, and Aphids which could destroy them, are on the attack! In order to protect all the greenery inside the mall they have unleashed over 70,000 lady bugs to take care of these pests, and to [...]

NASA Rovers Draw Penis Graffiti on Mars, Aliens Are Amused

Mike Adams — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:10:29 +0000

We’ve heard of space junk, but this is just ridiculous. NASA recently published some unknowingly provocative images of Mars to their website, which were apparently captured by expedition rovers scouring the red planet for evidence of life. While these $800 million rovers should be busy assisting scientists in the discovery of the first alien life [...]

Watch What Happens When an Astronaut Wrings Out a Wet Washcloth in Space [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:17:48 +0000

For the 99.9% of the population who will never go into space, seeing what happens in zero gravity can be pretty fascinating. Educational too! Last fall the Canadian Space Agency asked students to design a simple science experiment that could be performed in space using objects already on board. The winners, two 10th grade students from Nova Scotia, had International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield perform their experiment in space.

Astronaut Suni Williams Gives a Tour of The International Space Station While In Space [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:34:46 +0000

As a kid I was fascinated by Space Travel and often wondered what they do the whole time? Since I am bad in math and afraid of heights I knew I was not a good candidate to ever be an astronaut, so I just had to use my imagination, until now. Suni Williams gives us [...]

Your Snooze Button is Actually Doing More Harm Than Good [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:28:04 +0000

I’ve been saying for years “you suck” or “#$@! you” and now science is backing up my hatred for the snooze button by saying it could actually do more harm than good, and here are the facts to back it up. If you stop and think about it, when have you ever gotten any meaningful rest or [...]

Giant Goldfish Found in Lake Tahoe [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:06:58 +0000

Giant Goldfish are taking over Lake Tahoe and some people who dumped them there may be to blame. We all here of people purchasing pets like snakes and even alligators who then decide they are to much to deal with and release them to fend for themselves.In Lake Tahoe these tiny little pets are now [...]

Male Birth Control Pill May Be On the Market Someday

Jeanne Ryan — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:09:38 +0000

A chemistry professor at the University of Minnesota is trying to make Male Birth Control Pills a reality which may have women across the world celebrating. Chemistry professor Gunda Georg and a team of scientists are working to develop a male birth control pill named Gamendazole. Of course more work needs to be done to [...]

Fierce Space Storms Predicted to Cause Worldwide Hysteria … and Disrupt Social Networks

Mike Adams — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:15:05 +0000

The technological world could soon be brought to its knees by a series of pseudo-apocalyptic space storms that are predicted to sever the heads of the world’s communication centers, satellites, and public transportation systems.

Watch What Happens When Boiling Hot Water is Thrown Into Subzero -12 Air and How it Works [VIDEO]

Nick Cooper — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:50:43 +0000

The Twin Ports is experiencing its first sustained subzero temperatures in more than a few years, and with the cold weather warnings and school closings have followed. While these conditions are inconvenient and even potentially dangerous, a little fun can be found in it all.

Doomsday Asteroid Officially Upgraded in Size

Mike Adams — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:30:30 +0000

An asteroid that scientists said could threaten Earth’s atmosphere in 2036 is now believed to be substantially larger than previously stated. In fact, astronomers currently studying the dreaded, potential doomsday rock say asteroid 'Apophis' has officially been supersized by about

New NASA Spacesuits Look Exactly Like Buzz Lightyear

Mike Sampson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:17:24 +0000

NASA revealed their new spacesuit – the Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 – and we can’t help but think this new outfit was inspired by ‘Toy Story’s’ own Buzz Lightyear. Are our astronauts headed to infinity and beyond? This new spacesuit will be easier to put on than previous version [...]

NASA Says the World Will Not End on 12/21/12 [VIDEO]

Laura Peterson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:49:53 +0000

NASA released a video last week dated December 22nd, and titled “Why the World Didn’t End Yesterday.” They’re so confident the world won’t end on Friday that they’ve already released a video (from the future, of course) to explain why we didn’t all die. I don’t know about you–but I think we’ll be ok. I [...]

Who Needs Candles Light an Orange for That Nice Citrus Scent [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:50:28 +0000

If I kept count of how many candles i have bought it would take a life time. I love the smell of them and this time of year with the house all closed up it is essential to get some fresh smells going. I am the least crafty person you will ever meet but I [...]

Duluth's Hartley Nature Center Gets Technology Upgrade from the Verizon Foundation

Laura Peterson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:32:13 +0000

Duluth’s Hartley Nature Center announced last week that they received a $15,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to support Hartley’s science-environmental education for Duluth-area school children as well as pilot the integration of mobile technology into its field classes. Thanks to this partnership with Verizon, during field trips at the center, children will no longer [...]

First Burger in Space [VIDEO]

Jeanne Ryan — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:50:34 +0000

Leave it to a couple of guys from Harvard to figure out how to send a burger into space, and I gotta say I am pretty impressed. Boy what you can do with balloons these days to be able to launch it into space, then to be able to document the entire flight, plus install [...]

Learn Why the Moon Looks Bigger Sometimes When Actually it's Still the Same Size [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:57:36 +0000

Have you ever looked at the moon and thought, “wow the moon looks big tonight,” after that did you think, “why does the moon look so big tonight?” Well it appears that science still doesn’t even agree on what is causing “The Moon Illusion” to happen in our brains. The gang over at AsapSCIENCE tries to explain the phenomena [...]

Moose at Minnesota Zoo Get Comfy Waterbeds

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:25:47 +0000

The Moose housed at the MN Zoo are some lucky animals, as they are now sleeping in style on custom waterbeds in a study about body heat. Considering the area that Moose are known to live, the winters can be very long and cold, so the fact that they run a little on the warm [...]

Mars Curiosity Rover Leaves First Tracks on the Distant Planet, Let's Roll!

Tony Hart — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:12:49 +0000

It has been a couple of weeks since NASA landed the Mars Curiosity rover on the red planet and it’s starting to leave it’s mark. Curiosity completed its first test run today by going forward about 15 feet, rotating 120 degrees and then reversing about 8 feet. The rover is now about 20 feet from [...]

How To Avoid A Brain Freeze

Jeanne Ryan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:45:40 +0000

It is a right of passage for any kid, your first brain freeze! Well, unfortunately it won’t be your last, unless you follow some of these helpful hints from NBC News Whether you are eating your favorite ice cream or maybe drinking a slushy it can happen quick and stop you dead in your tracks….the [...]