Scientists have simulated what happens when two supermassive black holes spiral toward each other. A hypnotic animation of the scenario shows how gases glow in ultraviolet and X-ray light as the two ...
For all of our accomplishments, humans are simple creatures. We may have decoded our own genome and invented materials to strike golf balls over 300 yards, but at the end of the day, a single pretty ...
The latest Arctic blast that has pummeled large swathes of the nation and reduced the South to a quivering, freezing standstill is visualized in a beautiful GIF from the data website 'Earth'. The ...
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And now for a delightful reminder about the pure, unadulterated magic of moving line drawings. This little bouncer above is demonstrating the ol’ “Squash & Stretch,” one of the 12 basic principles of ...
A ghoul releases his snarling hounds on surprised children. A student has trouble with a giant mantis (and it’s not “Metamorphosis”). Humanoid spiders. Umbrellas with eyes. Frightening, but there are ...