August 6, 2015 at 11:28 am

Picture of the Day: Butterflies Drinking Tears from Turtle Eyes

Picture of the Day: Butterflies Drinking Tears from Turtle Eyes

Two Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) are seen drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador. The phenomenon is known as lachryphagy.

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August 6, 2015 at 9:48 am

NASA Captures Dark Side of the Moon as it Crosses Earth

NASA Captures Dark Side of the Moon as it Crosses Earth

The same side of the moon always faces Earth but this view was captured by a NASA satellite one million miles away.

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August 5, 2015 at 8:28 pm

Gray Whale and Her Calf Give Whale Watchers an Experience They’ll Never Forget

Gray Whale and Her Calf Give Whale Watchers an Experience They'll Never Forget

Mark Carwardine videoed a gray whale mother and her calf as they approached a boat of whale watchers, allowing the people onboard to touch them.

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August 5, 2015 at 7:43 pm

Understanding Art – The Bathers by Paul Cezanne

Understanding Art - The Bathers by Paul Cezanne

The Nerdwriter continues his ‘Understanding Art’ video series, this time exploring French artist Paul Cézanne’s masterpiece, “The Bathers”.

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August 5, 2015 at 3:37 pm

During WWII, Monopoly Made a Wartime Version Due to Production Constraints

During WWII, Monopoly Made a Wartime Version Due to Production Constraints

The rules were altered, pieces were replaced and a spinner was used in lieu of dice.

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August 5, 2015 at 10:59 am

Picture of the Day: Face Cloud

Picture of the Day: Face Cloud

Did you know that seeing faces in things is actually a psychological phenomenon known as ‘pareidolia’?

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August 5, 2015 at 10:41 am

Artists Project Endangered Species on the Iconic Empire State Building

Artists Project Endangered Species on the Iconic Empire State Building

The team had 40 stacked, 20,000-lumen projectors display animals 375 ft tall by 186 ft wide; covering 33 floors of the building’s southern face.

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August 4, 2015 at 7:23 pm

In Defense of CGI

In Defense of CGI

Well executed CG is everywhere – you just don’t always realize it, and that’s the point.

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August 4, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Mom Offers Son a Treat If He Can Say ‘Mama’, Hungry Dog Says It Instead

Mom Offers Son a Treat If He Can Say 'Mama', Hungry Dog Says It Instead

The talking dog deserves more credit, that’s pretty impressive!

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August 4, 2015 at 4:02 pm

Artist Imagines What Real-Life Disney Characters Would Look Like

Artist Imagines What Real-Life Disney Characters Would Look Like

Jirka Väätäinen uses digital compositing, photo manipulation and digital painting to imagine what Disney characters might look like in real life.

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