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It’s science! People are too dumb for democracy. The world is running out of whimsical ideas. Guerrilla street furniture. The future is self-cleaning. Here’s your Soviet monument/ruin porn for the…

Clearly birds are the greatest copyright violators of them all. Here’s that 1970s Japanese children’s space book you requested. All the antique machinery engravings one could hope for. There are…

There was supposed to be a theme today, but then this robot controlling monkey ruined everything. Welcome to Google Seaview. Let’s all watch a lionfish hunt. This is probably really…

Explore the inhabitable universe, right here on earth! Don’t be such a jerk, elephant. How about some classic Southern California swimming pool photography. Tiny tiny ancient horses. Hurray for brain…

You might think that flying squids are cool, but really they are just lazy jerks. Even more (significantly less) old science books. Today is perhaps a good day to think…

Dangerous life-affirmation watch: being drunk and sleepy is totally (scientifically) good for your creativity. Meanwhile, also from Wired, antiquarian science books hurray! Way to be gross, new amphibian family. I’ve…

What was until recently one of the world’s oldest things, is no more. NY phone booths as tiny libraries. How do snakes drink (this is something I wonder every day).…

Here’s your weekends worth of circus sideshow banners. You know who was really inconvenienced by Japan’s earthquake last year? Underwater creatures. It turns out pollution is really bad for your…

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, if you’ve been wondering what to get that special someone. There is a good chance you will soon have a medically classified mental illness. Here’s some…

I know it’s only Monday, but I’m pretty sure “tiny volcanic moon” is the phrase of the week. (Largely terrifying) tales of DIY science. You know what else are neat?…

Welcome to your new home,  Planet GJ 667Cc (it’s been an exciting week in space). Richard Branson’s lemurs and other assisted migrations. This is what a mouse’s brain activity looks…

The orb-web spider will go to great lengths to avoid rough sex. Flavorwire has a handy write-up of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. Space tugboat is absolutely the…