Antarctica's brutal climate is taking its toll on the historic bases built by the original explorers and scientists. Now preservationists are working to preserve these important sites.

Lucy the truffle-sniffing dog is helping Professor Ulf Büntgen and other researchers learn more about the ecology of truffles, which despite their great value remain enigmatic to scientists.

Auckland-based artist Hazel Zakariya eschews the sepia palate of latte art and embraces the vibrant possibilities of smoothie art.

Bill McGovern worked as a second assistant camera on a lot of shows, which is why he seems pretty unfazed to have handled the clapper and slating duties on some… Read the rest of the article: The guy who slated classic Star Trek takes was unfazed by the whole thing

UkuRobot is a programmable ukulele player. Here, it plays the haunting theme from Requiem for a Dream, since used in a kajillion movie trailers. In the video below, there's a… Read the rest of the article: Watch this robotic ukulele player pluck out some lovely tunes

When things start getting crazy globally, rich people start looking for backup plans. Bloomberg looks at the uptick in people with enough wealth to secure a second passport, or even… Read the rest of the article: The super-rich are hedging their bets by getting multiple passports

'The Try Guys' started as a jokey part of a clickbaity but harmless YouTube genre, but they've been slowly edging into much deeper topics involving masculine insecurities around their appearance,… Read the rest of the article: Watch The Try Guys try masculine vulnerability

Boing Boing fave Simone Giertz (of "Shitty Robots" fame) had brain surgery earlier this year, so it's great to see her back with an update.

Road diets (previously) have been proven to reduce fatalities and unsafe speed incidents. Here's how it works.

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) got this cool shot of Venus by using new adaptive optics that ignore earth's atmosphere while imaging celestial phenomena. Via Universe Today: In astronomy, adaptive… Read the rest of the article: Modified ground telescope captures this remarkable Neptune photo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lZgNpdVLFo Servicemembers willing to undergo dangerous test pilot duties are remarkably brave. The military is now conducting tests on different body sizes to ensure women serving as pilots get the… Read the rest of the article: Watch pilots eject at over Mach 8 on test track

Sharp-eyed ornithologists noticed that some specimens of Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise that they observed looked different enough that they may be a separate species. They captured video of the other kind… Read the rest of the article: Super-fancy bird may comprise a second species

Many of the world's most iconic movies have problematic themes or plots, but the romanticization of kidnapping and false imprisonment ranks among the worst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc4wQICHcQM Given the crushing strength of this machine and the way large chunks of concrete balance atop distressed rebar, this worker might want to consider goggles and not turning his… Read the rest of the article: Watch these massive machines crush and drive cement pilings

Deep below a mile of ice at the Martian south pole lies a lake of liquid water, according to a team of Italian scientists led by Roberto Orosei.

Even what's billed as the world's largest lemon battery can only generate enough juice to charge a small battery cell, so Mark Rober tries a few other fun power generators… Read the rest of the article: Shocker: lemon-powered batteries can't power an electric supercar

Kids are going crazy making slime with borax and what-not after watching YouTube, but these household chemicals can have seriously powerful reactions that need to be done cautiously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPwjxX2lwIE The Game Changers is a new documentary about the vegan movement within sports and physically demanding occupations. It's by Louie Psihoyos (director of The Cove) and executive produced by… Read the rest of the article: New documentary on elite athletes who went vegan

Photographer Tom Hegen has gotten quite good at capturing lovely overhead shots of human altered landscapes, like his Tulip Series. He's doing a Kickstarter for his first book, so check… Read the rest of the article: Beautiful aerial photos of tulip harvests

A buugeng is an S-shaped staff that looks like an ancient weapon but is a recent invention for jugglers and performers, often used in pairs. YouTuber Silent Awareness gives a… Read the rest of the article: Watch this hypnotic seaside buugeng demonstration