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Star Trek's Nine Lives - How The Sci-Fi Saga Keeps Cheating Death

Right now, you can’t turn a corner and not see something Star Trek-related hit you in the face, with the theatrical release this past week of JJ Abrams’ long awaited sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. For nearly fifty years now, the Star Trek franchise has been a part of American popular culture in some form, and many out there see it as something perennial, something that is always there… more

Cat Science

ASAP Science did this three minute video on “The Science of Cats,” and as the loving owner/caretaker/parent of Ella the World’s Most Famous Cat, it’s stuff I find… more

A “Breaking Bad” Terrarium

Okay, here’s a Breaking Bad Terrarium: It’s from FaceoftheEarth at Etsy, and it’s an 11-inch tall terrarium with a miniature Walter White in his underwear, a wrecked RV, and dirt,… more

Meet the Freaky Tarsier

The latest in Ze Frank’s series of “True Facts” videos is about the Tarsier, which is a large-eyed something-or-other and I could explain more about the tiny animal but it… more
 

Interview: The “Human Nature” of Patton Oswalt, Todd Rohal and Rob Riggle

Patton Oswalt is a Boy Scout. Really. In the new movie Nature Calls, at least. As a troop leader looking to take his senile dad on one last camping trip… more

Interview: Planetary Resources’ Chris Lewicki Wants to Mine Some Asteroids

Sorry, Michael Bay fans: When it comes to giant rocks in space, Bruce Willis-types probably won’t be our go-to guys for drilling into asteroids. Chris Lewicki, president & chief engineer… more

Hot Ball O’ Bees!

Sorry, I can’t resist any story that’s about a “hot defensive bee ball.” Popular Science has a report about how Japanese honeybees deal with the Asian giant hornet, their natural… more
 

Woolly Mammoth Lives

A hungry woolly mammoth has allegedly been caught on film in Siberia by a government-employed engineer last summer.  Thought to be extinct for over 4,000 years this woolly mammoth… more

Book Review: “Wicked Bugs” by Amy Stewart

Last night, there was a MONSTER of a moth fluttering around my room. It was big, I’m tellin’ you, like Mothra’s tinier but equally evil spawn. While screaming… more
 
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