Discovery

The Manhattan Project

At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the detonat...

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A Volcano 10 Times More Forceful than Mount St. Helens

There are 50 active volcanoes in Alaska, two of which blow their tops every...

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A Dangerous Glacier Grows Inside Mount St. Helens' Crat...

A precarious glacier in the crater of Mount St. Helens grows at an unpreced...

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Why Sea Sponges Are So Expensive

You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural se...

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How to Make 5 Handmade Chocolates

Michael Laiskonis, Creative Director of New York City's Institute of Culina...

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3D Tallest Statue Size Comparison

3D Comparison of the world's tallest statues sized to scale.

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3D Universe Size Comparison

3D Comparison of actual Universe objects sized to scale.

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3D Animal Size Comparison

3D Comparison of actual animal size to scale.

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Why Was The Great Sphinx of Giza Built?

Find out what the Great Sphinx would have looked like when it was first bui...

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The Myth Of Pandora's Box

Today we look at the story of the first female created in Greek mythology,...

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How 11 Ancient Crafts Survived For Centuries

From mole ground with a traditional tool in Mexico, to metal art forged wit...

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How Mountains Of Worm Cocoons Are Turned Into Expensive...

Silk craft villages have dotted Vietnam for hundreds of years. They make si...

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Why Salt Farmers Risk Their Lives To Harvest Desert Sal...

India is one of the world's top salt producers. Most of the country's salt...

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How One Of The Rarest Salts In The World Goes From Ocea...

Balinese palung salt is made by harvesting seawater from Bali's beaches and...

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Vanilla Is The 2nd Most Expensive Spice. So Why Do Mada...

Vanilla is one of the world's most expensive spices because it's so labor-i...

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Why Frankincense And Myrrh Are So Expensive

Frankincense and myrrh are perhaps best known for their biblical connotatio...

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