The reason why certain countries looks bigger or smaller than others is because of something called the Mercator Projection. Putting a 3D planet on a two-dimensional map was something of a challenge for early cartographers and so a Flemish geographer and cartographer named Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution. In 1569 he designed a map that could be accurately used for navigation purposes, bu
A huge solar storm is heading for Earth, and it's likely to hit tomorrow. The storm could knockout satellites, disrupt power supplies and spark stunning displays of the Northern Lights. It was created last week by an enormous explosion in the sun's atmosphere known as a solar flare, and charged particles from that flare are now on their way to our planet. The arrival of the solar storm coincide
Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking's cosmic brilliance, but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers. Hawking, who died at his home in Cambridge, England, on Wednesday at age 76, became the public face of science genius. He dies at his home, his family said. He appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," voiced himself in "The Simpsons" cartoon series and wrote the best seller "A Br
Welcome to Oymyakon, a village where students are expected to attend class till temperatures reach minus -52°C (-62°F). The remote Siberian village is considered to be the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world, and it has just plummeted into a -62°C (-80°F) winter, making our daily complaints about the weather sound rather silly. We already introduced you this place when a p
It’s been said that love can move mountains, but one California couple has proven that it can also climb them. Ashley Schmeider and James Sisson felt that a run-of-the-mill wedding ceremony wasn’t right for them – so they decided to get married on Mount Everest instead. As you can probably guess, their wedding photos are monumentally epic. 32-year-old Ashley and 35-year-old James spent a
It’s easy to make fun of the Brits. I should know, I’m one myself! However, the whole ‘bad teeth’ thing that Americans seem to cling to is a little outdated by now, we got that sorted a while back and quite regularly go to the dentist now. Well most of us, anyway. So why not have a dig at the fact that we invented a whole host of sports, which we now suck at? Or the brand-new super expe
Photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh found himself staring at an ocean full of Slurpee. The waters of the Atlantic Ocean looked like it due to the unusually cold temperatures that were making it freeze. Lakes freeze every year, but oceans freezing is a rare sight. The photographer/surfer/ocean enthusiast set out to capture the beauty of this rare event. While the partially-frozen waves churned and h
There are many things in life we take for granted; things that will always be there. For instance, consider the moon. It’s there, in the sky, and whether we choose to notice it or not, we know that its presence doesn’t change. But, if we take the time to notice the moon, we will see that it goes through many changes, other than the normal phases. Year to year, there are special “moons
On July 23, 2015, NASA announced the discovery of the first truly Earth-like planet. This find comes thanks to the Kepler Space Telescope, which was launched in March of 2009 and has been planet hunting for the last 5 years. “It is the first terrestrial planet in the habitable zone around a star very similar to the Sun,” said Douglas Caldwell, an astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mounta
From record breaking heat in Australia to the big freeze in North America, we seem to be going through a period of unusual and extreme weather at the moment. As if to reinforce the point, here are some stunning pictures of snow falling in the unlikeliest of places, the Sahara desert. However, while it does sound like an incredible event, this is actually the third time in 40 years that the t
Photographer Finds Locations Of 1960s Postcards To See How They Look Today, And The Difference Is Unbelievable 
Hij zet 3 IKEA kastjes tegen elkaar aan en maakt dit voor zijn vrouw…Wat een gaaf resultaat!! 
Scientists Discover 512-Year-Old Shark, Which Would Be The Oldest Living Vertebrate On The Planet 
Hus til salg er kun 22 kvadratmeter – men vent til du ser det indvendigt 
Superknepet – så blir snuskiga ugnsformen som ny igen! 
Meteorite That Recently Fell in Somalia Turns Out to Contain Two Minerals Never Before Seen on Earth 
Nearly Frozen Waves Captured On Camera By Nantucket Photographer 
It’s Official: Astronomers Have Discovered another Earth 
