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Our planet is a dynamic place. The surface of the Earth is constantly changing, and sometimes, these changes aren't even our fault. NASA, having no shuttles to play with anymore, has been keeping track of the spots where these changes are the most obvious, and it's got a website dedicated to satellite images showing differences over time

In keeping with the old proverb that rolling stones gather no moss, this stationary table not only gathers plenty of moss, but gathers plenty of electricity as well, hacking into the photosynthesizing plants to harvest enough power to keep small devices like clocks charged up and happy.

Nothing Advertising Agency's office is undeniably brown. That's because its entire spacial occupancy is made of cardboard. Just like Lego, there is undeniably nothing that can't be made with cardboard.

While Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs received significant attention for its glimpse into the life of the Apple co-founder and CEO, others with recollections of Jobs have over the years stepped forward with their own accounts and anecdotes serving to provide a picture of his life. One of those people is Ken Segall , the longtime creative advertising director who spent several stints working with Jobs at various ad firms including the famous TBWAChiatDay that has been responsible for many of Apple's landmark ad campaigns. Segall's new book, Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success , offers an interesting blend of business advice and anecdotes designed to help readers understand how Jobs and the culture of simplicity he fostered enabled Apple to reach the loftiest of heights.

The camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope just got its approval for a final design phase this week, which is exiting news for all you space fans out there. When it's finished, the LSST camera will be the largest digital camera ever made, and it'll be able to image the entire visible sky every single week.

The art of sushi is complex. On the one hand, you've got cheap sushi and then you've got skilled artisan sushi

Need a reason to not fall asleep in chemistry class ?

This June's E3 won't bring any next-gen Xbox hardware , but The Verge has heard that Microsoft is going to debut a new cross-platform Xbox music service that'll replace the current Zune service .

This prototype robot hand is uses eight double-acting pneumatic actuators on each finger that can simulate an almost perfect range of human finger movement.