“They found evidence of one in New Zealand, a 60-million-year-old fossil encased in an ultra-hard sedimentary rock. Scientists estimate the bird weighed about 220 lbs (100 kg) and stood just shy of 6 feet (1.77 meters)—pretty hefty for a penguin.” | learn more
“A new study conducted by the University of Oxford suggests that for men, grabbing a few drinks with your buds is not only a good time, it’s essential to good health.” Caveat: only applies to mental health :). | learn more
Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde created a solar-powered tower that sucks up pollutants like PM2.5 (the same kind that screw up your skin - shameless plug for MasqueLabs.com). A bunch of the molecules are made of carbon, which they have been turning into diamonds. | learn more
Well, let me tell you… it’s something special! | learn more
You know the stock image of the boyfriend checking out another girl? That same couple is in a whole bunch of stock photos. A funny guy on twitter weaved them into a story. | learn more
Some beautiful mind created an AI chatbot that automatically holds conversations with email scammers (did you ever win the Nigerian lottery?), effectively tying them up for hours. | learn more
Cambridge University researchers have confirmed that sheep can recognize human faces (including Barack Obama’s and Emma Watson’s). No, I don’t know why this was funded. |learn more
Researchers at King’s College London have demonstrated positive results over two small studies (12 and 19 people, respectively) that show a reduction of depression symptoms and physical changes in the brain. The participants had depression that was not helped by conventional treatments. | learn more