New video of mysterious giant Siberian hole filmed by investigation team

New video of mysterious giant Siberian hole filmed by investigation team

Watch new footage of the mysterious giant hole that opened up in Siberia as a scientific expedition—with the country’s Emergencies Ministry represented—reaches the remote site and looks inside. An explosion below the ground is currently thought to be the most probable explanation—but the date and cause remain unknown.

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Gawker Actress Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Mailing Obama Ricin | io9 Where Did All the Middl

Gawker Actress Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Mailing Obama Ricin | io9 Where Did All the Middle Initials Go? To the Intellectuals. | Kotaku Japanese Schoolgirl Ninja Jumping Off Buildings | Deadspin The Trouble With Floyd Mayweather

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3D-Printed Ice Cream Guarantees the Perfectly Balanced Cone

3D-Printed Ice Cream Guarantees the Perfectly Balanced Cone

The MIT students who hacked together a Cuisinart soft-serve machine, a Solidoodle, and a freezer to create this wonderful 3D ice cream printer have no plans to commercialize it; they just built it as a proof-of-concept. And that’s too bad, because if perfected this machine has the potential to engineer a perfect ice cream cone that’s far less likely to topple.

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Moon Boot Sneakers: Celebrate Apollo 11's Anniversary in High-Top Style

Moon Boot Sneakers: Celebrate Apollo 11's Anniversary in High-Top Style

Forty-five years ago man first set foot on the moon, and to celebrate the anniversary of Apollo 11’s historic mission, GE (of all companies) is releasing a limited edition set of high-top sneakers inspired by the moon boots worn by the astronauts.

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In the wake of the EU decision that people have a "right to be forgotten" on Google, Microsoft is no

In the wake of the EU decision that people have a “right to be forgotten ” on Google, Microsoft is now offering Bing users in Europe the chance to request that certain links in search results be removed. And evidently, Yahoo will be next.

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This Awesome Logitech Gaming Peripheral Bundle is Just $60 Today

This Awesome Logitech Gaming Peripheral Bundle is Just $60 Today

Today only, Best Buy is bundling four solid entry level gaming peripherals for just $60. They offered this same bundle once before for $10 more , and it got a great response, so here’s another chance to grab yours. Buying all of these items separately would cost over $100, so it can still be cost-effective even if you don’t need one of the items. [Best Buy]

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A MagSafe Charger for the iPhone Would Be Awesome

A MagSafe Charger for the iPhone Would Be Awesome

MagSafe is really wonderful tech, the MacBook’s most underrated feature . Wouldn’t it be great on the iPhone too? That’s what the Kickstarter for a charger and battery pack called “Cabin” is shooting for. And even if it never actually happens, it’s a nice fantasy.

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Read the books that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution

Darwin’s Galapagos expedition is one of the most famous scientific voyage in history and now you can see how he fed his mind aboard the Beagle. Darwin Online, which houses the world’s largest Darwin collection, has now published (in PDF format) what…

A Robot Swarm descends on NYC's Museum of Math

Roboticist-in-residence James McLurkin offered an advanced preview of his Robot Swarm at NYC’s Museum of Mathematics this week. The presentation detailed the background and programming concepts of these sensor- and speaker-laden bots — which have a…

Futurama's intro rendered in 3D is gorgeous

Stop wondering what Futurama’s intro would look like if it were rendered in 3D and prettied up ten quadrillion percent: it’s here. Well, part of it is anyway, care of Russian animator Alexey Zakharov. He took the spaceship intro to Futurama,…