Kevin Serai

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Via phenomena.nationalgeographic.com

Car-Sized Salamander Fossils

Archaeologists have discovered a massive boneyard of prehistoric super-salamanders in Algarve, Portugal. While the bones from these enormous amphibians are in fact quite common, the newly found fossils are different enough to …

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Via nytimes.com

Icelandic DNA Sheds Light on Disease

A group of scientists in Iceland have successfully sequenced the full DNA of over 2,600 Icelandic citizens. Using this information, they were then able to infer the genomes of more than 100,000 …

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Via juxtapoz.com

New Photos of Studio 54

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During the disco craze of the ‘70s, photographer Hasse Persson spent many of his nights capturing the debauchery taking place at NYC hotspot Studio 54—a nightclub whose guest list regularly included Andy …

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Via fastcodesign.com

A Rare Interview with Massimo Vignelli

In an excerpt from his book “Helvetica/Objectified/Urbanized: The Complete Interviews,” filmmaker Gary Hustwit reveals an exclusive conversation he had with legendary designer Massimo Vignelli. In the interview—which took place nearly a decade …

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Via nytimes.com

LiquiGlide in Elmer’s Glue

LiquiGlide, the company that created a lubricated inner-coating for bottles, has just announced that Elmer’s Products Inc. signed an exclusive licensing agreement to use its coatings. Elmer’s will be the first company …

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Via popsci.com

Sweeter, Healthier Chocolate

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Researchers have found a natural way to make chocolate not only healthier, but tastier too. After analyzing the production process of chocolate bars, the researchers decided to make a few tweaks. By …

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Via variety.com

The X-Files Returns

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Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully will return to the small screen in a revival of the paranormal crime drama The X-Files. After some speculation, Fox has officially announced that the cult-classic’s …

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Via engadget.com

The kSafe Smart Jar

For those who can’t resist unnecessary snacking, the new kSafe smart jar is here to help. Developed by Kitchen Safe inventors Ryan Sang and David Krippendorf, the souped-up cookie jar will only …