Mars Had an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere 4 Billion Years Ago

Though chances are Curiosity is going to come up empty-handed as far as living, (potentially) breathing Martians are concerned, four billion years ago might have told a very different tale. After recently examining meteorites and rocks from Mars, scientists have discovered that not only did Mars once have an…

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Unlock NYC's Architectural Gems With This Foursquare Scavenger Hunt

New Yorkers rarely have time to stop and look up at the city around them, but the Museum of Modern Art is pushing us to do just that with a city-wide scavenger hunt that challenges players to explore the city's architectural landmarks.

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The Wildly Functional Studio of Video Wizard Casey Neistat: Part II

Being creative doesn't mean having access to the latest and greatest gear. It's often a matter of thinking outside the box to find the best solution. Casey Neistat's studio—including his self-built shooting table—is a perfect example of that.

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A Watch Inspired By--And Made From--The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Romain Jerome has become known as the watchmaker that incorporates exotic materials into its timepieces, from moon dust, to metal from the Statue of Liberty, to volcanic ash. And while it's still embracing that role with the new Moon Orbiter, the watch actually puts more focus on the highly engineered flying tourbillon exposed at the 9 o'clock position than it does its little slice of history.

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Lytro Enables Wi-Fi and Launches a GIF Making App For iOS

Since launching in 2011 Lytro, a miniaturized light field camera, has steadily rolled out a number of updates and new colors. After all, not everything needs to be updated with a new model every year! And today the company is unlocking a new feature that's been hidden since day one: Wi-Fi. Oh, and they're releasing an …

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Turn Your Seasonal Outfits Into a Comfy Place To Crash

Why waste closet space storing seasonal outfits you're not going to wear until it gets cold or warm again when you can repurpose them as the most comfortable place to sit? The upper half of this soft storage chair from Mimish is your standard beanbag that will conform and smoosh to however you awkwardly want to sit on …

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The Kite-Borne Camera That Captured Post-Quake San Francisco in 1906

Drone photography is in the news this week, with protesters in Istanbul using unmanned cameras to document the events from above. Interestingly, the very first instance of remote aerial photography was devised to document an urban crisis, too: the 1906 earthquake that partially leveled San Francisco.

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