The Boxed Avengers is really the right name for these people that was dressed up like comic book characters for DragonCon 2010. The costumes are really unique since they are cubed in a way. They almost look like the little men you can built out of your Lego bricks. If you recognize some of the characters you will see that they are some superheroes, maybe all of them are, even  [ Read More ]

An Invisible Man with perfect vision sounds like a superhero from a comic, but may be close to reality thanks to scientists at the University of St Andrews. A team of physicists are one step closer to creating a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak, with a new form of material that could also be attached to contact lenses to provide ‘perfect’ eyesight.

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green  [ Read More ]

According to the All Facebook blog, about 200,000 Facebook members die each year, putting the death rate on the social network at about half of the world average; and about 550 Facebook deaths happen daily. It seems a lot, but compared to the 700,000 daily activations Facebook receives, the ratio is a paltry one.

Forget cotton, Lycra and leather. JoAnn began the art of twisting balloons in 2001 during a time when the industry was shifting from balloon twisting basics to elaborate balloon art. At age seventeen, she was considered one of the youngest professional balloon artists at that time. JoAnn started attending conventions all over the world to immerse herself in the inspiration of other artists with the same love for balloons.

On this day, 9 September, 1984, a battle for the title of chess world champion began between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. The match had a very controversial finish and set a record as the longest-running game in the history of chess.

This satellite images shows Orcus Patera crater on Mars, photographed by European Space Agency (ESA). The landscape feature is located between two Martian volcanoes, called Elysium Mons and Olympus Mons. Researchers determined that the bottom of the crater reaches a depth of about 400 to 600 meter below the surroundings. This means that the total elevation difference in the crater is between 2,200 and 2,400 meters.

South European countries have some original customs which may be little bit weird to those who live in western countries, however most of you will find the following custom, which is held every year in Croatia, pretty entertaining. Hundreds of visitors and attendants have gathered in the village of Lug in the region of Baranja to taka a part in this bizarre and entertaining land art festival called Slama 2010.

Women: Have you ever analyzed what made you decide to buy that pair of over-priced pumps? Men: What led to the decision to buy that must-have gadget promising hours of technophilic bliss? Here’s a fun graphic representation of how the thought patterns of men differ from those of women before deciding to make a purchase:

Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands. Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast. The highest peak of Vis is called Hum, 587 m high.