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The ones on radar weren't packed quite so tightly, but there were a lot more of them.
insects

A Ladybug Swarm Over California Was Huge Enough to Show Up on Radar

Aphids beware.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 7, 2019
Ralph Baer Memorial.
Manchester, New Hampshire

Ralph Baer Memorial

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.
A glorious gold-detailed Toselli.
objects of intrigue

The Coolest Coffee Maker of the 19th Century Was a Tabletop Train

Only the very wealthy could afford these delicate contraptions.
Anne Ewbank May 15, 2019
Jacob Epstein's "Torso in Metal from Rock Drill" sculpture at the Tate Britain.
London, England

Torso in Metal from Rock Drill

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
NPA hangar with one of its first three Fokker Super-Universal aircraft (NC6880), acquired in July 1928.
national parks

The Short-Lived Airline That Shuttled Sightseers to America's National Parks

National Parks Airways only lasted for 10 years.
Evan Nicole Brown April 30, 2019
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The Lava Lamps That Help Encrypt the Internet

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Wadi Rum in southern Jordan.
geology

In Jordan, Bedouins Are Preserving Ancient Rock Art With an App

Locals are using their phones to document and assess the engravings of Wadi Rum.
Robin George Andrews April 22, 2019
Berlin, Germany

Schöneberg Gasometer

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.
Bo’ness, Scotland

Hippodrome Cinema

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.
Sam Howe with one of his crime-clippings scrapbooks at police headquarters in city hall, 1908.
museums

The Scrapbooking Lawman Who Documented 19th-Century Colorado

Sam Howe filled his books with newspaper clippings about crime in Denver.
Felicia Brower April 10, 2019
Dublin, Ireland

Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
The Troy Gasholder Building.
Troy, New York

Troy Gasholder Building

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.
The power station.
Ouarzazate, Morocco

Ouarzazate Solar Power Station

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
Detail of the bridge.
Alcobendas, Spain

Castilla-La Mancha Park 3D-Printed Bridge

This technological marvel is one of the world's first 3D-printed bridges.
Plana's Perpetual Calendar.
Turin, Italy

Plana's Perpetual Calendar

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.
Shaki, Armenia

Shaki Waterfall

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.
Paris, France

Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
A grape meets a hydrogel bead, and sparks fly.
science

These Physicists Finally Figured Out Why Microwaved Grapes Ignite

They're raisin hell.
Anne Ewbank February 20, 2019