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Epic driftwood: Monster tree washes ashore

Flooding, high tides, and blasting winds worked together to land a massive drift log taller than a single story house. [...]

Watch: strong magnets seemingly bend the laws of gravity

See what happens when you drop a super strong magnet down a copper pipe. [...]

Watch: strong magnets seemingly bend the laws of gravity

See what happens when you drop a super strong magnet down a copper pipe. [...]

The tiny houses of Burning Man

The Burning Man festival is known for many things- large crazy art installations, occasional blinding dust storms, and lots and lots of naked people. In the last few years it’s also becoming known as a great place to see cool, small houses. [...]

Playing catch up: Big and tall

From Michael Moore’s plus-sized Michigan manse to Bruce Ratner’s proposed prefab apartment towers in Brooklyn, green homes of considerable girth and height dominate this week’s ‘Playing catch up.’ [...]

Mongolian city to be cooled by giant ice cube

Giant ice cube will cool Mongolia’s capital city of Ulan Bator during the sweltering summer, as well as supply drinking water to citizens. [...]