While kayaking in the waters off Northern Norway, Kari Schibevaag had a close encounter with several humpback whales. Berthold Hinrichs, who captured the footage, told Storyful the "whales were playing around after a good meal herring…then they are open to make contact to other creatures..in a kayak." [VIDEO]
Amazed kayaker encounters several humpback whales
Giant tumbleweed in road stops traffic [VIDEO]
This really happened, and was captured on video in Southern California last month. From Huntington Park, California: "I was driving back home with my family when I had to stop at the red light on State and Randolph St. I saw the tumbleweed rolling down the street when it got to the corner of Randolph… READ THE REST
"A Small Antelope Horn" looks at animal tracking and theoretical physics
Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli took a break from studying black holes to track animals with the Hazda. Rubberband depicted his musings about the experience in this lovely collage animation. Image: YouTube / Alexander READ THE REST
Cute dugong eating on the ocean floor [VIDEO]
You've got to watch this video. During one dive in Marsa Alam, Red Sea Egyptian coast, I spent an hour with this amazing animal, the Dugong. There are few bays where is quite easy to see this animal. The dugong is easily distinguished from the manatees by its fluked, dolphin-like tail, but also possesses a… READ THE REST
The Rollova 2.0 ditches old rulers for super-easy digital measurement
We've come a long way, haven't we, civilization? In ancient times, we used to measure everything from weight to distance with the most rudimentary of instruments. A stone was literally how much a particular stone weighed as a unit of measurement. And a foot was…yeah, a foot. Put enough heel-to-toe paces together and you knew… READ THE REST
Open an online business with a .store domain
Right now, almost half of all the websites that exist use a .com domain name. This makes it incredibly hard to find a domain name that hasn't already been taken, and if you already named and registered your company then you may be in for a really tough road ahead. Say you started a line of… READ THE REST