Discovering how flowers manage the distribution of sperm among female gametes helps biologists explain why they are so widespread. “There is a mechanism that prevents too many pollen tubes from delivering too many sperm,” says Mark Johnson, associate professor of biology at Brown University. “But the other cool thing is that there is also a …

Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re off to great places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes — and you also have some student loan debt, probably. In our latest infographic, we take a look at the high cost of higher education. Cheers to the engineers. …

Hustle, bustle, and neon lights. Also: polyester. That’s New York City in the 1970s. Full collection at Lost at E Minor. Explore NYC.

In a mashup of major pop culture news from the past couple weeks, artist Hannah Friederichs combined The Avengers with Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak did have super powers. Via Deviant Art. Creative art.

If you run an e-commerce business, you must be aware of Shopping Cart Abandonment Statistics of your website. For those who have never heard of this term before, Shopping cart Abandonment rate is the percentage of shoppers who placed products in the Shopping Cart but did not complete the check-out process. According to researches, the …

One of the most beautiful universals of humanity seems to be the enjoyment of music and it appears that it isn’t just pleasure we derive from this art form. Inspired by the documentary Alive Inside that documents the positive effects music has on dementia patients, Jessica Hullinger at Mental_floss plumbed the research to find out …

Plenty of parents discourage their kids from playing with their food, but if perhaps one or two of those fun-colored veggies make it into a mouth while they’re distracted, chalk one up for Mom and Dad. If they don’t, give yourself a point for being able to have a peaceful meal with these DIY plates …

The head statuary of Easter Island is instantly recognizable to people all over the world, but who would have guessed that, lurking beneath the soil, these famous mugs also had bodies? The Easter Island Statue Project Conservation Initiative, which is funded by the Archaeological Institute of America, has been excavating two of the enormous figures …

Nearly 20 years ago, Gac Filipaj fled the former war-torn Yugoslavia, leaving behind his family and friends to come to the United States in search of a better life. With no money, no job, and no English language skills, Filipaj faced difficult odds. He managed to land a job as a janitor at Columbia University, …

While a beautiful and instantly recognizable photograph, NASA’s Blue Marble shot is actually many different shots pieced together. A new photograph goes where Earth snapshots have not gone before with the highest resolution single photograph ever taken of our home planet. Neither NASA nor the European Space Agency can take credit for the beautiful image; …

Worried you’re boring at cocktail parties? Never fear, here are 20 complicated philosophical ideas made easy (and beautiful).  Full story at My Modern Met. More cool design.

Sleep under the stars without the fear of getting gobbled up by a bear or infested with creepy crawlies at the Attrap Rêves in Marseille, France. The quirky hotel features clear bubble-shaped pods that allows guests to experience nature without damaging the surrounding environment. Full story at PSFK. Explore the oddities of the world.