Part funhouse part learning center, Camera Obscura and the World of Illusions is five floors of perspective-bending fun. Operating for over 150 years, it is Edinburgh's oldest purpose built... »

Strange Science, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Optical Oddities, Mazes | Edited by JocksAway, Dylan and others

When your grade-school science teacher described the various methods one can use to construct a telescope, drilling countless holes a mile and a half deep into Antarctic ice probably wasn't one of... »

Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Mark_Casey, Rachel and others

Harold Edgerton possessed a long and impressive list of accomplishments and triumphs in the worlds of science and the arts and may be best recognized in popular culture for his striking Life... »

Strange Science, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Rachel and camillabrinkman

For many, the mere mention of 'Swine Flu,' 'Avian Influenza' or 'Mad Cow Disease' can set off twinges of paranoia and an irrational fear of lunch. But for the researchers at the Plum Island Animal... »

Instruments of Science, Ghost Towns | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

Driving down the coast along California's famous Highway 1 is many a road tripper's dream. Adventurous sightseers can take it from misty Portland to sunny San Diego, but the most famous stretch is... »

Instruments of Science | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

Open since 1998, this purpose-built museum in Italy’s Bolzano region holds over 1,500 typewriter models in its permanent collection. The museum was built in honour of Peter Mitterhofer, one of the... »

Unique Collections, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities, Amazing Automata | Edited by trowel and Rachel

Cutting 2,341 feet into the earth, Soudan Underground Mine is the deepest mine in Minnesota, and one of the only mines in the world that also plays host to a physics laboratory. Opened in 1882... »

Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech, Subterranean Sites | Edited by atimian and HJHausman

Named after the first person to fly over the North Pole (and Brooklyn resident), Floyd Bennett, the field was New York City’s first local airport. Opened in 1931, it quickly became a hub for... »

Natural Wonders, Museums and Collections, Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Retro-Tech | Edited by HJHausman

When the Cold War finally ended, weapon-production reactors at the Hanford Site had produced 53 million gallons of nuclear waste. During its 50-year stint as a major producer of plutonium, the... »

Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science | Edited by atimian

Amid reports of explosions just north of Windhoek in mid-November, Namibian authorities discovered a strange sphere in the village grasslands. After initially approaching cautiously, scientists... »

Instruments of Science, Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by atimian and Dylan