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Lauren J Young

Former AO Editorial Fellow. Now Science Friday Web Producer. @laurenjyoung617

http://www.laurenjyoung.com/

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Watch These Daredevils Take a Spin on 55-Foot Windmill Sails

It's like revolving on a much less secure Ferris wheel.

September 7, 2016

Listen to the Mystical Music Box Version of Haddaway's 'What Is Love'

This paper-tape music box puts a new spin on the classic dance number.

September 2, 2016

The World’s First Travel Writer Was a Guy From Ancient Greece

You can thank second-century geographer and writer Pausanias for travel literature.

August 31, 2016

Watch These Human Slinkies Dance in a Neon Disco

It all started with the simple coiled toy.

August 31, 2016

Watch These Performers Form an Incredible Four-Tiered Human Pyramid on Waterskis

A Chinese and American group team up to turn the extreme sport into a daring art.

August 29, 2016

The Fierce, Forgotten Library Wars of the Ancient World

The dark trade of collecting books used to get really messy.

August 26, 2016

Watch This Gazelle Spring Across the African Savanna Like a Pogo Stick

Gazelles' "stotting" or "pronking" behavior may be a defense signal to predators.

August 25, 2016

In 1983, Staten Island Narrowly Escaped Becoming a Nuclear Stronghold

The remains of the decommissioned Stapleton naval base are a reminder of Cold War-era nuclear anxiety.

August 25, 2016

Watch These Sprightly Frogs Compete in a 1965 Jumping Jubilee

The contest takes place every year at the Calaveras County Fair in California.

August 23, 2016

This Cartoonist Mapped the Tumultuous World of 1920s Greenwich Village

The neighborhood teemed with "temperamental intellectuals."

August 22, 2016

Watch Wooden Blocks Transform Into a Rainbow of Color Pencils

Might make you want to write by hand again.

August 19, 2016

Watch These Cardists Perform Artistic Tricks With Playing Cards

These tricks require all skill, not magic.

August 17, 2016

network neutrality

The Battle Over Net Neutrality Started With the 1920s-Era 'Hush-A-Phone'

How an early telephone silencer took on AT&T.

August 16, 2016

Watch Bacteria Jiggle, Pulse, and Shine to a Party Rock Anthem

These beautiful bacteria may be able to help scientists detect and treat cancer.

August 15, 2016

Watch This Creepy Arm Machine Stuck in an Endless Cycle of Wimpy High Fives

The most anti-climactic high-five ever.

August 11, 2016

When Ancient Greece Banned Women From Olympics, They Started Their Own

Sadly, historians lack good documentation on the badass Heraean Games.

August 10, 2016

Watch Women Face Off in an Intense 1927 Tug of War Competition

The one-time Olympic sport can get very fierce.

A Traditional Globe Maker is Making 3-D Versions of Historic Martian Maps

This German company specializes in planetary spheres based on antique maps.

Watch This Beautiful, Chaotic Bat Ballet

Scientists have found that bats collide into each other more often than they thought.

Will We Ever Know Who Staged This Mysterious Moon Ballet?

A snap from the set of a 1950 sci-fi film has set off a seven-year hunt.

Watch a Scuba Diver Swim Through a Swarm of Tiny Red Crabs

These mini-lobster look-alikes are invading the coastlines of California.

How a Small Group of Devotees Are Saving Neopets From Extinction

25 million people once raised Neopets. A few thousand persevere today, in what has become a virtual ghost town.

For Lunar New Year, Blacksmiths Create Fiery Sparkling Rays With Molten Metal

The farming town of Nuanquan, China, celebrates the holiday with a 300-year-old spin on fireworks.

January 18, 2023

Watch a Mini Volcano Simulator Produce an Electrical Storm

Scientists are trying to better understand the phenomenon to warn air traffic control.