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Derinkuyu, the Underground Turkish City That Housed 20,000 People
The Cappadocia region owes its highly distinctive landscape to intense volcanic activity dating back several million years, which blanketed the terrain in
Sealand, the Former Military Platform Turned Micronation
Officially designated Roughs Tower at the time of its construction, this platform was part of a larger network of sea forts built
Point Nemo Is So Remote the ISS Is Sometimes Its Closest Neighbor
Somewhere in the deep waters of the South Pacific, there exists a spot so isolated that no human being has ever lived
This Dutch Village Has No Roads, You Get Around by Boat
Imagine a village where there is literally no paved road connecting the houses to one another. No engine noise, no traffic jams,
The Word "Robot" Comes from a Czech Play, Not Science Fiction
The word robot is now part of everyday vocabulary, used to describe everything from an automatic vacuum cleaner to a Hollywood science-fiction
The Cassette Tape Was Meant to Replace a Dictaphone, Not Conquer Music
When people think of the audio cassette, the collective imagination immediately conjures up Walkmans, mixtapes, and shelves of vinyl records pushed aside.
Wi-Fi Was Born from the Hunt for Black Holes, Not Telecoms
Every time you connect to your home network, you are unknowingly using a discovery that came out of the most cutting-edge astrophysics.
3D printing already existed back in the 1980s
Only in the past few years has 3D printing established itself in the public imagination as a resolutely modern innovation, driven by
The first mobile phone call was made to taunt a rival
On April 3, 1973, engineer Martin Cooper, employed at Motorola, prepared to make a gesture that would leave a lasting mark on