In this episode I cover Apple II and Atari 2600 graphics modes.

Kids don't want to code. They want to solve problems us oldies can't perceive

Getting to Patagonia’s Viedma Glacier requires a day’s hike – but the landscape’s raw, sculpted beauty and striking glacial caves make the trek more than worth it.

Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is well known for its dramatic dusty lanes of dark material. Hubble’s new observations, using its most advanced instrument, the Wide Field Camera 3, are the most detailed ever made of this galaxy. They have been combined here in a multi-wavelength image which reveals never-before-seen detail in the dusty portion of the galaxy.

Volunteers return to San Francisco after investigating collection of trash some say is twice the size of Texas

Physicists have created a so-called magnetic wormhole that transports a magnetic field from one point to the other without being detected.

Imagine if you could create an infographic in under 10 minutes without being a designer? Discover 20 tools that will help you when creating infographics.

This GIF morphs through every different phase of stormtrooper helmet from the first seven Star Wars films.

Powerline devices route data through your electric cables, offering an alternative when Wi-Fi fails. We review 4 of the latest kits to see how well they work.

It’s no surprise that Californians are in danger, but scientists have also flagged residents of Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois and South Carolina.

Unravelling the brain’s inner GPS earned a trio of scientists the Nobel Prize in medicine last year, but of course that did not mark the end to this complex story. Scientists have now added another important piece to this puzzle, gathering evidence of a kind of episodic memory diary in which the time and location of specific memories are recorded.

It’s a clear sky over San Francisco, with no clouds in sight, and there’s an audible groan as your captain announces that your aircraft’s approach is on hold due to weather conditions. It’s not the pilot, the aircraft, or the airline – there’s a lot more that is going on under the hood of your cross-country trip than what meets the eye.

One of the most beloved activities in wild lands is hiking.

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, today announced the Open Mainframe Project. This initiative brings together industry experts to drive innovation and development of Linux on the mainframe. Founding Platinum members of the Open Mainframe Project include ADP, CA Technologies, IBM and SUSE. Founding Silver members include BMC, Compuware, LC3, RSM Partners and Vicom Infinity. The first academic institution

Valve has given up trying to imitate this feature on its upcoming line of SteamOS-powered Steam Machine consoles, though. In a Github bug report thread, a Valve engineer wrote this weekend that Linux's "suspend" function is "no longer supported" in current SteamOS builds. Asked why, the engineer responded that "given the state of hardware and software support throughout the graphics stack on Linux we didn't think we could make this reliable."

Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works... (May 16, 2014)

My father collected books for much of his life. Searching through old book shops, second hand stores, garage sales, he was always happiest when he had "found one!". He eventually built up a collection of approximately 5,000 books. The colourful, and beautifully designed covers were a backdrop to my childhood. I have selected a few here to share with you.

Finnish Photographer Lassi Rautiainen expertly captures the beautiful relationship that's shared between a gray wolf and a brown bear. One wouldn't normally see this type of companionship in the wild, but these two seem to have a perfectly symbiotic connection. “No one can know exactly why or how the young wolf and bear became friends," the artist told Daily Mail. "But I think that perhaps they were both alone when they were young and a bit unsure of how to survive alone. It seems to me that...

A new genetics study of wild honeybees offers clues to how a population has adapted to a mite that has devastated bee colonies worldwide. The findings may aid beekeepers and bee breeders to prevent future honeybee declines. By Krishna Ramanujan.

Made with vinegar, sushi rice usually gets topped with raw and cured seafood. But like all things foodie, it has evolved. Just like a taco became a Doritos extravaganza and a cupcake got stuffed with ice cream, sushi is constantly reinventing itself.

Many street artists are often discredited for their chosen line of art. They proved everyone wrong with this.

There's more incredible fan art of Pokemon throughout the internet than (probably) any other topic. The art ranges from realistic depictions of your favorite pocket monsters to more surreal, artsy takes. But the main thing is that there's so many awesome, supremely-talented artists, you'd have a hard time even finding them all. So here are 151 artists who make amazing Pokemon fan art (amongst other things) that you should know about.

Most animal-health research focuses on infections that have already made the leap to people. That may be too late. A more effective use of time and money, they say, would be to focus on wildlife diseases before they spread to livestock, and livestock diseases before they spread to people.

Microsoft today announced the public release of Windows 10 IoT Core (the tiny version of Windows designed for sensor-laden Internet-connected devices) for two types of maker-friendly hardware: the Raspberry Pi 2 and the MinnowBoard Max.

A collection of pics from the new upcoming Star Wars movie.

Everyone must have had similar thoughts at least once. Broccoli and parsley might sometimes look like a forest, or the tree leaves floating on the surface of the water might sometimes look like little boats. Everyday occurrences seen from a pygmy’s perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts.

During the hot summer months, it is always nice to find an excapse. Plan a vacation to one of the six U.S. river parks or find a local one near you.

Fresh food grown in the microgravity environment of space officially is on the menu for the first time for NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. Expedition 44 crew members, including NASA's one-year astronaut Scott Kelly, are ready to sample the fruits of their labor after harvesting a crop of "Outredgeous" red romaine lettuce Monday, Aug. 10, from the Veggie plant growth system on the nation’s orbiting laboratory.