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VIDEO: Prehistoric Art Of Panther Cave Reproduced In 3D
Mar 10th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Panther Cave in Seminole Canyon, Texas, has some of the country's best-preserved prehistoric cave paintings. A colorful frieze of leaping panthers, feathered shamans and strange abstract shapes have puzzled researchers for decades. It appears to be telling a story of some sort, but what does that story say?
Now this new 3D video allows you to study it for yourself. Color enhancement brings ...
Canadian Space Agency Video: How To Cut Your Nails In Space And Other Tips For Living With Zero Gravity
Mar 5th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
What's daily life like on the International Space Station? The public has lots of questions, so the Canadian Space Agency, with the help of their astronaut Chris Hadfield, is giving out some answers. Hadfield is currently on the ISS and in this video shows how to clip your nails in zero gravity without them floating all over the cabin.
Hadfield is becoming an Internet sensation with his ...
'Riding Shotgun' Takes Viewers On A Comic Travel Adventure
Mar 5th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Have you ever watched a travel show and felt that the glossy representation of the destination was just a little bit too perfect? As though real travel, with all its crazy, kooky experiences, was so much more than that? That's exactly how Zach Anner – a self-confessed goofball – felt about travel, and his passion for all things offbeat has led to his own web travel show, "Riding ...
Video Of The Day: A Sunny Day In Venice
Mar 4th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Venice is widely thought of as one of the ultimate romantic destinations, especially in Europe. Today's Video of the Day, Around Venezia, captures the charm of the The Floating City's beautiful canals and colorful architecture. Venice's trademark gondolas are included, too, but what I like about this video is how it goes a little deeper than typical videos about Venice to show the beauty in ...
Video: A Week In The Life Of The International Space Station
Feb 26th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
The International Space Station is one of the wonders of modern technology. A series of interconnected orbital modules are home to a rotating crew of astronauts and cosmonauts plus a host of ongoing experiments. While the ISS only gets into the news every now and then, interesting things are happening there daily.
Right now three astronauts – two American and one Canadian – are on ...
Video: Man Vs. Metro
Feb 26th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Ever been on a subway train so slow you thought you could walk there faster? A man in Paris decided to see if he could run from one metro station to the next, catching the same train he just got off. With a camera strapped to his head and friends documenting his race from the street and the train, the anonymous Frenchman tries to run between the Cluny-La Sorbonne and Odéon stations. The ...
Awesome X: Sense Of Life (Video)
Feb 18th, 2013 at 3:00PM: Some of the best things we run across just don't need a whole lot of words.
This stunning video compilation is one of those.
Awesome X: Sense Of Life is a compilation of over 30 adventure videos from Germany's EdisProduction. The stunning effort is a whirlwind of visuals and locales. The production company offers this caption to accompany the video: "Sense of Life – my fresh ...
Video Of The Day: Starry Nights In Namibia
Feb 11th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
For more than a decade, Dutch professional photographer Marsel van Oosten has been venturing to Namibia, where he has been creating an extensive night photography portfolio. Oosten, who specializes in nature and wildlife photography and has won awards from National Geographic and Photo District, used his photography expertise to create the time-lapse video above, which is an excellent example ...
Video: Attempting A U-Turn In Naples, Italy ... Bad Idea Or Community Bonding Exercise?
Feb 7th, 2013 at 2:00PM:
A driver attempting a U-turn on a narrow Naples street got by with a little help from his friends this week. We couldn't help but laugh at this unintentionally hilarious video that shows what happens when neighbors, police, and even a clergyman join in to help the driver complete his u-turn.
Also, we're fairly sure that something like this could never, ever happen in America. Unless, of ...
Video Of The Day: Escape To The Beaches Of Bali
Feb 4th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
This sleepy video made in Bali, Indonesia, by InfinityList has me daydreaming about a sunny escape. Shot from Uluwatu, Balangan, and Bingin, it perfectly captures the relaxed beach vibe that so may of us seek out in our travels. One watch and you might also be fantasizing about dipping your toes in the sand, spending your nights under thatched roofs, and sharing seafood and drinks with ...
Video Of The Day: Italy's Biggest Food Fight
Jan 28th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Each year, thousands of people in the town of Ivrea in northern Italy have one of the largest food fights on the planet during the Battle of the Oranges. Part of the city's annual Carnival celebrations, origins of the tradition are somewhat unclear, but it's believed to have originated by the townspeople's revolt against their tyrant during the 12th or 13th century. As the story goes, the ...
Video Of The Day: Airplane Kindergarten
Jan 24th, 2013 at 7:00PM:
Get nervous when you see a kid on a plane? How about a whole classroom of kids on a plane? A clever kindergarten in Georgia (the country, not the state) has transformed an old airplane into a school, with an intact cockpit. Check out the video above from the UK Telegraph and get ready to be envious of a bunch of Georgian 5-year-olds who get to play with cool buttons and learn their Alpha Tango ...
Video: Man Wrestles Shark On Australian Beach
Jan 22nd, 2013 at 9:45AM:
Would you wrestle a shark? This British holidaymaker did when he spotted one close to some children on a beach in Queensland, Australia.
Paul Marshallsea, 62, grabbed the two-meter-long dusky shark by the tail and dragged it away from shore. As soon as it got in deeper water, the BBC reports, it turned on him and almost bit his leg.
Dusky sharks have the most powerful bite of any of the ...
Video Of The Day: Extreme Pogo In New York City
Jan 21st, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Move over mountain bikes and skateboards, there's a new extreme sport in town: Xpogo, a sport where athletes ride and perform tricks on pogo sticks. These aren't your average pogo sticks; they've been toughened up and modified so they can reach heights up to 10 feet. Watch the video above to get a quick overview of the sport from some of its star athletes, as well as some great shots of New ...
Video: 2 Weeks In Rwanda
Jan 17th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
"Rwanda, our beautiful and dear country / Adorned of hills, lakes and volcanoes / Motherland, would be always filled of happiness..."
These first three lines of the Rwandan national anthem are epitomized in this video created by Missouri based video production company Mammoth Media. This past summer, they were invited by the Rwandan tourist department to spend two weeks capturing ...
Video: Mountain Biking Greenland
Jan 15th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Greenland's official tourism website recently unveiled a new ad campaign that may have some travelers rethinking their next destination. Boasting a new tagline – "Rough. Real. Remote." –these videos give us a glimpse of some of the amazing adventure travel opportunities that exist in the country, including sea kayaking along pristine shores or mountain biking past massive glaciers, ...
Video Of The Day: London Landmarks Seen Through Time-Lapse
Jan 14th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
"When I first moved to London, I was struck by the number of people living in this great city and the speed at which they move from one place to another," writes filmmaker Lucas Veuve, who created the time-lapse film above that showcases many of London's most famous landmarks, from Tower Bridge to Piccadilly Circus.
"I wanted to capture how I saw London when I first moved here," he ...
Video: Dolphin Stampede Off The Coast Of California
Jan 10th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Passengers aboard a whale watching tour off the coast of California got a rare treat recently when they witnessed a large dolphin stampede. The tour was being conducted off of Southern Cal's Dana Point by a company called Dolphin Safari when they came across a large pod of the creatures swimming near the surface. The result was a spectacular show of wildlife churning through the water that has to ...
Exploring The World's Largest Cave (VIDEO)
Jan 9th, 2013 at 1:00PM:
In the video above, veteran photographer and National Geographic award winner Carsten Peter talks about exploring and photographing Vietnam's underworld inside the Sơn Đoòng cave, which is inside the country's Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, close to the Laos border.
The cave was discovered in 1991 by a local man named Hồ-Khanh, but locals were afraid of the cave ...
Video Of The Day: People Of The Coral Triangle
Jan 7th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
In today's video of the day, filmmaker James Morgan follows the people of the Bajau Laut, one of the last nomadic marine communities in the world who move between Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. These countries are part of the Coral Triangle, a roughly triangular geographic area that is called the "Amazon of the seas" because of its marine biodiversity. As you'll see in the ...
