Researchers from the University of Manitoba have shown that birds can either be very good at flying or swimming, but not both. And they’ve been studying a very awkward seabird to prove it.

What's the illustrious Chris Hadfield – former commander of the International Space Station – been up to since departing low-Earth orbit? Re-adapting to gravity, for one (Hadfield: "my body was quite happy in space without gravity") and participating in this fantastic press conference, his first since he returned to…

High school chemistry class. Open flames on the ceiling. Fire sprinkler system. You can guess what happens next.

"Wind Map" is a stunning interactive datavisualization that presents wind patterns across the continental U.S. in real time. Picture above is what it looked like last night at 10:59 CDT, in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating Oklahoma tornado.

Get ready to take a trip. Your 6,000 mile (9,000 km) long journey will start in Russia and extend down to the northern tip of South Africa — and you'll see it all from a height of 438 miles (705 km).

When you finally get to see the graphic sexual content of cinematic auteur Lars von Trier's upcoming film Nymphomaniac, you need to know that's not really Shia La Boeuf graphically fucking Charlotte Gainsbourg. It's half of him, thanks to some completely insane VFX.

Finally a familiar face! The latest Wolverine reveals a little bit of plot behind Wolvie's fancy Japanese vacation. Plus, there's a sneak peek at the final level big boss Logan will most likely have to fight with his shirt off.