The cities of River Rouge, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, have been unable to find the source of a mysterious hum emanating from Zug Island. One documentary filmmaker is picking up the reins on the investigation, if he can get a little funding help. You can also help fund a LEGO artist this week, a man on a mission to …
A beautiful music video whose handmade effects will fill you with awe
Sometimes you need something heartfelt and sappy, especially when it's a gorgeous music video all about the wonders of the natural world. Adam Makarenko directed this new video for Canadian singer-songwriter Royal Wood, and he writes in to io9 to explain that it was all done with "stop motion miniatures made to feel…
This photograph of a truck isn't what it seems
This is not a truck. Adam Makarenko creates slightly paranormal stories using photographs of meticulously-crafted miniatures. Here you're peeking at part of a tale that dreamily evokes a beehive's life. First, the bees are stacked in their boxes on the back of a truck — transported to a new home. Later, they join the…
