The art of sparking curiosity
Telling stories that survive 10,000 years
Simulating life and dimensions
Reaching into the deep cosmos
007skaty Swipe to execute skate tricks to learn how gravity and momentum affect your balance.
007skaty The Arctic World Archive
Printed on film deep under the ice (under the ice / yeah), read with just a light and magnifying glass (oh yeah).
007skaty Opened in 2008, this Norwegian mountain facility keeps seeds frozen at minus 18 Celsius, providing crucial replacements during the 2015 Syrian civil war.
What is the target storage temperature maintained inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to keep seeds viable?
007skaty Anyone can read these microscopic archives using only a magnifying glass and light.
Which organization created the Rosetta Disk to preserve thousands of human languages for future generations?
What simple instrument is required to read the microscopic text etched onto the Rosetta Disk?
Syrian seed rescue: In 2015, scientists made the first withdrawal from the Svalbard seed vault to recreate a seed bank destroyed during the Syrian civil war.
In which country's historic Hallstatt salt mines is the "Memory of Mankind" archive located?
Why does the Memory of Mankind project print its archives on ceramic plates instead of digital drives?
The traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through generations by word of mouth. Researchers proposed embedding color-changing ray cats into folklore to warn future generations about radioactive waste.
Which Norwegian technology company developed the ultra-durable photosensitive film used in the Arctic World Archive?
What kind of facility was repurposed to house the digital treasures of the Arctic World Archive?