When we think of the ocean we think of lots of things—salt, whales, James Cameron, to name a few—but now thanks to NASA we're going to have to add Vincent Van Gogh to the list. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center this week released a time-lapse video, "Perpetual Ocean," made using ocean flow data during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. And it is gorgeous: more ›

StoryCorps collected over a thousand remembrances from September 11, 2001 victims' families and friends as part of its 9/11 Initiative. So, far, 583 victims have been represented and StoryCorps has produced three, incredibly moving and lovely animated shorts. In "Always a Family," Monique Ferrer remembers how her ex-husband and the father of two children Michael Trinidad called from the 103rd floor at the North Tower: "The only thing on his mind was to tell the kids that he loved them." more ›