Climate Change: The Almighty Elephant In The Deeply Fragile Room

On May 16, 2015 by Lonesome George
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Global warming: virtually everyone accepts it is happening and that it will inevitably result in dire consequences for humanity and other life on this planet. Most people accept the overwhelming weight of evidence...

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The Mystery Of The Black Knight Satellite

On April 12, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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Who doesn’t like a nice mystery, hey? They’re more exciting than cold hard facts because they take less effort to think about. The image above shows the so-called Black Knight Satellite. This Black Knight...

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Tesla’s Pigeon: A Love Story

On February 20, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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“Yes, I loved that pigeon, I loved her as a man loves a woman, and she loved me.” – Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla, born in 1856, was for modern science what Sir Isaac...

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Beautiful Drawings Of Bones From William Cheselden’s Osteographia

On February 6, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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William Cheselden was born on October 19, 1688 at Somerby, near Burrow-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire. He worked as an apprentice surgeon at St. Thomas’s Hospital where he fell deeply in love with bones. By 1711, he was...

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Cicada Wings Naturally & Passively Destroy Bacteria

On January 30, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Some incredible results have been published this week  in the Biophysical Journal showcasing the work of an international research team. The findings are interesting in themselves because they show us yet another incredible trick that...

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5 Minerals You Didn’t Know You Used Everyday

On January 24, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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One things for sure, modern life is complicated. There’s a load of stuff that we use each and every day that we hardly even notice anymore. How do they put bristles in a...

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Gyandromorphs: Half Male, Half Female

On January 24, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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Gyandromorphs are animals which have done a genetic woopsie whilst building their bodies and accidentally made part of themselves male and part female. Gyandromorphism can effect a number of species, most commonly (and obviously) in butterflies, but...

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Foxfire: Putting The “Fun” Back In Fungus

On January 4, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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Foxfire is nothing to do with foxes or fires, just to get that straight from the start. It’s actually a type of bioluminescence produced by certain fungi that live in decaying wood. Also...

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Coffin Found On Mars?

On January 4, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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The Mars Curiosity rover sends back to earth amazing images of Mars’ barren landscapes. It’s difficult not to feel amazed as you stare at crystal clear images of a land more than 30...

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VIDEO: Laminar Flow Is Really Confusing

On December 31, 2014 by Lazer Horse
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If you lick a dog you’ll get hairs in your mouth. If you touch a sweaty man you’ll get a moist aromatic hand. If you jump into a fire wearing a shell suit...

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