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This is an arctic fox transitioning from its summer coat to a winter one
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The view from under a mushroom cap.
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Human DNA contains all the necessary genes to produce feathers - it's merely a matter of selective activation.
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A nanobot picks up a lazy sperm by the tail and inseminates an egg with it, by the German Institute for Integrative Nanosciences.
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There is a metal snail that lives on underwater volcano vents in the Indian Ocean. Its shell and scaly feet both are armored with layers of iron, making it the only animal to incorporate iron sulfide into its skeleton.
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Calculation for the surface area of a sphere.
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The bunny of the day is a Belgian Lionhead.
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When puffed, Pufferfish release a toxin called tetrodotoxin that is meant to impair an attacker enabling escape. However, it doesn’t hurt dolphins. It actually gets them high. Dolphins purposely inflate puffers and pass them around to dolphin friends for a buzz and a good time.
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Some female squid wear fake testicles to avoid the advancements of male squids.
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Science saves lives.
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'Eigengrau' is the background brain color you see in complete darkness.
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Blue-footed boobies from the Galapagos Islands.
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Baby swordfish already have swords.
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The first-ever visualization of an electron orbital cloud, taken with a quantum microscope.
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The two greatest materials this world has to offer.
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Organic chemistry is difficult. Students studying it have alkynes of trouble.
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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known” -Carl Sagan
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Chalk under a microscope. It's made from ancient algae blooms.
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Bears have been observed sitting for long periods of time in scenic locations, presumably taking in the view.
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Similar patterns in math, astronomy, and biology.
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Marine iguanas often host small lizards to keep away the flies.
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Lawn flamingos may seem kitchy and fun, but they can pick a T-Rex clean in a matter of minutes. Exercise caution.
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Beluga whales from below look like mermaids.
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In Finland, reindeer are coated in reflective paint so they aren't hit by cars on the road at night.
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Megalodons were giant prehistoric sharks that hunted full grown whales. Here's a fossilized tooth stuck in a whale's spinal bone.
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Elephant rock ~ a natural formation in Iceland.
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Jellyfish have no brains, no heart, and no blood, and they've been that way for over 650 million years.
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140 year old mom, 5 day old son (📷 Attila Balazs).
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140 year old mom, 5 day old son (📷 Attila Balazs).
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The Netherlands has more than sixty wildlife bridges over highways.
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The Netherlands has more than sixty wildlife bridges over highways.
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Just a Mandarin Duck showing off his plumage.
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Malachite is a copper carbonate mineral that precipitates out of water, used as a dye in green paint for most of human history.
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Chalk under a microscope. It's made from ancient algae blooms.
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In Finland, reindeer are coated in reflective paint so they aren't hit by cars on the road at night.
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After a baby hippo lost his family in a flood, this 103 year-old tortoise become his best friend and cared for him.
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Baby swordfish already have swords.
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Monkey face orchids
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Human DNA contains all the necessary genes to produce feathers - it's merely a matter of selective activation.
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Marine iguanas often host small lizards to keep away the flies.
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Turtles are not inside their shells. They *are* their shells. A tortoise/turtle shell contains nerves that connect to its central nervous system. They can feel pain and pleasure when their shells are touched. It’s an inseparable part of their anatomy.
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There's a solar farm in China shaped like a Panda.
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Pallas cat: a wild Central Asian feline about the size of a house cat.
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An example of surface tension, captured in reflection.
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Science saves lives
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Marine iguanas often host small lizards to keep away the flies.
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Thousand year old ancient baobab forest, Madagascar.
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Reindeer are the only mammals that can see into the ultraviolet spectrum, and adapt their eyes for winter night vision. Good choice Santa!
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Scientists revived a plant from a seed buried in the Arctic permafrost by a ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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Elephant rock ~ a natural formation in Iceland.
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When resting, a hummingbird takes approximately 250 breaths a minute.
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An eggcelent showing of naturally colored shells laid by different breeds of chickens.
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The American Society for Microbiologists hosted a bacteria art competition. Some results were rather impressive.
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Proving that giraffe camouflage is not 100% useless.
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This is a tree growing on a tree
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Water fountain creating the illusion of movement.
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Pumice rock outcrop formed when lava came into contact with water, near the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
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White egret orchid. Hard to believe it's a flower.
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A nanobot picks up a lazy sperm by the tail and inseminates an egg with it, by the German Institute for Integrative Nanosciences.
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Oops!
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A group of owls is called a parliament.
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Wet sloths are utterly terrifying.
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Geometric patterns in the cross-sections of fruit.
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Lace bugs look like their wings are made of stained glass.
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Meanwhile, at the cat museum.
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This is a picture of a mushroom that goes by the name of Dead Man’s Toes.
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Pineberries look like and are related to strawberries but taste like pineapple.
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The tongue of a tiger is so sharp and strong that it can literally lick your skin off. It’s covered with small, sharp, rear-facing projections called papillae. They give the tongue its rough, rasping texture and are used to help strip feathers, fur and meat from prey. Ouch!
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These dogs work in courtrooms to comfort victims of abuse.
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Blue Dragon, one of the world's rarest and most beautiful mollusks.
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From the heart shaped craters on Mars to the muscle pumping blood in your chest, Weird Science hopes you will accept this thread as a heartfelt Valentine’s Day gift.
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A vampire crab shows off its purple claws.
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Crazy Lace Agate - formed by silicate matter deposited in layers on volcanic rock.
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1,400 year old Ginkgo tree at a monastery in China.
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Scientists have now completely sequenced Mammoth DNA. Time to bring them back!
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A group of otters is called a 'romp'.
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Wet sloths are utterly terrifying.
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There are three phases to a substance: solid, gas, and cat.
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Baby blue heron ~ every time I see birds, I'm reminded of dinosaurs.
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Amazing eyes of the animal kingdom.
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Octopus are curious, intelligent, and usually friendly. They have 3 hearts and 9 brains (one central, and a separate brain for each arm).
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Enter Caveman
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Trachyandra tortilis is a rhizomatous plant with thick tightly coiled leaves.
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The moon caught cosplaying as Saturn.
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The mind sees what it wants to see. http://t.co/d7Je9FPZCn
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The Galaxy in a flower.
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Los Angeles is starting to paint streets white. The higher reflectivity would reduce city summer temperatures by up to 10 degrees F.
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These guys are about to drop an album so hot it has to be measured in Kelvin.
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Birds rehearse their songs in private before performing them in public.
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This upside-down mural is upright in reflection.
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Another juggler gives up on his dreams.
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