Saturday, June 27, 2009

Circle the Cat


Circle the Cat

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Stunning pictures of 'hole in the clouds' as astronauts witness volcano eruption from the International Space Station


Stunning pictures of 'hole in the clouds' as astronauts witness volcano eruption from the International Space Station | Mail Online

The blue and the green


The blue and the green - Discover Magazine: "You see embedded spirals, right, of green, pinkish-orange, and blue? Incredibly, the green and the blue spirals are the same color."

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

80,000 bees living in Ontario home

80,000 bees living in Ontario home : "As scientists toil in their laboratories, trying to crack the global mystery of missing honey bees, Stan DiFruscio need only go home to figure it out.

'Every one is complaining about bees being short and dying. They're not dying. They're at my place. They're having a great time and partying,' DiFruscio said.


Turns out the insects have a history of making a bee-line for DiFruscio's house and calling it home."

Longest Running TV Shows


Longest Running TV Shows - Television History: "You’d think that the list of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history would begin with something like Law & Order or The Simpsons, right? But those shows are mere pups compared to the following lions of the American TV landscape. Excluding soap operas and non-primetime news programming, the following shows have been the beacons for television audiences—some for over 50 years."

Monday, June 22, 2009

Moth turns from black to white as Britain's polluted skies change colour


Moth turns from black to white as Britain's polluted skies change colour - Telegraph: "The moth was white with small black speckles but over time it evolved to being almost black in parts of the UK because of heavy industrial pollution. The change made it less obvious to predators against backgrounds of grime and soot.

Having declined by more than two thirds compared to 40 years ago, it is regarded as a classic example of natural selection and has consequently become known as 'Darwin's moth.'"

Now in post-industrial Britain, 200 years after Darwin's birth, the moth is changing back to its original white colour.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals


10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals - Oddee.com: "From the Quagga --half zebra, half horse-- to the Irish Deer --the largest deer that ever lived--, an impressive list with pictures of amazing animals we will never see."