“These are the fastest-known arachnids so far,” says the study’s lead author, Hannah Wood, curator of spiders at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. And they are the only ones known to catch prey in a way similar to … Continue reading
As the state of California has suffered through four years of drought, Shasta Lake has stood as a potent symbol of the water shortage. The largest reservoir in the state—a critical source of water for human consumption and for the … Continue reading
I’d like to see our System restored to nine planets like the one that I grew up with. The hunt is on to find “Planet Nine”—a large undiscovered world, perhaps 10 times as massive as Earth and four times its … Continue reading
A couple of years ago one of the neighbors for whom I take out the trash bins and sweep every week, threw away several young plants that weren’t doing very well. I rescued them and stuck them in the ground. … Continue reading
The director of Russia’s renowned Hermitage Museum, which has an important collection of sculptures from Palmyra, has offered its expertise to help restore the Syrian city destroyed by religious fanatics. “We will have to record where every stone was found … Continue reading
I lived in this 2 room SRO apartment for about a year when I first moved to San Francisco. I think I paid $125.00/month.
As the story would have it, Peruvian producers who relied on the pseudo-grain struggled to eat it due to rising quinoa prices that pushed its cost higher than that of chicken and other staples.But that wasn’t borne out by the … Continue reading
More fun with pachyderms including a maneuverable 3D image of a fossil baby mammoth tooth. (that page has some amazing interactive 3D stuff)
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The Truthiness Shall Set You Freak
Stannous Flouride's Book of Truthiness 