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Meet Graham, a Human Evolved to Survive a Car Crash 

As much as we like to think we’re invincible, we’re not. Since the car was first invented, advancements in technology and updated standards have made them increasingly safer. But even with greater precautions, the frail human body often can’t survive … Continue reading

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Colorado town finds THC in its water, warns residents not to drink or bathe in it – The Denver Post

Still better water than you’d get in Flint, Michigan. But I suspect this is much ado about nothing. That the water test detected trace elements that are also found in THC, not necessarily a cannabinoid. Much the same way that … Continue reading

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Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park, Alaska – Bears – explore

I just watched this mama bear catch a salmon and feed her three cubs on a live bearcam at Katmai National Park in Alaska:       You can watch the live webcam below or go to the link at the … Continue reading

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Never-Before-Seen Photos Of Fukushima’s Ghost Town (27 pics)

Urban explorer and photographer Keow Wee Loong illegally visited abandoned settlements around the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant and produced a series of photos of a post-apocalyptic world inhabited only by feral beasts. The Malaysian photographer said that he didn’t … Continue reading

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Were Founders of Western Civilization Dope Dealers?

A review of cannabis archaeology links an intensification of cannabis use in East Asia with the rise of transcontinental trade at the dawn of the Bronze Age, some 5000 years ago. Central Eurasia’s Yamnaya people – thought to be one … Continue reading

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How Animals See the World

As far as I could trace it, this was created by Imgur/Reddit user Mikepants I wish it went a little slower so here it is cut into 3 parts: How animals see the world:  Source Source 2 Source 3

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99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased in Amber | Smithsonian

The rare fossils from the age of the dinosaurs look a lot like modern-day bird wings. Finding things trapped in amber is far from a rare occurrence: lizards, bugs, flowers and more are regularly found encased in hardened lumps of the tree resin. But when … Continue reading

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Ode to JOI (Jupiter Orbit Insertion)

What will NASA’s Juno spacecraft find when it reaches Jupiter next Monday? Very little, if Juno does not survive Jupiter Orbit Insertion, a complex series of operations in an unknown environment just above Jupiter’s cloud tops. If successful, as explained in the featured video, … Continue reading

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Every Sperm Whale Alive Today May Have Descended From the Same Female

At some point in the last 80,000 years, became the “mother” of all sperm whales who followed. Though it would make sense to have a single mother in a single area—an ancestor who, say, really loved the Pacific Ocean—this mom’s … Continue reading

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DNA confirms Nile crocodiles found in Florida

Step aside, Burmese python — you may no longer be Florida’s scariest invasive species. Using DNA analysis, University of Florida researchers have confirmed the capture of multiple Nile crocodiles in the wild. The ancient icon eats everything from zebras to … Continue reading

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