Pangolins are unlike any other animal I’ve ever seen. They’re distantly related to bears and dogs, but they’re in their own taxonomic family. And they’re mammals—the world’s only mammal with real scales… More here. Amazing creature.
Misc
“My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”
Journeying thousands of lightyears to honor their fallen peer, spacecraft traveled from all over the Milky Way to attend a ceremony celebrating the late Opportunity rover’s life, sources close to the deceased reported Wednesday. “We came as soon as we… Read More ›
No thank you, Mr. Pecker
Well, that got my attention. But not in the way they likely hoped. Any personal embarrassment AMI could cause me takes a back seat because there’s a much more important matter involved here. If in my position I can’t stand… Read More ›
Are you being fooled by food labels?
When individuals think they have consumed more calories than they have, their bodies respond as if they have actually consumed more. In a 2011 study, milkshake was packaged in two different bottles. One was labelled ‘Sensishake’, claiming to be a… Read More ›
9 body parts you don’t need
If you rest the back of your wrist on a table and connect your thumb to your pinky, you may see a band of muscle pop up on your wrist. That is a vestigial muscle called the palmaris longus. Amir… Read More ›
The typo that led a man to a stranger’s stag party
The email, titled Angelo’s bachelor party, had been intended for a small group of friends. It set out the details of an upcoming ski trip to Vermont, to “send Angelo off” into married life. Will doesn’t know anyone called Angelo…. Read More ›
Sometimes there are hard feelings…
“To anyone divorced, I encourage you with all of me to try and look at this from a different angle,” he advised. “Just because you didn’t workout as husband and wife doesn’t mean you can’t be mom and dad.” More… Read More ›
60% of species of coffee could go away
A new study published today in Science Advances states that 60 percent of wild coffee species could go extinct in the coming decades—and some rarer plants may already be gone. And if you think saving the wild kinds of coffee… Read More ›
Timeline Your Life
I wanted to get a more concrete feel for the time I’ve enjoyed – and to answer questions like “what was I doing in 2013?” so I decided to create a timeline. It’s a design challenge, On my devblog I… Read More ›
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