Meet the Quokka, the happiest animal on Earth. These are the CUTEST photos you’ll see all day! These ten photos show that the Quokka, a small marsupial native to a small corner of southwestern Australia, truly has only “good sides” when it comes to getting its picture taken! The Quokka poses no threat to humans, and clearly, can be very friendly. Unfortunately, their friendliness may have contributed to their drastic reduction in population after dingos and foxes entered Australia. Share this article with your friends and family and give them something adorable to smile about today!
Whatever | LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE AT THE BEEP Earth Day 2013 Infographic: Impact of Video Games on the Environment Are gamers gaming the planet? The environmental impact of video games — by the numbers — will blow your mind. Who knew? aNewDomain.net — It turns out gamers are gaming the planet. This is something few gamers ever consider. You probably think all gets recycled. Nintendo alone would need 1,400 plus years to recycle that amount of material. Related Crowdsourcing AIDS, Politics: Power to the Online People infographic Power to the Online People infographic. August 27, 2012 In "News" Doctor Who: 50 Years and Counting Timeline (infographic, video trailers) Nov. 23, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Doctor Who episode. November 22, 2013 In "Posts" Transit of Venus: NASA Video and Space.Com Infographic June 5 marks a rare planetary event: the transit of Venus across the Sun's face.
Terrible real estate agent photographs 25 Odd Animals These guys run the gamut of everything from silly looking creatures to curious animals to fear-inducing monsters! 1) Venezuelan poodle moth 2) Blobfish 3) Tufted deer 4) Pink fairy armadillo 5) Irrawaddy dolphin 6) Tube-nosed fruit bat 7) Lion’s mane-jellyfish 8) Snub-nosed monkey 9) Frilled shark 10) Wolf fish 11) Sunda colugo 12) Aye-aye lemur 13) Barreleye fish 14) Sea lamprey 15) Cyclops shark 16) Pangolin 17) Goblin shark 18) Yeti crab 19) Banded piglet squid 20) Saki monkey 21) Naked mole rat 22) Star-nosed mole 23) Uakari 24) Pygmy marmoset 25) Giant isopod Share these incredible creatures with your friends by clicking below. Source: Matador Network Journal Archives I’ve been John Scalzi for the past month, and you didn’t notice. EDITED TO ADD: For those of you arriving late, this was my Alternate Reality Day prank. Did you miss me? I took the month of March off from the internet and behold! I have returned triumphant. Mostly. Kind of not at all. It happened like this. I said, “You should let me take your account over. Scalzi said, “Yeah, during a GAME.” Pat cleared his throat and looked a little sheepish (which is totally adorable, by the way) and made a very thorough study of his drink. Yep. So I bet Scalzi that I could get his Twitter account verified. I am sorry to report that I could not. Again, with the not noticing. So then, feeling cocky, I asked if I could try the blog. Want some irony? Now, I’ll grant that biggest thing that I had going for me was that, unlike the Rothfuss game, no one was looking for an impostor here. Also, Scalzi was feeding me Ghlaghghee photos. Again, with the smug. He thinks it’s funny now. Ahem.
27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012 We may never have our flying cars, but the future is here. From creating fully functioning artificial leaves to hacking the human brain, science made a lot of breakthroughs this year. 1. At the University of Pittsburgh, the neurobiology department worked with 52-year-old Jan Scheuermann over the course of 13 weeks to create a robotic arm controlled only by the power of Scheuermann’s mind. 2. Once the robot figures out how to do that without all the wires, humanity is doomed. 3. Photo Courtesy of Indigo Moon Yarns. At the University of Wyoming, scientists modified a group of silkworms to produce silk that is, weight for weight, stronger than steel. 4. Using an electron microscope, Enzo di Fabrizio and his team at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa snapped the first photos of the famous double helix.Source: newscientist.com / via: davi296 5. 6. ReCell by Avita Medical is a medical breakthrough for severe-burn victims. 7. 8. 9. 3-D Printer Creates Full-Size Houses in One Session
Bizarre Yet Delightfully Whimsical Photos of Old People Wearing Vegetation I don’t know why I find this so hilarious, but this photo series called “Eyes as Big as Plates” by Finnish/Norwegian artists Riittai Konen and Karoline Hjorth just catches me as being utterly bizarre yet whimsical– its photographs of old people wearing vegetation! The natural arrangements of hay, reeds, branches, and other vegetation flow effortlessly with the wistful, folklorish feel of the photographs, and there’s a strong sense of what a true return to nature looks like with the progression of age. From Konen’s website: Inspired by the romantics’ belief that folklore is the clearest reflection of the soul of a people, Eyes as Big as Plates started out as a play on characters and protagonists from Norwegian folklore. It’s wild yet entirely tame, unrestrained yet muted– a perfect blend of whimsy and somberness all in one series.
Houdini Honey Badgers Can Escape From Anywhere So half the Internet has seen the video about what total badasses honey badgers are (reminder at bottom for those who want a second look). But they don't just have attitude. As this clip from a BBC documentary reveals, they're also really smart. We know a lot of people who wouldn't be able to work out how to get out of an enclosure like this. It is amazing to think that barely 50 years ago Jane Goodall was mocked for producing evidence that chimpanzees use tools. The games between Stoffel and Brian may be all in good fun – one commentator on Youtube suggests Stoffel likes escaping more than being free, and that may actually be right. In other regions similar conflicts have emerged over ratels attacking chickens. For a refresh on the video that brought the honey badger to global fame see here: After all this two questions occur to us: How on Earth did Brian and his team manage to recapture Stoffel all those times?
Patrick Rothfuss – Blog What Happens When You Live Abroad A very dependable feature of people who live abroad is finding them huddled together in bars and restaurants, talking not just about their homelands, but about the experience of leaving. And strangely enough, these groups of ex-pats aren’t necessarily all from the same home countries, often the mere experience of trading lands and cultures is enough to link them together and build the foundations of a friendship. I knew a decent amount of ex pats — of varying lengths of stay — back in America, and it’s reassuring to see that here in Europe, the “foreigner” bars are just as prevalent and filled with the same warm, nostalgic chatter. But one thing that undoubtedly exists between all of us, something that lingers unspoken at all of our gatherings, is fear. It’s hard to deny that the act of living in another country, in another language, fundamentally changes you. So many of us, when we leave our home countries, want to escape ourselves. But there are the fears.