On February 14, 2025, Venus will reach its greatest brilliancy of the year, shining at an astonishing magnitude of -4.9. This will make Venus the brightest object in the night sky, outshining everything except the sun and moon. You’ll be able to spot it clearly in the western sky after sunset, even in the evening twilight. I …
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Master of the Ducks
Alexander Koester I don’t think I have heard of him but, wow, he nailed it.
Neanderthal Flatbread
Neanderthal Flatbread Researchers working in Shanidar Cave in northern Iraq uncovered the charred remnants of a 70,000 year old meal cooked by Neanderthals. Not only did this discovery broaden the known dietary spectrum of Homo neanderthalensis, it offered a great opportunity for some experimental archaeology. The evidence suggested that Neanderthals soaked, pounded and ground …
Mussel Sensor
The city of Warsaw, Poland, employs eight mussels equipped with sensors attached to their shells using hot glue to monitor and automatically shut off the city’s water supply if the mussels detect a problem. When water quality deteriorates, the mussels close their shells, triggering the sensors and alerting the control system. If four out of …
Goshawk carrion
Accipiter gentilis D5 Nikon 300/2,8 1/1000s f2,8 ISO1000Slovakia 2021 Lubo Ondráško Carrion, I assume.
King Cobras
Many of you had questions after we shared our decade-long study on King Cobras.We have created a simple habitat distribution map with visuals to help explain our groundbreaking work in simple terms.Our research has led to significant taxonomic revisions within the Ophiophagus genus:1. We have redefined Ophiophagus hannah, limiting it to populations from eastern Pakistan, …
Army & Navy
Army & Navy A&D 12/65, 30″ 1898 (Webley&Scott) Morten Sundkøien A friend has one. It was the most dynamic shotgun I ever had I my hands on. A friend of his was a great shot and wanted to use it in Scotland because, “I never miss with it.”
Should be Handy
Making an invisible electric wire: Guiding electricity with sound by University of Helsinki
Public Art Gator
Mural in Atlanta, Georgia by street artist “ROA.” “ROA works directly on the building, foregoing sketches and projections, and uses the architecture to inform the ways he paints birds, rodents, and other native creatures. Captivated by anatomy, the artist attempts to animate his paintings, giving energy and life to species often disregarded by humans. “Exploration …
Dogs sniff oil under ice.
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing springer spaniel More Heard this on the radio Tuesday. Pretty cool.