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Sea Slug Sheep
Sea Slug Sheep

Scientists Recently Named A Sea Slug Species After Khaleesi. Here’s Why.

No, you’re not seeing double. This neon green-and-orange sea slug really does have two heads. Divers working on a documentary about Borneo caught this two-faced nudibranch in action, according to recent reports. While no one understands the exact cause of its deformity, the truth is that even with two heads,...

By All That's Interesting Sep 16, 2015

Scientists Recently Named A Sea Slug Species After Khaleesi. Here’s Why.

No, you’re not seeing double. This neon green-and-orange sea slug really does have two heads. Divers working on a documentary about Borneo caught this two-faced nudibranch in action, according to recent reports. While no one understands the exact cause of its deformity, the truth is that even with two heads,...

By All That's Interesting September 16, 2015
Google Self Driving Car
Google Self Driving Car

Your World This Week, Volume XIII

Google’s Self-Driving Car Project Takes A Big Step Forward Google may have just taken its most important step yet in making the self-driving car a reality. And it didn’t happen in a lab, testing track or anywhere of the sort. It’s happening in a board room. Later this month, auto...

By John Kuroski Sep 14, 2015
Science News

Your World This Week, Volume XIII

Google’s Self-Driving Car Project Takes A Big Step Forward Google may have just taken its most important step yet in making the self-driving car a reality. And it didn’t happen in a lab, testing track or anywhere of the sort. It’s happening in a board room. Later this month, auto...

By John Kuroski September 14, 2015
Woolly Mammoth De-Extinction
Woolly Mammoth De-Extinction

De-Extinction: The Who, How, When, And Why Of Bringing Extinct Species Back To Life

In 1598, the Dutch landed on the island of Mauritius, just off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Here, they were met by a massive population of flightless, naive, meaty birds. Salivating, the sailors happily began killing them, kindly bestowing the name “dodo” upon the shell-shocked animals. Over...

By Callie Stewart Sep 3, 2015

De-Extinction: The Who, How, When, And Why Of Bringing Extinct Species Back To Life

In 1598, the Dutch landed on the island of Mauritius, just off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Here, they were met by a massive population of flightless, naive, meaty birds. Salivating, the sailors happily began killing them, kindly bestowing the name “dodo” upon the shell-shocked animals. Over...

By Callie Stewart September 3, 2015
Human Echolocation Shoes Cane
Human Echolocation Shoes Cane

Human Echolocation: How The Blind Can “See,” And How We’re Holding Them Back

Think back to when you were very young and someone first explained blindness to you. If you were me, it was a menopausal primary school teacher telling you to stand up and close your eyes. “That is what it is to be blind,” she said, fanning herself. “Your eyes don’t...

By Callie Stewart Aug 20, 2015

Human Echolocation: How The Blind Can “See,” And How We’re Holding Them Back

Think back to when you were very young and someone first explained blindness to you. If you were me, it was a menopausal primary school teacher telling you to stand up and close your eyes. “That is what it is to be blind,” she said, fanning herself. “Your eyes don’t...

By Callie Stewart August 20, 2015
Day In Space Sleep
Day In Space Sleep

A Day In Space: Explore Life On The ISS With Samantha Cristoforetti

A self-professed night owl, Samantha Cristoforetti starts her day by groggily reaching for her laptop. Like many of us, she keeps it close at hand–about four inches away from her face, to be exact–and is at work before she even gets out of bed. Unlike approximately all of us, Cristoforetti’s...

By All That's Interesting Aug 20, 2015

A Day In Space: Explore Life On The ISS With Samantha Cristoforetti

A self-professed night owl, Samantha Cristoforetti starts her day by groggily reaching for her laptop. Like many of us, she keeps it close at hand–about four inches away from her face, to be exact–and is at work before she even gets out of bed. Unlike approximately all of us, Cristoforetti’s...

By All That's Interesting August 20, 2015
Tombaugh Telescope Glasses
Tombaugh Telescope Glasses

Clyde Tombaugh: To Pluto And Beyond

Clyde Tombaugh's legacy hinges on his discovery of Pluto. But both before and after that moment, his story is extraordinary. Meet the man behind Pluto.

By Briana Jones Aug 15, 2015
Science News

Clyde Tombaugh: To Pluto And Beyond

Clyde Tombaugh's legacy hinges on his discovery of Pluto. But both before and after that moment, his story is extraordinary. Meet the man behind Pluto.

By Briana Jones August 15, 2015
Og Summer Weather 2015 Northern California Wildfire Bass Lake
Og Summer Weather 2015 Northern California Wildfire Bass Lake

The Most Extreme Summer Weather Of 2015

Whether you think they’re signs of global warming or that Mother Nature is just working out some particularly painful kinks, it’s impossible to deny that summer 2015 has seen an insane amount of extreme weather events. From the massive blob of warm water covering thousands of miles in the Pacific...

By Kiri Picone Aug 6, 2015
Science News

The Most Extreme Summer Weather Of 2015

Whether you think they’re signs of global warming or that Mother Nature is just working out some particularly painful kinks, it’s impossible to deny that summer 2015 has seen an insane amount of extreme weather events. From the massive blob of warm water covering thousands of miles in the Pacific...

By Kiri Picone August 6, 2015
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