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Firsthand Record of a Flash flood in the Philippines

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Firsthand photos of the start of a flash flood taken in Bohol, Philippines. It is not often you get to see the quickness and destructive power of something like this actually happen. The images are amazing and very sobering. Be sure to read along with his descriptions and check out the video [...]

Unknown Lifeform in North Carolina Sewer!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Paraplegic Walks After Spider Bite

Monday, March 16, 2009

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After being confied to a wheel chair for 20 years, a California man is walking again.  According to the report the man was bitten by a Brown Recluse and as a result needed to be hospitalized.  After being admitted a nurse noticed a spasm in his leg, upon further testing it was reviled that he had regained some feeling [...]

Transparent Fish Head

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Fish with a Transparent Head

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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No, its not something they fished out of some radioactive sludge somewhere, it is actually interesting solution to the problem of keeping things from sneaking up on you.  The Macropinna microstoma or “barreleyes” as it is more commonly known has a transparent head and elongated eyes.  Its transparent head allows the eyes, which the fish can rotate, to see above [...]

Bird Uses Bait to Catch Fish

Sunday, February 8, 2009

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Fractals in Nature

Friday, January 16, 2009

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An amazing series of natural fractal photographs by Hector Garrido.  I’m always floored by  some of these discoveries.  Just like computer generated fractals the are all similar, but with striking differences.  All it takes is a little luck and often times a different view point.  A birds eye view makes all the difference.  The fractals are apparently quite common once [...]

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    On November 17, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On August 14, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On June 15, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On March 14, 2009 | by admin
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    On March 13, 2009 | by admin
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    On March 5, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On March 1, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 27, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 26, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 24, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 18, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    As NASA mulls its next mission to the outer planets, Russia outlines a plan to send a lander to Europa.

    On February 16, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 13, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 12, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 11, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 11, 2009 | by Creekjumper
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    On February 9, 2009 | by Creekjumper
  • Jellyfish Help Re-grow Cartilage

    Mucin, a protein extracted from Nomura’s jellyfish, has proved highly effective in regrowing cartilage in joints, scientists in Japan claim.

    On February 8, 2009 | by Creekjumper
  • Intelligent Octopuses

    Psychologist finds a surprising amount of intelligence in Octopuses.

    On February 6, 2009 | by Creekjumper