Let this map of U.S. states scaled by volume above sea level guide you to your water-damaged, dystopian home of the future.
How the world's only known white gorilla came to be.
Yesterday, Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano experienced a powerful explosion as the top “popped off” to relieve the pressure within. A webcam pointed at the peak was able to capture the whole thing, and the video above shows what the explosion and resulting shockwave look like in time-lapse.
Saltier than sea water and the consistency of "very light maple syrup." Yuck.
John Nelson — a UX & Mapping manager at IDV Solutions — published a series of maps that looked at a new way to articulate weather data.
So, there has been some buzz about a video of a fellow “running up a lava flow.” Now, normally I try to ignore videos of people doing things that are generally perceived as idiotic — and running up a lava flow fits nicely into that category. However, upon watching the video, I realized that although he sure did run up the lava flow, it actually wasn’t as crazy as it seems.
Google the term “dolphin rape” and you’ll find countless references to male dolphins raping female dolphins, males raping other males, gang rape, and even dolphins raping humans. All of this is nonsense.
When Hurricane Sandy inundated Manhattan last autumn, the flooding corresponded almost perfectly to land reclaimed since the 17th century.
Bee warned: Researchers at Washington State University are starting a frozen semen bank to store the genetic material of honey bees in the hopes of creating a superior breed of bee.
Just after summer sunsets in northern latitudes, shimmering, wispy clouds appear in the twilight sky. This year, these noctilucent clouds have appeared earlier and farther south than ever before.
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