Cuteness overload

25 of The Cutest Parenting Moments In The Animal Kingdom source

Astronaut Takes the Saddest Photo Ever of Explosions & Rockets Flying Over Gaza & Israel

This photo taken by an International Space Station astronaut of explosions and rockets over Gaza and Israel is one of the saddest photos we've ever seen. source

Native pipe

Native pipe

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New Australian HIV-killing condoms

These condoms include Vivagel, a new antiviral compound that disables 99.9% of HIV, herpes, and other sexually transmitted viruses. more

Tree of 40 Fruit

Called the Tree of 40 Fruit, this tree produces an array of stone fruit varieties including plums, peaches, apricots, nectarines, cherries and almonds, every year. Sixteen of these trees are now growing in the US. 

Every summner, this tree grows 40 different types of fruits - simultaneously.

Non-human DNA discovered during a biopsy of Otzi the Iceman

Non-human DNA discovered during a biopsy of Otzi the Iceman, a 5,300 year old mummy preserved in the ice.

This 10-square-kilometre mirror is made of salt - and it's in Bolivia

In 1948 and 1995, scientists studied the effects of drugs on spiders

Spiders on drugs  This is by far one of the weirdest experiments we’ve found. In 1948 and 1995, scientists studied the effects of drugs on spiders. This is what they found: more

This is what the happiest little caterpillar on Earth looks like

Relationship Advice: Be Ready For Anything

A Nile crocodile gently carries its newly hatched young in its mouth, Kenya

India's government is chipping in for the world's tallest statue

The plan to build a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the state of Gujarat dates back to at least 2010
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Milking the world's most venomous fish

The most badass thing I have ever seen

In the debate of who would win a battle between a shark and a crocodile, no one would back a snake. But that might change with a series of photos of an epic struggle where a crocodile came off second-best. source

Nature just gave this frog a hard life

Nature never ceases to amaze. Found in Canada, this toad had a mutation that caused its eyes to grow in the roof of its mouth, which means it had to open its mouth to see.

A Single Drop of Seawater, Magnified 25 Times

Some science for the weekend. THIS is what a single drop of seawater looks like magnified 25 times!

New Finger Device Reads Books To The Blind

Researchers have developed a device shaped like a giant ring that can read to people who are visually impaired. story

Want to go for a ride in this thing

Checks out the wide world of wacky vehicles at 8/7c.

Dog Diversity

Large physical differences in dog breeds may stem from just a few genetic loci. (Credit: PLOS Biology, Elaine Ostrander)