1. I love being a science geek… sciencecenter: jtotheizzoe: Well played… I actually laughed out loud.

    I love being a science geek…

    sciencecenter:

    jtotheizzoe:

    Well played…

    I actually laughed out loud.

  2. I love my best friend :D Almost as much as I love these dogs ;) dinosaursaysrawr: Man, these dogs will always remind me of my best friend. ALWAYS.

    I love my best friend :D

    Almost as much as I love these dogs ;)

    dinosaursaysrawr:

    Man, these dogs will always remind me of my best friend. ALWAYS.

  3. Holy crap….so epic!

    sciencecenter:

    The Battle at Kruger

    If you only watch one video of a water buffalo getting attacked simultaneously by lions and crocodiles on this balmy Sunday morning, make it this one.

    (Hint: it takes a bit to get rolling, but it’s worth a watch.)

  4. sciencecenter: Physicists use a laser to create rain A team from the University of Geneva has used a mobile laser laboratory to trigger the formation of water droplets in the air — a step towards being able to create rain. During 113 hours of firings, the cloud physicists discovered that pulses of laser light create nitric acid particles in the air, which serve as condensation nuclei for droplets. Those droplets only grew to a few micrometers in size — too small to overcome air turbulence and fall out under the influence of gravity as rain. Typically, droplets need to be around a tenth of a millimeter to begin to fall. However, the effect of the lasers is significant enough for the physicists to pursue the work further.

    sciencecenter:

    Physicists use a laser to create rain

    A team from the University of Geneva has used a mobile laser laboratory to trigger the formation of water droplets in the air — a step towards being able to create rain. During 113 hours of firings, the cloud physicists discovered that pulses of laser light create nitric acid particles in the air, which serve as condensation nuclei for droplets.

    Those droplets only grew to a few micrometers in size — too small to overcome air turbulence and fall out under the influence of gravity as rain. Typically, droplets need to be around a tenth of a millimeter to begin to fall. However, the effect of the lasers is significant enough for the physicists to pursue the work further.

  5. Ahhh my love of potatoes is getting the best of me…totally craving any sort of fries now.

    discoverynews:

    nprfreshair:

    On today’s Fresh Air: How To Cook The Perfect French Fry (and other kitchen science tips)

    Science & french fries!

    Love

  6. »  "Serial Killer" T-cells

    Genetically engineering T-cells to specifically recognize cancerous B cells (cause of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Pretty awesome if I do say so myself.

  7. »  15 sci-fi movies to show kids

    I thought this was pretty great, and I can definitely see my parent’s brainwashing now…apparently it worked!

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    Kids movies generally fall into only one of two categories: The kind you show them to keep them busy while you do something else, and the kind you share with them in the hopes that it’ll be something they remember and cherish for the rest of their lives. It’s that second kind of movie we’re talking about here, the movies you have shown or will show your sons and daughters to let them in on the things you care about. The movies you show them in the hopes that it’ll make them better people, or at least help fuel a lifelong obsession for things that are good.

  8. So pretty… sciencecenter: Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle tree) anther

    So pretty…

    sciencecenter:

    Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle tree) anther

  9. What’s sad is this is probably true :)

    What’s sad is this is probably true :)

  10. ….can I play with one? Pleeaaase? fuckyeahgiantpanda: Fu Hu at the Vienna Zoo on August 1, 2011. © Friedrich Mader.

    ….can I play with one? Pleeaaase?

    fuckyeahgiantpanda:

    Fu Hu at the Vienna Zoo on August 1, 2011.

    © Friedrich Mader.

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