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Unification

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:26:55 -0800

Each and every atom in our universe is a universe. We see an atom but it is really another universe in another dimension. The quantum wave equation, derived from the sub atomic (other universes), relates to the state of expansion or contraction of our universe,there was no big bang and at some stage we will begin contracting. We are a squeeze box universe? Are we looking inside an atom when we look at the skies? Are galaxies, electrons?

A mother duck and her ducklings struggle to stay on their feet...

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:01:07 -0800

A mother duck and her ducklings struggle to stay on their feet against strong wind at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada.

Alternative Sleep Cycles: You Don’t Really Need 6-8 Hours!

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:50:16 -0800

Alternative Sleep Cycles: You Don’t Really Need 6-8 Hours!

Technology creating for the graffiti artist who became paralyzed

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:41:24 -0800

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Technology creating for the graffiti artist who became paralyzed

great link and a great watch.

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:20:07 -0800

great link and a great watch.

photojojo: Yep, this fish is right up there with the...

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:34:07 -0800

photojojo:

Yep, this fish is right up there with the Blobfish.

Photo by Crezalyn Uratsuji

Marine Research Centre - Bali - Design Challenge

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:44:06 -0800

Marine Research Centre - Bali - Design Challenge

Ideas, Aesthetics, Amusement

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:44:06 -0800

Ideas, Aesthetics, Amusement

Giant Stinson Beach Bubbles

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:54:06 -0800

Giant Stinson Beach Bubbles

Instant Ice

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 10:50:06 -0800

Instant Ice

Sea Monster Species

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:50:09 -0800

PHOTO IN THE NEWS: New “Sea Monster” Species Identified

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March 26, 2008—The remarkably well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur-era sea creature found in a Canadian mine is turning out to be a gold mine for paleontologists.

The Cretaceous-period reptile, dubbed Nichollsia borealis, is not only a new species—it represents a whole new genus, scientists announced on March 20.

It’s also one of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils ever unearthed in North America.

Plesiosaurs were carnivorous reptiles that roamed the seas between about 205 million to 65 million years ago.

Mine workers found the intact creature about 200 feet (60 meters) deep in a surface mine in Alberta in 1994. The Syncrude company extracts oil from the mine’s sandy soil.

A “tomb” of sandstone preserved the 8.5-foot-long (2.6-meter-long) creature almost perfectly—unlike other plesiosaur fossils that are often found in porous shale.

The fossil ended up at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta, where University of Calgary paleontologists Patrick Druckenmiller and Anthony Russell recently ran 3-D CT scans of its braincase.

The scans and other analyses of the reptile have provided more detail than for any other plesiosaur ever found, they said.

The newfound reptile also gave them a window into an ancient seaway that once cut through North America and teemed with marine life.

(See pictures of a sea monster that lived in the Arctic.)

“This individual was a pioneer in the marine waters that would eventually become the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway,” Druckenmiller said in a statement.

“It represents the oldest known forerunner of this amazing period in North American prehistory.”

Their research appeared in the German journal Palaeontographica Abteilung A.

N. borealis is now on display at the Discoveries Gallery at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.

—Christine Dell’Amore

Photograph courtesy Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta

Biodiversity Hot Spots

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:43:07 -0800

Biodiversity Hot Spots

NEXT WORLD - Intel Claytronics (Programmable Matter)

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:41:07 -0800

NEXT WORLD - Intel Claytronics (Programmable Matter)

Low Impact Housing (that's beautiful as well)

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:44:07 -0800

Low Impact Housing (that's beautiful as well)

Photo in the News: Colossal Squid Caught off Antarctica

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:50:06 -0800

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February 22, 2007—In Antarctica’s Ross Sea, a fishing boat has caught what is likely the world’s biggest known colossal squid (yes, that’s the species’ name), New Zealand officials announced today.

Heavier than even giant squid, colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) have eyes as wide as dinner plates and sharp hooks on some of their suckers. The new specimen weighs in at an estimated 990 pounds (450 kilograms).

The sea monster had become entangled while feeding on Patagonian toothfish (toothfish photos) caught on long lines of hooks. The crew then maneuvered the squid into a net and painstakingly hauled it aboard—a two-hour process.

The animal was frozen and placed in a massive freezer below decks. Now in New Zealand, the carcass awaits scientific analysis.

“Even basic questions such as how large does this species grow to and how long does it live for are not yet known,” said New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton in a statement.

The deep-sea species was first discovered in 1925, though the only evidence was two tentacles found in a sperm whale’s stomach. Since then there have been only a scattering of sightings, including a colossal squid caught in 2003 in the same region as the recent find.

The new specimen is likely the first intact male ever recovered, Anderton said.

Squid expert Steve O’Shea told local press, “I can assure you that this is going to draw phenomenal interest.”

For one thing, added the Auckland University of Technology professor, the squid would yield calamari rings the size of tractor tires.

—Ted Chamberlain

Impossible Motion

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:48:06 -0800

Impossible Motion

Poisonous Lake with a new kind of Life

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:51:06 -0800

Photo: New kind of life in the poison lake

By Karen Brazell
December 2, 2010

Photo: Bert Dennison via Flickr/bertdennisonphotography

Mono Lake just outside of Yosemite National Park in California is a hauntingly beautiful place. In 1941, water that fed the lake through tributary streams was diverted 350 miles south to meet the water needs of Los Angeles. Without its natural sources of fresh water, the volume of Mono Lake dropped to half. This caused its salinity level to double and led to the collapse of the lake ecosystem. Exposed lake beds produced toxic alkali dust storms on windy days.

One of the oldest lakes in North America had, in a very short period of time, became a poisoned alkaline lake containing chlorides, carbonates and sulfates. At one point, it was three times as salty as the ocean. In 1994, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued an order to protect and restore Mono Lake and its tributary streams, and since then, the water level in the lake has steadily risen. Water restoration efforts are estimated to last 20 years.

Today, NASA held a press conference to announce the discovery of an arsenic-based life form at Mono Lake. Bacteria found living in the lake sediment have incorporated the poisonous element into their proteins and DNA. It shakes up the idea that life is mostly made up of just six elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus. Since the bacterium, strain GFAJ-1 of the Halomonadaceae family of Gammaproteobacteria, had replaced phosphorus with arsenic, it became the only known living thing to ever break out of the established formula.

Will you at least admit a Nuclear Explosion is awesome? Stephen...

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:53:06 -0800

Will you at least admit a Nuclear Explosion is awesome? Stephen Colbert- an interview

12 events that can change the Earth

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:57:06 -0800

12 events that can change the Earth

This pistol shrimp shows how GUNS are an example of BIOMIMICRY

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:58:07 -0800

This pistol shrimp shows how GUNS are an example of BIOMIMICRY