• We all know the snows of Kilimanjaro are melting and Mt. Everest isn’t in great shape either. Now, Bolivia’s Chacaltaya Glacier, home to the world’s highest ski run, has melted.
• As if a treadmill in space weren’t enough, Stephen Colbert now has a species of diving beetle named after him: Agaporomorphus colberti. The beetle is known for having bristles on the males’ reproductive organs.
• Watch what happens when methylene dye is dropped into water. Seriously, watch it.
• Fifty years after her last delivery, a 90-year-old former midwife delivered her great-granddaughter in England.
• Schwarzenegger fans (of the actor, not the governor) can rest assured knowing that his virtual self will make an appearance in the next Terminator movie.
• Happy 21st birthday to the world’s oldest dog, Chanel.
May 20th, 2009 at 10:42 am
We should do a gallery of psychedelic science images.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
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