The Lethality of Loneliness by Judith Shulevitz

We now know how it can ravage our body and brain

Google and Time got together to create a minisite using satellite imagery to show how the earth’s landscape has changed since 1984. We are the worst.

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What snake venom does to blood.

Isabella Rossellini’s new web series delving into the role of animal mothers.

The C.I.A.’s sixties era attempt to “turn a cat into a living, walking surveillance machine.”

Sorry guys…

The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

These images are from Belgian street artist / naturalist ROA’s recently closed show Stop Over at Bodson-Emelinckx Gallery. Photographed by Colin M Day, they are accompanied by images from ROA’s zoo, as well as a great video by Colin tying the whole journey to Belgium together. As an added bonus, you’ll also find a segment from Brussels TV about Colin documenting ROA. Enjoy!

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Italian scientists claimed that back in 2003. Just Believe It.

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The reason why your pee smells after eating asparagus.

If you’ve ever wondered how asparagus grow, watch the video after the jump.

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Is located in Abu Dhabi.

Also, why the supermarket only sells 5 kinds of apples

Apex Predator by Brian Lam

Can a crew of scientists and volunteers armed with homemade trackers save sharks from extinction?

During a rough winter in 1609 the colonists ate at least one 14-year old girl who apparently looked this.

Parallel Rails: ICHABOD by Caleb Neelon

Through an article in the New Yorker, a freight train legend learns that he’s been living with Asperger’s.

*not printable

IBM move single atoms in The World’s Smallest Movie. A+.

On Beyond 100 by Stephen S. Hall

Our genes harbor many secrets to a long and healthy life. And now scientists are beginning to uncover them.

Photograph by Fritz Hoffmann

The science of drug muling or How much Cocaine can you fit in your body

Cloning 4000-year-old Redwood Trees