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.
With its exceptional hearing, a red fox can target a mouse hidden under two feet of crusted snow. Springing high in the air, it can break through the crusted spring snow with its nose and body completely vertical under the snow.
These may look like party balloons but they are actually rainbow grapes. These grapes aren't a rare species, they are created during Véraison (when grapes turn from green to purple as they ripen).
Obese people often have weak knees because squatting exerts of a force of up to 10 times one's body mass. This computer animation of an obese man makes the problem quite transparent.
Coat the inside of the bottle with LiquiGlide! LiquiGlide works by creating a thin layer of lubricant that prevents friction caused by sticky foods and substances. Created originally in 2012 by a professor, Kripa Varanasi and his grad students at MIT, its makers hope that its application into the containers of various products, including gel, mayonnaise, and glue will help reduce waste. Interestingly, studies show that people end up throwing out up to a quarter of a product because it’s too much of a pain to coax out the layers that stick to the container. ...
Eucalyptus deglupta, commonly called rainbow eucalyptus, is a very large, fast-growing, broadleaved evergreen tree that is native to moist humid tropical forested areas with high rainfall in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippine Islands (Island of Mindanao).
It is perhaps best noted for its smooth orange-tinted trunk bark which peels in summer to reveal a unique and sometimes stunning multi-colored bark (as described by the common name of rainbow eucalyptus) consisting of streaks of pale green, red, orange, gray and purple-brown. ...
Meet the cassowary. These are flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. There are three extant species. The most common of these, the southern cassowary, is the third tallest and second heaviest living bird, smaller only than the ostrich and emu.
All three species have horn-like but soft and spongy crests called casques on their heads, up to 18 cm (7 inches), which serves several purposes. The most interesting being that the wedge-shaped casque may have evolved to protect the head of this animal by deflecting falling fruit, since cassowaries spend a lot of time under trees where seeds the size of golfballs or larger fall from heights of up to 30 metres! ...
According to the Lucara Diamond Corporation, this diamond is so big (pictured above) that it did not fit into the onsite scanners, and had to be sent to Belgium for assessment. This gem, named the Lucara diamond, weighs in at 1 111 karats and is almost entirely devoid of impurities. Since it was recovered in Botswana (South Central Africa), the country will make a 10% royalty on the diamond, and collect 10% in export taxes when the diamond’s value is decided. As of yet, the company has no idea what the diamond is worth, though some have estimated a value above $65 million. ...
"Rather than having to photograph from behind wire fences, [I hope to] capture images of animals such as lions in the wild, free and unrestrained," writes Greg Van Dugteren of this image taken at New Zealand's Orana Wildlife Park.
Protein called hemoglobin found in our blood cells carry oxygen to cells.
Hemoglobin consists of four separate polypeptide chains, and each chain is specifically designed to carry a single iron atom in its heme group. Iron has a natural affinity for oxygen, which it carries to all our cells.
When lead is present in our bloodstream, the placement of iron in the heme structure is blocked, and so hemoglobin cannot carry oxygen.
This is what's referred to as lead poisoning. It occurs when lead is breathed or consumed through contaminated water or food. Lead poisoning causes serious health problems, including brain damage and anemia.
A few months ago, a family member of mine made the commitment to start losing weight and improve his health. From what I gathered in our conversations, he wasn't satisfied with his appearance, and the extra weight made him feel unproductive and sluggish. As a result, he decided to limit his caloric intake by taking on the ketogenic diet, which is a diet associated with low carbohydrate intake. By lowering the total number of calories, he felt he could begin to lose the weight, and start to look thinner and healthier.
After a few weeks, I noticed a significant improvement in his appearance – he stayed true to his word by choosing foods that were nutritionally adequate, and had avoided excessive consumption. I was impressed, I felt he'd finall ...
