Think about how tiny its brain and stomach and heart must be!

One of the smallest geckos in the world, Sphaerodactylus nicholsi.

Smoking was compulsory for schoolboys in the 17th century at England's famous Eton school because it was thought to prevent the plague.

The Dana octopus squid (Taningia danae) of the Pacific blinds its prey with flashes of light from its arms! It is believed that this highly maneuverable squid uses the bright flashes to disorientate potential prey. These flashes may also serve to illuminate the prey to make for easier capture as well as a courtship and territorial display.

Say hello to the California Red-Sided Garter Snake. Don't worry, they are only mildly venomous.

Meet the common spotted cuscus from Cape York in Australia and Papua New Guinea. To hide their golden coats from predators while they're sleeping in the trees, they curl leaves around their bodies like a blanket.

An international team of scientists has sequenced the coffee genome and has found that the caffeine in coffee plants evolved separately to the caffeine in tea plants.

Source: http://www.nature.com/nature/archive/category.html?code=archive_news&year=2014 ...

A new robotic 'smart suit' has been developed by FastCompany to give anyone from soldiers and fire-fighters to hiking enthusiasts and the elderly a bit of superhuman strength. It's lightweight, flexible, and can be worn under clothes.

According to its makers, "the suit works by mimicking the action of the leg muscles and tendons when a person walks, with an actuator system giving small, carefully timed assistance at the ankle and hip joints without restricting the wearer’s movement. The breakthrough is in the 'structured functional textiles' that transmit those applied forces all over the body during natural movement. Wearable, flexible sensors integrate into the fabric to gauge the body’s movement and provide support at the right moment." ...