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Here's why I hate centipedes 6 6
Posted by duddy   June 13, 2013   4960 views
The Amazonian giant centipede is the largest centipede alive, reaching lengths of 30 centimeters. They are carnivorous and feed on lizards, snakes, mice, and even bats. While their venom is not enough to kill an adult human, it may cause reactions with the skin.
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1 Love 'em they are too interesting looking for me to dislike them! Posted on Aug 20, 2013 by maggie L. 2 But imagine it was crawling on your face Posted on Aug 21, 2013 by savio

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World's clearest lake 4 0
Posted by duddy   June 13, 2013   5692 views
These are the first photos ever taken of the clearest lake in the world. In the water of Blue Lake in New Zealand's South Island you can see for around 76 metres - in distilled water you can see 80 metres.
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What would it look like if Earth had rings like Saturn? 7 0
Posted by duddy   June 13, 2013   3903 views
Funnily enough, our planet apparently did once have rings. According to current theories, millions of years ago a planet-sized body called Theia collided with Earth. A huge amount of material from Earth was blown up into orbit by the impact, where it formed a ring. Because this material was orbiting outside of earth's Roche limit, it eventually coalesced into the Moon. These illustrations by Ron Miller show what our skies would look like if we had rings that were the same proportional size and position as Saturn's. ... Read more
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1 Don't forget the thing casts a shadow, so parts of the planet will stay dark at different times of the day and year - when it would otherwise be daytime ... Read more Posted on Jun 15, 2013 by savio

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Control your post-traumatic stress disorder 6 0
Posted by duddy   June 7, 2013   7550 views
The medication is designed to be injected right after a traumatic experience. It targets Oprl1, a receptor that researchers believe is responsible for attaching fear to traumatic memories. Post-traumatic stress disorder is caused by many things, such as surviving an accident or exposure to violence. There are genetic risk factors, but many people who acquire the disorder had no predisposition. Symptoms include debilitating flashbacks and hallucinations of the event, avoiding close relationships, angry or violent outbursts, and an inability to return to the location where the traumatic experience occurred, among many others.
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1 Major kudos to the researchers and scientists who designed the medication! Posted on Jul 13, 2013 by doseofmegan

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Mobile microscopes 3 0
Posted by duddy   June 4, 2013   7424 views
Developed in the University of California, Berkeley, lab of Daniel Fletcher, the CellScope, here trained on an algae sample, turns the camera of a standard cell phone into a diagnostic-quality microscope with a magnification of 5x–60x.
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1 I've taken pictures with my phone by just placing it on my eyepiece. This seems cool. Posted on Jun 4, 2013 by savio 2 That's rad! People in my Anatomy and Physiology course usually take pictures with their iPhones by holding it up to the eyepiece, but I'm sure the mobile microscopes produce a more quality image. Posted on Jul 13, 2013 by doseofmegan