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Just add water: seeing microscopic organisms come to life after being subjected to the most extreme conditions

Dr. Alan Tunnacliffe of the Institute of Biotechnology in Cambridge shows off his research in this video on bringing microscopic organisms back to life after they have been frozen or drained of all of their water. His hypothesis is that … Continue reading

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Jim Denevan draws shapes in the desert with a Dodge Ram

You gotta check out Jim Denevan’s desert sculptures made with a Dodge Ram pickup truck. He draws circles, arches, and lovely patterns that appear almost mathematical from the air above.

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Beetle sucks the life out of a toad

Just because it’s small doesn’t mean it’s not deadly. Poor toad, he probably had no idea…

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Skating a dried canal in Madrid

This looked like a fun time in the sun.

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A field of dead sunflowers

Photo: Terry Porter A Texas drought has caused this to happen. Sad. :(

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A house saved from flood waters

Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images Check out this crazy photo of a house near the Mississippi River being saved from rising flood waters because of a fantastic make-shift levee.

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