Tuesday: May 18, 2010
- Everything you never knew about ball lightning hallucinations.
For hundreds of years eyewitnesses have reported brief encounters with the golf ball- to tennis ball-size orbs of electricity. But scientists have been unable to agree on how and why ball lightning forms, since the phenomenon is rare and very short-lived.
Thursday: February 25, 2010
- A gallery of carnivorous plant-life for your carnivorous plant-loving pleasure.
I am loving some of these National Geographic slideshows (even more so with their new recent web redesign), especially when it's on odd subjects I rarely think about - case in point, carnivorous plant-life. Beware and behold these fearsome plants!
Monday: January 11, 2010
- Some beautiful Tundra landscape photos for your viewing pleasure.
This post also serves to let you all know that National Geographic has just recently given their beloved website a bit of facelift. It's nice to see that their photography now plays a much prominent role on their overall website design.
Tuesday: December 29, 2009
- A collection of the top ten space photos of 2009 just for you.
Behold the almighty power of a Geminid meteor as it streaks across the Mojave Desert of California. These meteors are apparently quite easy to see since they move slower and are essentially just comet leftovers. The real lesson here is that leftovers can be a good thing after all.
Monday: December 28, 2009
- Scientists would like you to know that they have spotted fog on one of Saturn's moons.
Brown and colleagues first looked at the data using a digital filter they developed that reveals details only on the moon's surface. In the filtered images, the fog appears during the moon's late southern summer as bright, reddish-white patches hovering above the surfaces of lakes.
Monday: December 21, 2009
- Today is the shortest day of the year thanks to Winter Solstice.
Everything you never knew (or possibly wanted to know) about the shortest day of the year brought to you by the fine folks of National Geographic. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Thursday: November 19, 2009
- Jupiter's moon might be home to a variety of aquatic fish-like life.
That amount of oxygen would be enough to support more than just microscopic life-forms: At least three million tons of fishlike creatures could theoretically live and breathe on Europa, said study author Richard Greenberg of the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Tuesday: October 27, 2009
- Newly discovered lava-tube on the moon might make for one cozy lunar base.
If the idea of underground shelter gains traction, lava-tube locations could join potential water sources and other factors in the debate over just where people should put down roots on the moon.
Tuesday: October 13, 2009
- Giant blobs of sea mucus apparently on the rise. Swim for the hills!
National Geographic even has a video of the said mucus blobs in action. Some of these oversized blobs are home to many lovely bacteria and various virii.
Tuesday: October 6, 2009
- Mini-Stonehenge recently discovered a couple miles away from original Stonehenge.
I love how National Geographic not only references Spinal Tap in the article, but they do so in the very first sentence.
Wednesday: September 23, 2009
- Some facts about the first day of Fall that you may not have previously known about.
Yes folks, the full length of the day is actually equal to the full length of the night on this particular day. Unfortunately, you'll probably never see it (at least according to the article anyway).
Monday: August 10, 2009
- Have a gander at the newly unveiled world's largest telescope.
Behold! The largest telescope of it's kind with thirty-four foot segmeneted mirror action.