ikenbot:

Saturn’s Hexagon

This is a view of Saturn’s north polar region, taken by Cassini’s Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on February 26, 2013. You can see the rings in the top of this image as well as its mysterious hexagon. — Val Klavans

infinity-imagined:

Neurons growing in a cell culture

These time lapse animations use phase contrast microscopy to show neural stem cells in a nutrient medium for 4 hours.  They reveal the dynamic growth and recycling of dendrites and synapses as neurons establish relationships with each other.  The social behavior of these cells creates the incredible properties of the mind and brain.

Credit: University of Victoria Medical Sciences

Benh Zeitlin - “Once There Was a Hushpuppy” 

(Source: upsetdroid)

laughingsquid:

Head Painted Like a Skull out of Gray’s Anatomy

ironchefnino:

Last seen March 2, 2013

Harmony J Blue, black female age 1, was abducted from the Save-a-Lot Store at 1117 E Commercial St in Springfield, MO by white female with blonde hair, driving a stolen Gray 2002 Nissan Maxima, Missouri registration YG6K5R. Harmony J Blue is a black female, 2 feet, 21 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes and is wearing a blue one piece sleeper.

If you have information, contact:
Miller County Sheriff’s Office
Call: 417-864-1810 or 911

civilwarfuckyeah:

February 24th, 1863.

Arizona Territory is split off from New Mexico Territory. This Arizona Territory is the western half of the New Mexico Territory, which is different from the Confederate Arizona territory, which consisted of the southern half of New Mexico territory.

civilwarfuckyeah:

1863.

A view of Washington, D.C. from the intersection of 3rd and Indiana Avenue, ca. 1863. In the foreground is Trinity Episcopal Church, in the background, the unfinished Capitol building. Construction on the capitol was briefly suspended early in the war, but continued through the later years.

Texas is Bad for Presidents 

historical-nonfiction:

In 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first Texas-born president of the U.S. The only other Texas-born president was Lyndon B. Johnson.

U.S. presidents who died in Texas are JFK (assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas) and Lyndon B. Johnson (who died the same place he was born, the Johnson ranch outside Stonewall, where he suffered a fatal coronary on January 22, 1973).

exploratorium:

Rainbow light experiments continue in our new home! These were created by blocking the light on two glass doors with big paper, cutting out holes, and then placing diffraction grating over the holes. Serious WOW factor! This morning light is breathtaking!

Photos by Gayle Laird
© Exploratorium, www.exploratorium.edu

birdandmoon:

Every branch of nature-watching has its own ridiculously tough IDs. Feel free to substitute your own!

Here’s a link to this comic on my site.

tastefullyoffensive:

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cavetocanvas:

Ernst Haeckel, Chiroptera, 1904

historical-nonfiction:

Herbert Hoover is believed to be the first left-handed president, though James Garfield could write Greek with the left hand and Latin with the right.

laughingsquid:

Conan O’Brien Plays and Reviews Tomb Raider on Clueless Gamer