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Anjali | 18 | Tamil | UAE | The random musings of a teenager with a love for all things STEM. You can also find puns, jokes of all sorts, and sometimes Star Trek. So scroll down, learn a few things, have a few laughs, and be curious.

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agust d • so far away

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The Beauty of Bones..

Rabbit skull I received from @syvarseione for my birthday..:)

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Quirky Science Inspired Glassware by Geoff and Kristen Zephyrus

Portland-based couple Kristen and Geoff Zephyrus create quirky science inspired glassware as a full-time job. A trained graphic designer and glass expert from MassArt, Geoff is the artist, while Kristen is the brains, behind the quirky and intelligent collaboration. Their motto is to create “smart gifts for smart people” with a whimsical sensibility.

Scientifically accurate, the glassware pays homage to calculus and chemistry equations. Dabbing into puns, each piece contains the chemistry equation of its designated liquid, i.e., the mug is scripted with the chemical formula of caffeine; whereas the tall glass is etched with “H2O”, the most famous chemical compound.

In addition to the cleverly composed glassware, the duo celebrates some of the most brilliant minds who have contributed to science. Engraved in tall beer glasses are the portraits of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and Rosalind Franklin.

Overall each creation begs the companion of a lab partner to grab a cup of coffee with, have a glass of wine with or a chilled beer. You can find their entire collection in their Etsy shop.

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Sir David Attenborough demonstrates the accuracy of the Mozambique Spitting Cobra’s venom streams by wearing a chemically treated visor that makes the venom turn purple on contact.

From Life in Cold Blood

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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IS MORE HARDCORE THAN ANY DOCUMENTARIAN CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE. 

DID CARL SAGAN DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS SHIT? I THOUGHT NOT. BILL NYE? FUCK NO.

BEAR GRILLES IS A PIECE OF SHIT COMPARED TO THIS CARAMEL-VOICED ENGLISH BASTARD. 

SIR ATTENBOROUGH IS A BILLION YEARS OLD AND HE WILL NOT STOP. HE IS THE TERMINATOR OF NATURE DOCUMENTARIES. HE’S CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE HIGHEST JUNGLE TREE TO LOOK AT LILIES. HE’S SOARED IN THE SKY IN A GLIDER WITH VULTURES. HE CROSSED THE PACIFIC TO SEE WHALES. HE’S EVEN BEEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GODDAMN OCEAN TO TALK ABOUT THE SPOOKY-ASS SHIT THAT LIVES DOWN THERE.  KILIMANJARO?  BEEN THERE. NORTH POLE? BEEN THERE. SAHARA DESERT? BEEN THERE MULTIPLE TIMES. FUCKING VOLCANOES?  BEEN AND DONE.  FUCKING AUSTRALIA? ENTIRE SHOWS THERE. HE WILL NOT STOP. HE WILL NEVER STOP.  NOT UNTIL HIS SMOOTH-ASS FATHERLY VOICE AS TAUGHT US ALL ABOUT ALL THE NATURE FOREVER.

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What Einstein really meant

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Can’t argue with that equation

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Look at this alien-like jellyfish just found in the Mariana Trench

Scientists have just discovered a bizarre type of jellyfish that looks like it belongs on another world. Scientists stumbled upon the jellyfish when they sent a remotely operated vehicle down into the deepest part of the world’s oceans, the Mariana Trench. In related jellyfish news, look at this super tiny jellyfish that will leave you in excruciating pain and sickness.

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Hummingbirds: among the smallest but most stunning of birds

Tracy Johnson has had hummingbird feeders in her yard in California for the past 20 years and eventually got the birds used to being photographed. She has several plants in the yard that they love and uses also a handheld feeder to help her capture closeup photos. These amazing colors many male hummingbirds demonstrate result both from pigmentation in the feathers and from prism-like cells within the top layers of feathers to impress females and serve territorial competition.

Here’s how tiny their feathers are:

all images by Tracy Johnson

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Solar System: Things to Know This Week

Here are a few things you should know about our solar system this week:

1. The Bright and the Beautiful

In its lowest-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of 240 miles (385 kilometers) from Ceres, Dawn has provided scientists with spectacular views of the dwarf planet, especially of its bright, young, hexagonal craters like Haulani.

2. Mars Needs Brains

NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s. The satellite would provide advanced communications and imaging, as well as robotic science exploration, in support of NASA’s Journey to Mars. This effort seeks to take advantage of industry capabilities to improve deep space, solar electric propulsion-enabled orbiters.

3. Seeing Double

NASA measured a solar flare from two different spots in space, using three solar observatories. During a December 2013 solar flare, three sun-observing spacecraft captured the most comprehensive observations ever of an electromagnetic phenomenon called a current sheet.

4. Set a Course for Europa

This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Europa mission spacecraft, which is being developed for a launch in the 2020s. The mission would place a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter in order to perform a detailed investigation of the giant planet’s moon Europa—a world that shows strong evidence for an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust and which could host conditions favorable for life.

5. Go Deep

Jupiter is huge, powerful and spectacular. But what lies hidden inside the giant planet? The Juno mission arrives at Jupiter in July to help us find out. Join Dr. Fran Bagenal to learn more about the mission and how it plans to delve deep into Jupiter’s secrets this year.

Want to learn more? Read our full list of things to know this week about the solar system HERE.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com

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Granulocytes: the original emojis. Image from www.ihearthisto.com

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This is unsettling to me.

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by Gin The Wanderer

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Amethyst and Angel Aura Quartz Clusters

Two fractals made in Mandelbulb! With minor edits done in Photoshop to fix up noisy areas and to add some more shine!

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I just wanted to share two amazing artists I discovered today while I was trying to draw maniraptors. The first five images are from Julio Lacerda and the last five are from Mark Witton. They are just AMAZING – I am absolutely blown away by not just the artwork but also the designs, the interaction between animals and their environments, composition, the incredible detail, and storytelling within each piece. It’s just phenomenal work. Witton also has a PhD in paleobiology and is an active researcher, and his blog is full of not just artwork but research and recent discoveries and discussions and is just fabulous.

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If your body were cryopreserved, what would it feel like to wake up 50 years later?

Today, you can arrange to be cryogenically preserved after you’re declared legally dead. The problem is no one’s managed to successfully revive humans from that state. For those who make it, here’s what you can expect after waking from your cold slumber.

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This “woolly wolf” isn’t actually a gray wolf, is in fact likely its own species

Madhu Chetri, a graduate student at Norway’s Hedmark University College, and a research team have suggested that the Himalayan wolf is likely a separate species from the other wolves with which it has long been classified. Otherwise known as the “woolly wolf,” this rare canine has likely been genetically distinct for some 800,000 years. Here’s how Madhu and her team figured it out.

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Engine on Torque Stand at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, now known as the John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field. Torque is the twisting force produced by a spinning object - propellers create a lot of it.