Marine Bacteria That Live In The Dark Depths Of The Ocean Play A Newly Discovered And Significant Role

Koko Amazing Talking Gorilla - Befriends kitten & gorilla (recounts death of mother by poachers)

Tiger’s reaction to getting tooth pulled via /r/aww http://ift.tt/2nsAlFe

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Christopher Columbus: What Really Happened

Circling #momotombo at sunset while hanging out the side of a gigantic heli that didn’t seem phased by the #cloudcap on the #volcano.

Apparently this is one of the most dangerous things to fly near. None of us knew that at the time (and we actually flew through the top on the last pass) but it sure was an amazing experience. (at Momotombo, Leon, Nicaragua)

When it’s negative to be positive.

The World’s Parasites Are Going Extinct. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Thing

A parasite, in essence, is any organism that makes its living off another organism (think bed bugs, leeches, vampire fish and even mistletoe). These freeloaders have been rather successful: up to half of Earth’s 7.7 million known species are parasitic, and this lifestyle has evolved independently hundreds of times. But in a study published this week in the journal Science Advances, researchers warn that climate change could drive up to one-third of Earth’s parasite species to extinction by the year 2070.

Tapeworms, like this one imaged using a scanning electron micrograph, weaken their victims but don’t typically kill them. (Mediscan / Alamy)

The Evolution of Multicellular Life

Coptic tombstone unearthed at Sphinxes Avenue in Luxor

Egyptian archaeologists in Luxor have stumbled upon a decorative Coptic tombstone buried on the eastern side of the Sphinxes Avenue, under Al-Mathan Bridge.

The tombstone is carved of limestone and decorated with a cross and Coptic texts, Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Ahram Online.

The exact date of the object has not yet been ascertained, nor the identity of the deceased. However, Mostafa Al-Saghir, director of the Sphinxes Avenue, said experts are now studying the tombstone find out.

The excavations in the Sphinxes Avenue are part of a Ministry of Antiquities programme to restore the area and transform it into an open-air museum. Read more.