Monster Storm on Tiny Star: Extreme brightness changes observed on a nearby tiny brown dwarf star may indicate a storm grander than any yet seen on an alien world, scientists say.

Monster Storm on Tiny Star: Extreme brightness changes observed on a nearby tiny brown dwarf star may indicate a storm grander than any yet seen on an alien world, scientists say.

(Fonte: livescience.com)

This kitten may have the key to protect humans against HIV, the lentivirus that causes AIDS. He was genetically modified at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And yes, he glows in the dark. His fluorescent fur and claws—which glow green in certain lighting—are not a side-effect of the gene that makes the cat resistant to the feline form of the HIV, known as the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. It’s caused by another gene that produces the Green Fluorescent Protein, which is naturally produced by the jellyfish Aequorea victoria.

This kitten may have the key to protect humans against HIV, the lentivirus that causes AIDS. He was genetically modified at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And yes, he glows in the dark.

His fluorescent fur and claws—which glow green in certain lighting—are not a side-effect of the gene that makes the cat resistant to the feline form of the HIV, known as the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. It’s caused by another gene that produces the Green Fluorescent Protein, which is naturally produced by the jellyfish Aequorea victoria.

(via minusmanhattan)

Together in Death: This photo shows the ancient human skeletons found in Italy at a construction site outside Mantua. Archaeologists unearthed the skeletons, believed to be a man and a woman, from the Neolithic period, buried between 5000 to 6000 years ago. It could be humanity’s oldest story of doomed love. (AP Photo/Archaeological Society SAP)

Together in Death: This photo shows the ancient human skeletons found in Italy at a construction site outside Mantua. Archaeologists unearthed the skeletons, believed to be a man and a woman, from the Neolithic period, buried between 5000 to 6000 years ago. It could be humanity’s oldest story of doomed love. (AP Photo/Archaeological Society SAP)

Quintetto by Quiet Ensemble This music installation tracks the movement of fish in five vertical tanks and translates their movements into audio.

Quintetto by Quiet Ensemble

This music installation tracks the movement of fish in five vertical tanks and translates their movements into audio.

(Fonte: vimeo.com)

A bright Geminid meteor pierces the night sky over California’s Mojave Desert in 2009. (Photograph by Wally Pacholka) Meteors Delivered Gold to Baby Earth: Not all that glitters is gold. But Earth would have a lot less of the glittery stuff if not for a massive rain of meteors about 3.9 billion years ago, according to a new study.

A bright Geminid meteor pierces the night sky over California’s Mojave Desert in 2009.

(Photograph by Wally Pacholka)

Meteors Delivered Gold to Baby Earth: Not all that glitters is gold. But Earth would have a lot less of the glittery stuff if not for a massive rain of meteors about 3.9 billion years ago, according to a new study.

(Fonte: National Geographic)

New Shark Species Found in Food Market: The new shark species, Squalus formosus, on display in a Taiwanese fish market. (by William White)

New Shark Species Found in Food Market:

The new shark species, Squalus formosus, on display in a Taiwanese fish market.

(by William White)

(Fonte: National Geographic)

Vetruvian Man by Leonardo DaVinci

Vetruvian Man by Leonardo DaVinci

Study of a Womb by Leonardo DaVinci

Study of a Womb by Leonardo DaVinci

Chimp being prepared to travel into space (Photo by NASA)

Chimp being prepared to travel into space (Photo by NASA)

Jane Goodall With Chimp Primatologist Jane Goodall bends forward as Jou Jou, a chimpanzee, reaches out to her in Brazzaville, Congo - 1960. (Photograph by Michael Nichols)

Jane Goodall With Chimp

Primatologist Jane Goodall bends forward as Jou Jou, a chimpanzee, reaches out to her in Brazzaville, Congo - 1960.

(Photograph by Michael Nichols)

(Fonte: National Geographic)

First Full-View Photo of Earth: This famous “Blue Marble” shot represents the first photograph in which Earth is in full view. The picture was taken on December 7, 1972, as the Apollo 17 crew left Earth’s orbit for the moon. With the sun at their backs, the crew had a perfectly lit view of the blue planet. (Photograph courtesy NASA Johnson Space Center)

First Full-View Photo of Earth: This famous “Blue Marble” shot represents the first photograph in which Earth is in full view. The picture was taken on December 7, 1972, as the Apollo 17 crew left Earth’s orbit for the moon. With the sun at their backs, the crew had a perfectly lit view of the blue planet. (Photograph courtesy NASA Johnson Space Center)

(Fonte: National Geographic)

Hurricane Irene Captured August 24, 2011 (by NASA Goddard Photo and Video)

Hurricane Irene Captured August 24, 2011 (by NASA Goddard Photo and Video)

In an apparent flash of insight, a young Asian elephant in a zoo turned a plastic cube into a stool—and a tool—a new study says. (Photograph courtesy Foerder/Reiss, CUNY)

In an apparent flash of insight, a young Asian elephant in a zoo turned a plastic cube into a stool—and a tool—a new study says. (Photograph courtesy Foerder/Reiss, CUNY)

(Fonte: National Geographic)

Fanged Frog Photograph courtesy Rafe M. Brown Boasting “crazy” evolutionary adaptations, a new group of so-called fanged frogs has been discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, according to biologist Ben Evans.

Fanged Frog

Photograph courtesy Rafe M. Brown

Boasting “crazy” evolutionary adaptations, a new group of so-called fanged frogs has been discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, according to biologist Ben Evans.

(Fonte: National Geographic)