Archive for March, 2013

Exoplanets Are As Plentiful As Weeds

Exoplanets Are As Plentiful As Weeds

By Ben | infographics, science, space

"NASA's Kepler mission has already found more than 100 planets, along with strong hints of [&hellip

Boontling- A Dying American Dialect

Boontling- A Dying American Dialect

By Ben | culture

In the village of Boonville, CA, an original American dialect is down to 12 speakers [&hellip

The True-Life Horror that Inspired Moby-Dick

The True-Life Horror that Inspired Moby-Dick

By Ben | amazing tales, history

Definitely one of the most amazing (yet disturbing) stories I've heard. The excerpt below is [&hellip

The Helical Model of the Solar System (is probably crap)

The Helical Model of the Solar System (is probably crap)

By Ben | science, space

So, I saw this beautiful & interesting GIF via the twitter: . Intrigued, I hunted [&hellip

Cute NOVA cartoon; Gross tongue-eating parasite

Cute NOVA cartoon; Gross tongue-eating parasite

By Ben | animals, nature, science

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=327-bwMQI-Y] Parasites seem to have some of the craziest & most interesting life cycles. [&hellip