Four Cheetah Cubs Learn A Brutal Lesson. Warning: Graphic Footage. 

A.I. could produce ‘a new sector that we probably don’t know about yet,’ Nasdaq vice chair says http://ift.tt/2hdo7tX

This is the first footage of Kitty Hawk, Larry Page’s “flying car.”

Simple explanation of why and how bees make honey.

Studies show that fewer seductions take place on Tuesday than any other day of the week. Use that information however you will. And yes, this is the best SFW royalty free image we could find for this fact.  #TuesdayThoughts

An Erupting Solar Prominence from SOHO

Credit: SOHO-EIT Consortium, ESA, NASA

Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life http://futurism.com/scientists-found-chemical-compound-started-life/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=futurismnews&utm_content=Scientists%20May%20Have%20Found%20the%20Chemical%20Compound%20That%20Started%20Life

Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life

The discovery of a compound, diamidophosphate (DAP), could help to put the pieces together of how life originated on Earth. This compound, which was likely to exist on early Earth, is capable of reacting to create the ingredients for life.

It’s #NationalBirdDay! The Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, weighing only a few grams. It is also the only bird that can hover, flapping its wings 55 times per second to effectively remain stationary in the air as it sips the nectar of plants and flowers.

Awe inspiring pictures of Jupiter as seen by Juno

Jupiter as seen by Juno

Atlantic hurricane season begins today.

People in other parts of the world call these storms typhoons or cyclones, but they are all the same thing: a rotating storm that forms in the tropics (that’s near the equator) and has winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour). “Hurricane” comes from Hurican, the name of an evil god for ancient peoples in the Caribbean. They took the name from Hurakan, the name the ancient Maya of Mexico gave to their god of wind and storm. For people in the tropics, these storms have always been a part of life.

Learn more about hurricanes in Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters, now open.

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