by | Mar 6, 2014 | Weirdness
from CBC News Giant virus revived from ancient permafrost Melting permafrost could unleash new human pathogens The giant virus obtained from Siberian permafrost was frozen for 30,000 years, but was able to infect an amoeba when it was revived. (Image courtesy of Julia...
by | Mar 4, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from The Guardian How computer-generated fake papers are flooding academia More and more academic papers that are essentially gobbledegook are being written by computer programs – and accepted at conferences ‘I’ve written five PhDs on Heidegger just this...
by | Mar 3, 2014 | Culture Music Art, Mirth
from Josh Cooley’s Imgur [ click to view more great work at www.cooley.bigcartel.com ]
by | Mar 2, 2014 | Weirdness
from The Guardian Wild beavers seen in England for first time in centuries Footage of a family of beavers filmed in a Devon river is believed to be the first sighting of its kind in up to 500 years by Jessica Aldred Two beavers were caught on camera playing at night...
