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The Art of Evolution

A theme in evolutionary and developmental biology (“evo-devo”) is that patterns of gene expression in early stages of development (left column) reflect forms in later in development (right column). This theme is illustrated by a fruit fly embryo vs. a later-stage fruit fly larva (top row); and a developmental form of a butterfly wing vs. an adult butterfly wing (bottom row).

scipsy: Ovarian Organogenesis (via Drosophila Image Award -...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:17 -0400

scipsy:

Ovarian Organogenesis (via Drosophila Image Award - 2011)

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether: Famous Physicists hanging out...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:34:53 -0400

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Famous Physicists hanging out together:
A. Piccard, E. Henriot, P. Ehrenfest, Ed. Herzen, Th. De Donder, E. Schrödinger, J.E. Verschaffelt, W. Pauli, W. Heisenberg, R.H. Fowler, L. Brillouin;
P. Debye, M. Knudsen, W.L. Bragg, H.A. Kramers, P.A.M. Dirac, A.H. Compton, L. de Broglie, M. Born, N. Bohr;
I. Langmuir, M. Planck, M. Curie, H.A. Lorentz, A. Einstein, P. Langevin, Ch. E. Guye, C.T.R. Wilson, O.W. Richardson

deconversionmovement: He Helped Discover Evolution, And Then...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:32:31 -0400

deconversionmovement:

He Helped Discover Evolution, And Then Became Extinct

Ask most folks who came up with the theory of evolution, and they’ll tell you it was Charles Darwin.

In fact, Alfred Russel Wallace, another British naturalist, was a co-discoverer of the theory — though Darwin has gotten most of the credit. Wallace died 100 years ago this day.

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jtotheizzoe: We never sit here under the weight of all this...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:29:59 -0400

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We never sit here under the weight of all this air, the 5 x 10^18 kg of atmosphere that sits above everyone on Earth, and say “Gosh, that sure is heavy!”

You don’t realize just how powerful that 1 bar (~100 kPa) of pressure is until a train car is filled with steam, allowed to cool, and then implodes ohmygod did that just happen?

For more implosion goodness, check out this awesome video from Veritasium.

moshita: Maria Garcia-Ibáñez

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:28:11 -0400

moshita:

Maria Garcia-Ibáñez

scaredofbeautiful: Tonight, we are young. So let’s set the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:55:10 -0400

scaredofbeautiful:

Tonight, we are young. So let’s set the world on fire, we can burn brighter than the sun.

1000scientists: William Edmonds

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:53:55 -0400

1000scientists:

William Edmonds

nikolawashere: Missing You by Me

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:53:49 -0400

nikolawashere:

Missing You by Me

mrgif: The Greatest Of All Time said it best.

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:53:36 -0400

mrgif:

The Greatest Of All Time said it best.

wildcat2030: Zaha Hadid Architects are designing a new metro...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:08:54 -0400

wildcat2030:

Zaha Hadid Architects are designing a new metro station in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia described as “a three-dimensional lattice defined by a sequence of opposing sine-waves (generated from the repetition and frequency variation of station’s daily traffic flows) which act as the spine for the building’s circulation.” Basically, that means that the station has a unique, undulating facade that mimics the daily flow of traffic for Riyadh’s 5 million residents.

The King Abdullah FInancial District (KAFD) Metro Station will become a focal point for the city, not only as a hub for commuters, but also as a celebrated public space. The KAFD is scheduled to be completed by 2017 and will help ease the traffic congestion in the area.

See ArRiyadh Development Authority’s modern train station design in the gallery below. Don’t you wish this was coming to a city near you? (via Futuristic metro station planned for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | DVICE)

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monsieurmacabre: Viddy Well brother

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:50:14 -0400

monsieurmacabre:

Viddy Well brother