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Most of the waters in the Gulf of Mexico have just been reopened to fishermen — though the jury’s still out as to whether anyone will want to eat their catch. The shrimping boat Our Mother just returned from its first excursion t…

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by Dave Bry
“As you become a larger insect, more of your body is taken up by tracheal tubes. Eventually you reach a limit to how big you can be. The more oxygen that is available, the smaller that system needs to be and the bigger you can grow.”

by Alex Balk
Cockroaches are larger than they have ever been. Science can't quite figure out why. I would hope someone is out there inventing bigger shoes so that we can cope with this menace. @2:00 pm
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Ojou

The bats are cool enough without him.

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The guy on the right isn’t any larger than the guy on the left. They’re just standing in an Ames Room, a space carefully constructed to play tricks on the mind. The room is deeper and taller on the left, and your perspective is limited by the peephol…

According to the hacker-proprietor of Teravolt.org, shining a 250 mW green laser through a hanging drop of scummy plant water produces a kind of “laser microscope” that will project shadows of all the little microflora on the wall so you can watch …

Today on Rocketboom Daily, Molly talks about Elephants!  From trunks to brain size, Molly shows us everything you need to know about these awesome animals!  Click here for show credits!
oldest recorded elephant, cultural depictions of elephants
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