Daily Archives: May 13, 2010
Resurrect Dead On Planet Jupiter
Something is wrong in Jupiter. Astronomer Anthony Wesley’s photos show that one of its two dark stripes is gone. Maybe Sir Arthur C. Clarke was right and the gas giant will turn into a star to jumpstart life in Europa.
But no, even while it’s 2010, the process has happened before. It’s a phenomenon called South Equatorial Belt Disturbance, and it happens every three to fifteen years. The dark reddish brown—caused by sulfur and phosphorous mixed with ammonia crystals at 108 degrees below zero—fades away. At the same time, the Great Red Spot—a fiery anticyclonic storm that can reach 40,000 kilometers in diameter—gets darker.
SEE ALSO: -HEY JUPITER!-
Canned Unicorn Meat
Pâté is passé. Unicorn is the new white meat. Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don’t know is that when unicorns reach the end of their lifespan, they are drawn to County Meath, Ireland.
The Sisters at Radiant Farms have dedicated their lives to nursing these elegant creatures through their final days. Taking a cue from the Kobe beef industry, they massage each unicorn’s coat with Guinness daily and fatten them on a diet comprised entirely of candy corn.
VIA: -THE PRESURFER-
Size Matters: Eavesdropping on Sexual Signals
Adult male crickets produce loud song to attract females, but the song, which permeates the environment, can be overheard also by unintended receivers – such as young males unable to produce song due to a mutation they carry.
Until now researchers have not understood how non-singing male crickets use the song of singing males to modify their behavior or physical attributes to their advantage.
Now biologists at the University of California, Riverside have shed light on this mystery.
CONSPIRAPORN! 