The Tibetan Plateau (map) rises more than 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level. At such heights, most people are susceptible to hypoxia, in which too little oxygen reaches body tissues, potentially leading to fatal lung or brain inflammation.
To survive the high life, many Tibetans carry unique versions of two genes associated with low blood hemoglobin levels, the researchers found.
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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.
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Before Pokémon in Toys-R-Us and Naruto in Wal-Mart, before manga was all about selling stuff to 14-year-olds, there was a time when anime and manga were all about sexual degeneracy.
CONSPIRAPORN! 