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Labidiaster annulatus, the Antarctic sun starfish or wolftrap starfish is a species of starfish in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in the cold waters around Antarctica and has a large number (up to 50 of slender, flexible rays. Also the largest starfish by a legspan of 40 inches.

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We control nothing, but we influence everything | Brian Klaas: Full Interview

“It’s a true fact, but a bizarre one, that the reason why hundreds of thousands of people died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki rather than Kyoto and Kokura, is because of a 19-year-old vacation and a passing cloud.” Subscribe to Big … Continue reading

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Space Travel Times for Light

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star suddenly became huge and bright! #space #astronomy #nasa #science

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Bacteria vs Whiskey

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The UK’s Stunning Grid Flip From Coal Giant to Clean Energy Leader (feat. @JustHaveaThink)

This autumn, for the first time ever, the UK is expecting to run entirely on zero-emissions electricity for a few hours. That doesn’t just mean a sunny day with loads of solar and wind and some exports to the neighbours—that’s … Continue reading

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T Coronae Borealis set to explode in the night sky any day #nasa #space #galaxy #astronomy #shorts

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Photosynthesis Has a Fatal Flaw (and We Can Fix It)

[…] Plants eat sunlight and air to make life. But the key enzyme behind it all, called rubisco, isn’t actually all that great at its job. Let’s talk about how photosynthesis really works, why oxygen isn’t coming from where you … Continue reading

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Last Days of Summer: Cooking a Banana Flower and Building My Cabin

In the Australian rainforest summer has come to an end. Autumn brings sunny days by the creek, abundant food in our permaculture garden and beautiful days spent building, cooking and playing in the creek with our duck. http://geni.us/MothertheMountain Art prints: … Continue reading

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AHOY!we found It!

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