BuzzFeed - Science http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:19 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Sloths Are So Hot Right Now http://www.buzzfeed.com/animals/sloths-are-so-hot-right-now-5685 If you are talking about any other animal at the moment you are talking about the wrong animal. Here is why you need to get with the sloth program while there is still time.

It is often said amongst serious Internet professionals and market-trend analysts that "today's corgi is tomorrow's slow loris."

What that phrase (which as I have mentioned, is often said by these people) means is that what the hot animal is on the Internet can vary quite dramatically from week to week and if you are not keeping abreast of these things in a very aggressive manner you could end up doing something unbelievably stupid and embarrassing like trying to post a baby panda bear on your Facebook when right now the only animal anyone wants to talk about is the sloth.

This is what a baby sloth looks like and I am not even kidding:

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/animals/sloths-are-so-hot-right-now-5685 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:49:00 -0500 <b>If you are talking about any other animal at the moment you are talking about the wrong animal.</b> Here is why you need to get with the sloth program while there is still time. animals nonadult It is often said amongst serious Internet professionals and market-trend analysts that "today&#39;s corgi is tomorrow&#39;s slow loris." nonadult What that phrase (which as I have mentioned, is often said by these people) means is that what the hot animal is on the Internet can vary quite dramatically from week to week and if you are not keeping abreast of these things in a very aggressive manner you could end up doing something unbelievably stupid and embarrassing like trying to post a baby panda bear on your Facebook when right now the only animal anyone wants to talk about is the sloth. nonadult This is what a baby sloth looks like and I am not even kidding: nonadult nonadult And here is a graph from Google about how sloths are seriously so hot right now (<i>now</i> is the time to jump on the sloth bandwagon because they are already beginning to trend down. Now now now.) nonadult nonadult Sloths are folivores, which means that they eat mostly leaves or a light salad. nonadult nonadult All of the sloths from this sloth orphanage are amazing. nonadult nonadult Sloths only sleep a little bit more on average than a human child and they probably accomplish more in their lives than most human children so stop being so down on them about being lazy. We can&#39;t all be overachieving giraffes, can we? nonadult nonadult Additionally, here are two sloths who are presumably siblings or just really good friends. nonadult nonadult Stay tuned for more updates and breaking news about what animals you should be talking about if you want to be talking about the right animals, which as I have mentioned, right now that is sloths. Sloths sloths sloths. nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult Alien Technology Photographed On Mars http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/alien-technology-photographed-on-mars This is it! The proof we've been waiting for that non-indigenous life forms have visited Mars.

See that tiny speck in the lower left corner?

See that tiny speck in the lower left corner?

That's the Spirit Rover's landing pad.

Source: news.discovery.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/alien-technology-photographed-on-mars Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:32:08 -0500 <b>This is it!</b> The proof we&#39;ve been waiting for that non-indigenous life forms have visited Mars. donnad nonadult Frozen Sea Sounds Like A Movie Monster http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/frozen-sea-sounds-like-a-movie-monster Get off the ice, you fool! If Odessa, Ukraine, is suddenly leveled by an unexplained force, I'm not saying it was a sea monster…but it was a sea monster.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/frozen-sea-sounds-like-a-movie-monster Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:17:10 -0500 <b>Get off the ice, you fool!</b> If Odessa, Ukraine, is suddenly leveled by an unexplained force, I&#39;m not saying it was a sea monster...but it was a sea monster. donnad nonadult Knitting Needles Are Awesome In Space http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/knitting-needles-are-awesome-in-space-52hj And strangely hypnotic.

Via: theaggregate.net

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/knitting-needles-are-awesome-in-space-52hj Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:07 -0500 <b>And strangely hypnotic.</b> aggregate nonadult nonadult Amazing Footage Of A Chick Embryo http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/amazing-footage-of-chick-embryo-281t Researcher Anna Franz gives us a glimpse of the vascular system of a fertilized chicken embryo by cutting away a small portion of an eggshell and injecting ink into the yolk sac artery. This video won Nikon’s first annual Small World in Motion competition.

Via: petapixel.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/amazing-footage-of-chick-embryo-281t Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:02:08 -0500 <b>Researcher Anna Franz gives us a glimpse of the vascular system of a fertilized chicken embryo by cutting away a small portion of an eggshell and injecting ink into the yolk sac artery.</b> This video won Nikon&rsquo;s first annual Small World in Motion competition. burnred nonadult 18 Jaw Dropping Photos Of Europe&#39;s Deadly Winter http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/jaw-dropping-photos-of-europes-deadly-winter Hey y'all, I found Winter. While the U.S. continues to bask in the warmth of an unusually mild winter, Mother Nature has claimed almost 300 lives from Switzerland to Rome as temperatures plumet up to -22 Fahrenheit across Europe.

A man walks past an ice covered waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in the city Versoix on early February 5, 2012.

(Getty Images / FABRICE COFFRINI)

A man walks past an ice covered car on the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in the city Versoix, near Geneva on early February 5, 2012.

(Getty Images / FABRICE COFFRINI)

Seagulls fly past the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva in the city Versoix on early February 5, 2012.

(Getty Images / FABRICE COFFRINI)

A child plays in front of the frozen shore in the Black Sea harbour of Constanta, 250 km (155 miles) east of Bucharest February 4, 2012.

(Reuters / RADU SIGHETI)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/jaw-dropping-photos-of-europes-deadly-winter Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:02:07 -0500 <b>Hey y&#39;all, I found Winter.</b> While the U.S. continues to bask in the warmth of an unusually mild winter, Mother Nature has claimed almost 300 lives from Switzerland to Rome as temperatures plumet up to -22 Fahrenheit across Europe. donnad nonadult Beautiful Time-Lapse Footage Of Red Aurora Australis http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/beautiful-timelapse-of-red-aurora-australis The recent solar storm caused the vivid red color of this beautiful natural occurrence.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/beautiful-timelapse-of-red-aurora-australis Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:32:08 -0500 <b>The recent solar storm caused the vivid red color of this beautiful natural occurrence.</b> catesish nonadult Apparently This Is What Humans Will Look Like In 50 Million Years http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/apparently-this-is-what-humans-will-look-like-in-5 According to speculative zoologist Dougal Dixon, we’ll all look terrifying. Dixon submitted this hyper-human brain thing to the science fiction magazine OMNI’s 1982 November issue.

Dixon wrote this about humans of the future: "he'll employ his expanded mental powers, "willing" nourishment up from the lake or teleporting himself down for a meal on the shore." I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait until I lap up nourishment with my hybrid human-brain power from the ocean.

And this is what a bird will look like. Or a deer. A deer-bird. A BEERD. This guy was a genius.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/apparently-this-is-what-humans-will-look-like-in-5 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:02:08 -0500 <b>According to speculative zoologist Dougal Dixon, we'll all look terrifying.</b> Dixon submitted this hyper-human brain thing to the science fiction magazine OMNI's 1982 November issue. hgrant nonadult Sand Galaxies http://www.buzzfeed.com/faithistorment/sand-galaxies-52s6 These beautiful patterns in the sand are actually created by the tiny sand bubbler crabs of Langkawi, Malaysia. Spoiler: the crabs are adorable.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/faithistorment/sand-galaxies-52s6 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:02:07 -0500 <b>These beautiful patterns in the sand are actually created by the tiny sand bubbler crabs of Langkawi, Malaysia.</b> Spoiler: the crabs are adorable. faithistorment nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult Trees Covered By Giant Spider Webs In Pakistan http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/trees-covered-by-giant-spider-webs-in-pakistan Whoa. This is what happened when Pakistani spiders were forced to seek higher ground during the 2010 floods.

Via: theincidentaleconomist.com

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/trees-covered-by-giant-spider-webs-in-pakistan Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:02:08 -0500 <b>Whoa.</b> This is what happened when Pakistani spiders were forced to seek higher ground during the 2010 floods. provincialelitist nonadult NASA&rsquo;s Incredible New High Resolution Photograph Of Earth http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/nasas-incredible-new-high-resolution-photog-281t NASA’s just published its “most amazing highest resolution image of Earth ever” in a photograph called “Blue Marble.” Check out the 8000x8000-pixel image here if the one below isn’t large enough for you.

Via: thisiscolossal.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/nasas-incredible-new-high-resolution-photog-281t Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:02:08 -0500 <b>NASA's just published its “most amazing highest resolution image of Earth ever" in a photograph called "Blue Marble."</b> Check out the 8000x8000-pixel image <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6760135001/sizes/o/">here</a> if the one below isn't large enough for you. burnred nonadult The Size Of The Known Universe http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/the-size-of-the-known-universe This beautiful video is a visual exploration of the scale of the known universe. Spoiler alert: it's really big.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/the-size-of-the-known-universe Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:02:08 -0500 <b>This beautiful video is a visual exploration of the scale of the known universe.</b> Spoiler alert: it&#39;s <i>really</i> big. catesish nonadult World&#39;s Newest Snake: Matilda Horned Viper http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/worlds-newest-snake-matilda-horned-viper-28m7 The newly classified species of snake has menacing-looking yellow and black scales, dull green eyes and two spiky horns. And it’s named after a seven-year-old girl.

The Viper was discovered two years ago in Tanzania but was not officially recognized as a newest snake until last month

"My daughter, who was 5 at the time, became fascinated by it and used to love spending time watching it and helping us look after it. We called it Matilda's Viper at that stage … and then the name stuck." - Tim Davenport

Source: news.nationalgeographic.com  /  via: teddyhilton.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/worlds-newest-snake-matilda-horned-viper-28m7 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:02:08 -0500 <b>The newly classified species of snake has menacing-looking yellow and black scales, dull green eyes and two spiky horns.</b> And it's named after a seven-year-old girl. txblacklabel nonadult Horse Fly Named After Beyonce http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce-28m7 The horse fly got its name, Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae , on account of its booty-ful diva feature — a big gold butt and for being the “all-time diva of flies,” according to researchers.

"It was the unique dense golden hairs on the fly's abdomen that led me to name this fly in honor of the performer," says the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization's Bryan Lessard. But it also gave him "the chance to demonstrate the fun side of taxonomy — the naming of species." The Scaptia (Plinthina) was collected in 1981, the year Beyonce was born.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce-28m7 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:02:08 -0500 <b>The horse fly got its name, <i>Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae</i>, on account of its booty-ful diva feature -- a big gold butt and for being the &ldquo;all-time diva of flies,&rdquo; according to researchers.</b> txblacklabel nonadult 73 Items That Got Stuck Inside People Last Year [NSFW] http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/items-that-get-stuck-in-humans-yearly-28m7 The Sun Sentinal has created a handy database of emergency room records that includes the top insertions that get stuck inside of humans. Here they are, categorized by orifice and with illustrations, to help you visualize. You're welcome.

Things That Got Stuck In People's Ears

POTPOURRI BEADS

A STRAWBERRY

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/items-that-get-stuck-in-humans-yearly-28m7 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:10:34 -0500 <b>The <a href="http://databases.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/ftlaudNEISS2011/ftlaudNEISS_list.php">Sun Sentinal</a> has created a handy database of emergency room records that includes the top insertions that get stuck inside of humans.</b> Here they are, categorized by orifice and with illustrations, to help you visualize. You&#39;re welcome. txblacklabel nonadult <big>Things That Got Stuck In People&#39;s Ears</big> nonadult <b>POTPOURRI BEADS</b> nonadult nonadult <b>A STRAWBERRY</b> nonadult nonadult <b>ERASER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>CHALK</b> nonadult nonadult <b>A GREEN LEAF</b> nonadult nonadult <b>JUICE STRAW</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PENCIL LEAD</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SILVER METAL CHARM</b> nonadult nonadult <b>A TOY</b> nonadult nonadult <b>COMB</b> nonadult nonadult <big>Things That Got Stuck In People&#39;s Noses</big> nonadult <b>CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT</b> nonadult nonadult <b>BATTERY</b> nonadult nonadult <b>TIP OF A SKI POLE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>TOOTHPICK</b> nonadult nonadult <b>ALUMINUM FOIL</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PLASTIC FISHING WORM</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SPONGE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>6-INCH NAIL</b> nonadult nonadult <b>STUFFING FROM A STUFFED TEDDY BEAR</b> nonadult nonadult <b>A BEAN</b> nonadult nonadult <big>Things That Got Stuck In People&#39;s Throats</big> nonadult <b>COAT HANGER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>MOUTHGUARD</b> nonadult nonadult <b>CONFETTI</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"WATER WITH COINS IN IT"</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PLASTIC EGG</b> nonadult nonadult <b>DOG TOY</b> nonadult nonadult <b>DRY ICE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SCREWDRIVER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"PART OF A TISSUE OR A FUZZY PART OF MY BLANKET"</b> nonadult nonadult <b>BEE</b> nonadult nonadult <big>Things That Got Stuck In People&#39;s Penises</big> nonadult <b>PEN</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PEN CAP</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PAPER CLIP</b> nonadult nonadult <b>STICK</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PLASTIC PIECES FROM A GAME CARTRIDGE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>FISH HOOK</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON TO SEE HOW IT FELT"</b> nonadult nonadult <big>Things That Got Stuck In People&#39;s Vaginas</big> nonadult <b>TOY CAR</b> nonadult nonadult <b>TOY SCREWDRIVER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>ICE CREAM SCOOP</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SHOWER KNOB</b> nonadult nonadult <b>GLASS VIAL OF COCAINE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>BALL OF YARN WITH KNITTING NEEDLE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>BRACELET</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SMALL RED RUBBER BALL</b> nonadult nonadult <big>Things That Got Stuck In People&#39;s Rectums</big> nonadult <b>TOY SOLDIER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>ACTION FIGURE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SHAVING CREAM CAN</b> nonadult nonadult <b>TRAVEL TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SMALL BEAD</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"RIDING BICYCLE NAKED, LOST BALANCE, LANDED ON POLE CAUSING TRAUMA TO RECTUM"</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PENCIL ERASER</b> nonadult nonadult <b>CONDIMENT BOTTLE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>TIP OF TOILET WAND</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SEWING THREAD 8CM LONG</b> nonadult nonadult <b>DRUGS IN SOCK</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PLASTIC BOTTLE OF DRUGS</b> nonadult nonadult <b>HAIRBRUSH</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"JAR TO DILATE RECTUM SO HE COULD MOVE HIS BOWELS"</b> nonadult nonadult <b>FALSE FINGERNAIL</b> nonadult nonadult <b>GLASS DILDO</b> nonadult nonadult <b>PLASTIC DILDO</b> nonadult nonadult <b>SOFT RUBBERIZED DILDO</b> nonadult nonadult <b>VIBRATING DILDO</b> nonadult nonadult <b>DOUBLE DILDO</b> nonadult nonadult <b>GOLF BALL</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"ATE OATMEAL, DECIDED TO STICK GARDEN HOSE IN HIS RECTUM &amp; FLUSH SELF OUT"</b> nonadult nonadult <b>6-INCH SEX TOY</b> nonadult nonadult <b>10-INCH BOTTLE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>16-INCH SEX TOY</b> nonadult nonadult <b>REBAR WIRE</b> nonadult nonadult <b>"BABY BOTTLE USED IN KINKY SEX"</b> nonadult nonadult