sixpenceee:

The Image That Can Break Your Brain

The McCollough effect is a phenomenon of visual perception. Colorless images will appear to have color after a person spends time studying an induction image. Watch this video for an in depth explanation for what it is and what it can do. Don’t stare at the above image for too long. As the video will show you, it can have drastic effects. 

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i’m pretty sure i’ve seen this pattern used in flooring though???

A pigeon pollution patrol is flying around London wearing tiny backpacks

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commanderholly:

theverge:

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Ten pigeons with tiny backpacks that detect nitrogen dioxide and ozone gases are flying over London for the next two days monitoring the city’s pollution levels. The Pigeon Patrol are live tweeting the pollution data at @PigeonAir.

this is adorable they all have little name tags stop 

flock flock, fashion baby

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blunt-science:

The Okeanos Explorer has discovered a very cute octopus at a depth of 4,290 metres.

This is the deepest an octopus of this particular sub order of octopus has ever been seen. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration noted this is a completely unsubscribed species and perhaps not belonging to any specific genus. Highlighting how little we still know about the creatures in the depths of our oceans.

(Ocean Explorer)

typhlonectes:

New Species of Shieldtail Snake Discovered in India 

by Enrico de Lazaro

The Khaire’s black shieldtail (Melanophidium khairei) is described in a paper recently published in the journal Zootaxa by an international team of scientists led by Dr. David Gower of the Natural History Museum, London, UK. The newfound species occurs in southern Maharashtra, Goa, and northern Karnataka. It is the most northerly member of the genus…

(read more: Science News)

photographvia: David J. Gauer et al.