A parasitic plant that sucks water and nutrients from its plant host also taps into its communications traffic, a new report finds. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Just follow this captains easy steps, illustrated with pictures. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

In other news, water is wet, the sky is up, taxes are inevitable and everyone eventually dies. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

I've often read that if you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, you will accelerate to the point where hitting the water will be like hitting concrete. But my little brain keeps saying, "Yeah, but it's WATER!" Could you jump off a bridge like the Golden Gate and contort your body in such a way that you'd survive? picked by super 1 year ago

Fossilized dinosaurs often have wide-open mouths, heads thrown back and tails that curve toward the head. Paleontologists have long assumed the dinosaurs died in water and the currents drifted the bones into that position. This doesn't make any sense to veterinarian, Cynthia Marshall Faux. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Mosquitoes walk on water better than water striders, cling to smooth ceilings and walls as tightly as geckos, and clutch the skin of their victims with annoying tenacity in search of blood. Now a collaboration of physicists are looking beyond the insect's pesky reputation to discover how the tiny creatures manage to be so comfortable on such a diverse range of surfaces. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Geophysicists now have created the most detailed 3-D seismic images yet of the mostly submerged Chicxulub impact crater. The images show the crater contained sulfur-rich sediments that would have reacted with the water vapor to create sulfate aerosols. These compounds in the atmosphere would have made the impact deadlier by cooling the climate and producing acid rain. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish.

It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

"It is often quoted that wild bettas live in 'puddles'. This myth is used to justify keeping them in miniscule containers. The truth is they are largely found in Asian rice paddies, which may be shallow but are huge in area and contain thousands of gallons of water picked by gammerus 1 year ago

Jesus Christ may have turned water into wine, but for a group of Australian churchgoers the ideal place to worship on a Sunday is a pub. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

“Our artificial corneas are based on a commercially available polymer which absorbs no water and allows no cells to grow on it,” says IAP project manager Dr. Joachim Storsberg. picked by thinkpozzitive 8 months ago

Learn some card secrets from a champ: play poker, don't practice; drink water, not beer; chew mints, not cigars. Oh, and it helps if your husband shares your obsession. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Matter of Trust collects human hair from thousands of salons across the country and sends it to Georgia to be woven into mats. These mats are then used to absorb used motor oil. Hair, which naturally absorbs oil from air and water, acts as a perfect sponge. picked by misswinkle 10 months ago

With the price of oil shattering the $100 per barrel mark - and continuing to climb - finding immediate, realistic alternative fuel choices has become the hot topic everywhere from water coolers to board rooms, cocktail parties to locker-rooms. picked by deepcleanfun 7 months ago

• Mass extinction
• Millions without water
• Millions with too much water
• Malaria will spread
• Buffalo Bills will win Superbowl picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

This DC-area woman has size 13.5 feet, a possible world record! And the proof is to be seen here as she hangs those amazing feet out the window of her SUV. An unfair advantage in barefoot water skiing? Yes, probably ....Sorry, Autumn. I know how you hate feet. picked by misswinkle 11 months ago

An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg. picked by jhordie 5 months ago

The safe organic alternative to cleaning your pool! Reemco's Plecostoma is an inexpensive maintenance free method to keeping algae growth and water quality under control. Our research and development department has taken genetics into the twenty first century! picked by melgesevad 1 year ago

The lotus flower is nature’s “slip n’ slide,” where water beads skate along each petal’s surface like liquid metal. Now, chemists reveal the ying to the lotus’ frictionless yang: rose petals. Chemists have found the physical basis for the rose’s ability to grip water droplets in place, even when the flower is upside down. This newly described “petal ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago