A puppy has been born in Japan with a large, clear, love-heart-shaped pattern in his coat.

See pictures picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists continue to find similarities between humans and chimps. They share most of our genes, they make and use tools, and they grasp some English pretty well, too. Now researchers find that we share a similar brain pattern when communicating. picked by MandolinOrange 5 months ago

Two decades of scrutinizing Saturn are finally paying off, as scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Match 3 cards, each element on the card must be either the same, or different.
The elements are "SHAPE", "FILL", "COLOR", and "Number of Items" picked by extc68 4 months ago

You create and edit a number of segments which results in a unique spiral pattern. This reminds me of Spirograph stencils I used to play with as a child. Yay for nostalgia. picked by jaxomlotus 1 year ago

"I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof." This is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families while researching the intriguing fractal patterns he noticed in villages across the continent. He talks about his work exploring the rigorous fractal math underpinning African architecture, art and even hair braiding. picked by KingKoopa 7 months ago

Deer can't see cars at night because of blindingly bright headlights. And until now, astronomers couldn't see foreground galaxies outshined by the dazzling quasars behind them. A new technique can pick apart the intense pattern of light emitted by quasars, finding irregularities in the image where "invisible" galaxies are absorbing some of the quasar light. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

The reintroduction of wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem more than a decade ago has led to numerous studies of the effects of the predators on everything from moose and beavers to willow trees and other plants. picked by suebe 1 year ago

On the recombinant behavior of disparate video electronic devices. Or.....fascinating art for math nerds. picked by teresag 5 months ago

upgrade ur tree picked by leopoldogolba 7 months ago

From far away, it looks like any other traditional camouflage gear. But get up close, and you'll start to see something more familiar - the overlapping silhouettes of strippers in 67 different positions. picked by Mitzuzake 2 months ago

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. This new pattern explains, for the first time, changes in the water that are important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A team of water experts says the pattern of droughts and floods in South Africa shows our global warming was triggered by the variability of the sun’s irradiance rather than by human-emitted CO2. They say variations in South African rainfall patterns are keyed to periodic reversals of the sun’s magnetic field—and to the constantly changing distance between the sun and the earth a... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The noises were observed through two of six geophones, electronic receivers for detecting vibrations passing through rock. But rescuers did not hear the pattern of three thuds followed by silence, which is how miners are taught to communicate following a mine collapse. picked by hisidea 11 months ago

Excitement is growing in the Northern England town of Huddlesfield following the news that a local man saw an image of the big-bang in a piece of toast. atheist donald chapman, 36, told local newspaper, "the huddlesfield express" that he was sitting down to eat breakfast when an unusual toast pattern caught his eye. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Computational artisan and Peacock incubator Mario Klingemann has posted this beautiful set on Flickr, showing off some example works of art he created in Peacock, Aviary's pattern generator. picked by iZ 8 months ago

Custom "Freddy Krueger" Nike SB, featuring the famous red and green striped sweater pattern of Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street’s monster. The shoes also have blood stains and special soles that look like Freddy’s undead skin. picked by doggylives 2 months ago

This is one of the most interesting and fun tools of the bunch and best of all... you don't need to be an artist to make cool things with it. picked by jaxomlotus 11 months ago

Much different from traditional skywriting airplanes... five aircraft flying at 10,000 FT. emit biodegradable vapor "PUFFS" in a dot matrix pattern. The average time to skytype a character the size of the empire state building is only four seconds! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Obese individuals who undergo stomach surgery may not properly absorb certain medications and nutrients from vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements afterwards. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago