Time heals all wounds? Marvel at this 33-day time-lapse of a wound healing. The human body is magic.
(Thanks, Harlow Sparks-Pescovitz!)
Watch this time-lapse video of a wounded finger healing
Artist and genetic engineers re-create the imagined scents of long-extinct flowers
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg collaborated with biotechnologists and a scent researcher to harness the tools of synthetic biology to reproduce approximations of extinct flowers' smells. They extracted DNA fragments from preserved flower samples, compared those to existing species, resynthesized the gene sequences, and then inserted those genes into yeast to produce the scents. Of course these… READ THE REST
Watch digger bees build sandcastles on California beaches
In this fascinating video below, learn about the biology of beach bees! Bumble bee mimicking Digger Bees (Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana) are beach bums, hanging out on the sands of Northern California and Oregon. From Deep Look: Once they've mated, the females spend the spring digging their nests into sandy cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. They… READ THE REST
Look at this 28,000-year-old cave lion cub that was perfectly preserved in ice
This cave lion cub died 28,000 years ago. Nicknamed Sparta, the animal was preserved in permafrost and, according to scientists, "is probably the best preserved Ice Age animal ever found, and is more or less undamaged apart from the fur being a bit ruffled" "She even had the whiskers preserved," says Centre for Palaeogenetics professor Love… READ THE REST
Bright Cellars is making wine selection a lot easier – and a lot tastier
There's a reason why the movie Sideways was such a hit with audiences. Sure, it had a great cast and a fun script, but part of its success was baked into its premise. It was a comedy about people who took wine way too seriously. That's an idea that practically writes itself. You know all… READ THE REST
This ultra-compact, totally wireless portable charger is only $24
Nothing is worse than having your devices die when you're out and about. Sure, standard portable power banks will do the trick, but most are too bulky to carry around in your pockets. Plus, then you have to worry about the long charge times for those power banks have, not to mention the hassle of… READ THE REST
Never miss a single detail with a digital microscope like this on your hands
No matter how good your vision may be, the naked eye sure misses a lot. Like if you ever look up close at a Van Gogh painting — all those brush strokes and swirls are the magic behind any of the artist's masterpieces. And the same goes with other things in life, whether it be… READ THE REST
