Science

June 26, 2019

This Strange Plant Has Flowers with Petals Shaped Like Hummingbirds

When Redditor Octopus Prime posted this photo of an unusual looking plant, the internet caught fire. In the palm of someone's hand, what appears to be an origami hummingbird is actually a flower. Instantly, everyone was wondering where this plant came from and what benefit it received from looking like a bird. Luckily, fellow Redditor SolitaryBee—a post-doc scientist studying flower evolution—was able to help shed some light on the situation.

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June 6, 2019

Less Than 1% of People Got a Perfect Score on This Color Test. How Will You Do?

How well can you see color? It's one thing to differentiate between red and blue, but observing the nuances of individual hues is another story—and often much trickier. To see just how challenging this can be, UK-based vision care company Lenstore has created a short online game to test your abilities, requiring you to choose and arrange shades of color. While this might sound easy, Lenstore reveals that it’s hard to ace this test.

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May 6, 2019

It Took 1,060 Hours to Capture This Stunning Photo of the Galaxy

Ten months in the making, this incredible mosaic of nearly 4,000 photos gives a detailed look at the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This satellite galaxy is visible as a faint cloud for those living in the Southern Hemisphere, so getting an close-up vision of the LMC is a real treat. The photograph, which was named NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, came together thanks to the work of five dedicated amateur astronomers.

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April 1, 2019

Fossil Discovery Unlocks the Mystery of What Happened the Day the Dinosaurs Died

Imagine an event so catastrophic that it wiped out 75% of all living creatures on Earth—including the dinosaurs. This may sound like something out of a horror/sci-fi movie, but in reality, it's exactly what happened when the Cretaceous period came to an explosive end 66 million years ago. It's widely believed that an asteroid or comet, known as the Chicxulub Impactor, struck Earth just off of what is now the Yucatan.

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