22 comments posted on, Oct 9th
Is the Giant Squid a Cannibal?
An anonymous visitor says:
i would love to find out more about them. cannibals are scarey
i would love to find out more about them. cannibals are scarey
posted at 7:01pm
Indonesian volcano increasingly active
bryan kennedy says:
There are also some impressive eruption photos of Soputan on flickr, but most of them are from last year's activity.
There are also some impressive eruption photos of Soputan on flickr, but most of them are from last year's activity.
posted at 6:34pm
Indonesian volcano increasingly active
bryan kennedy says:
Here are some satellite images of the Soputan volcano with eruptions from the past. These images are from the NASA ASTER volcano archive. They have a pretty neat tool that lets you browse the world's ...
Here are some satellite images of the Soputan volcano with eruptions from the past. These images are from the NASA ASTER volcano archive. They have a pretty neat tool that lets you browse the world's ...
posted at 6:32pm
Questions for Jon Kahl
Faith says:
Why does weather change?
Why does weather change?
posted at 5:56pm
Which presidential candidate do you think will better advocate for the interests of science and technology?
Steven Rosenberg says:
Simply put, both of the main-party candidates will be keeping the status quo as much as they can without appearing outright inert. Therefore, any third party candidate is going to be a better choice ...
Simply put, both of the main-party candidates will be keeping the status quo as much as they can without appearing outright inert. Therefore, any third party candidate is going to be a better choice ...
posted at 5:17pm
Bubblegum
An anonymous visitor says:
cotton candy bubblegum is best!! bubblicious!!
cotton candy bubblegum is best!! bubblicious!!
posted at 5:10pm
Liza's pig cam log
Liza says:
Day Twenty-Two, Image 1 I never thought I'd say it, friends, but the piggy's getting a little boring. There's a whole lot of not much going on out in the ol' Ed Corral. But we have close-up shots ...
Day Twenty-Two, Image 1 I never thought I'd say it, friends, but the piggy's getting a little boring. There's a whole lot of not much going on out in the ol' Ed Corral. But we have close-up shots ...
posted at 4:34pm
Supreme decision: High court weighs whales vs. U.S. Navy exercises
bryan kennedy says:
Maybe we should make this out next poll question. It is a hard question because I am not sure if there is enough evidence to say absolutely that the whales are suffering. Do any buzz readers out ...
Maybe we should make this out next poll question. It is a hard question because I am not sure if there is enough evidence to say absolutely that the whales are suffering. Do any buzz readers out ...
posted at 4:19pm
Elephantitis: not real. Elephantiasis: real, but on the ropes.
JGordon says:
Globsters are not gross. And you know what? Neither is elephantiasis. Except for the legs. just a little bit. But I won't be held responsible for your lunch.
Globsters are not gross. And you know what? Neither is elephantiasis. Except for the legs. just a little bit. But I won't be held responsible for your lunch.
posted at 2:46pm
Science says: you’re a nogoodnik, your friends are nogoodniks
Elephantitis: not real. Elephantiasis: real, but on the ropes.
Jean says:
I don't know what's worse thinking about elephantiasis or reading about globsters while I am eating a delicious sandwich. Thanks for ruining my lunch J-Go. Anyway, that's nothing that a nice pair of ...
I don't know what's worse thinking about elephantiasis or reading about globsters while I am eating a delicious sandwich. Thanks for ruining my lunch J-Go. Anyway, that's nothing that a nice pair of ...
posted at 2:12pm
Questions for Val Cervenka
dan tripps says:
How long does it take for a body to decompose into a skeleton?
How long does it take for a body to decompose into a skeleton?
posted at 2:03pm
Thing of the past?
Thor says:
Well, it's not actually smoke. That's actually ash and rock along with some toxic gases that are being fired up through the volcano. When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., it released enough rock and ...
Well, it's not actually smoke. That's actually ash and rock along with some toxic gases that are being fired up through the volcano. When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., it released enough rock and ...
posted at 1:43pm
Thing of the past?
An anonymous visitor says:
Wow! That is a lot of smoke!
Wow! That is a lot of smoke!
posted at 1:23pm
Amazon rainforest needs rain
ARTiFactor says:
The Amazon Rain Forest is big and has a lot of green vegetation. This is important to the world's climate. If sunlight hits green plants it results in release of oxygen (we need oxygen to live) and ...
The Amazon Rain Forest is big and has a lot of green vegetation. This is important to the world's climate. If sunlight hits green plants it results in release of oxygen (we need oxygen to live) and ...
posted at 11:53am
Questions for Val Cervenka
Liza says:
When we were out taking close ups of the pig, Roger and I saw a wasp snatch an adult fly out of the air. We tried to get a photo, but we were too slow. And then we almost couldn't believe what we'd ...
When we were out taking close ups of the pig, Roger and I saw a wasp snatch an adult fly out of the air. We tried to get a photo, but we were too slow. And then we almost couldn't believe what we'd ...
posted at 10:08am
Tell us your wolf stories
An anonymous visitor says:
wolves are very unique an magnetic... they are outstandingly smart an have very little peteints also... as soon as i get my own house and get out of college iam going to patisapate in the ...
wolves are very unique an magnetic... they are outstandingly smart an have very little peteints also... as soon as i get my own house and get out of college iam going to patisapate in the ...
posted at 7:50am
Beware of boxelder bugs
harmony says:
We too have had hundreds of these bugs coming indoors. The Box elder trees were removed two years ago but the bugs persisted. I got serious about it this Spring. Next to the house, under the porch ...
We too have had hundreds of these bugs coming indoors. The Box elder trees were removed two years ago but the bugs persisted. I got serious about it this Spring. Next to the house, under the porch ...
posted at 6:44am
How Much is History Worth?
David Johnston says:
Everyone will remember where they were when the largest bank failure in U.S. history went down. On Thursday, September 25, Washington Mutual voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...
Everyone will remember where they were when the largest bank failure in U.S. history went down. On Thursday, September 25, Washington Mutual voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...
posted at 3:50am
Liza's pig cam log
Val Cervenka says:
Freezing and thawing can affect those initial colonizers, the blow flies. It's possible that frozen and thawed tissue breaks down in a way that makes it unattractive to them, so that other, later ...
Freezing and thawing can affect those initial colonizers, the blow flies. It's possible that frozen and thawed tissue breaks down in a way that makes it unattractive to them, so that other, later ...
posted at 12:09am
Liza's pig cam log
Val Cervenka says:
I took a look at your close-ups and they're very nice! One thing that struck me when I saw all the pupae - I sure hope you've got the cage far enough from the building so that you don't have hundreds ...
I took a look at your close-ups and they're very nice! One thing that struck me when I saw all the pupae - I sure hope you've got the cage far enough from the building so that you don't have hundreds ...
posted at 12:00am
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Eating live cockroaches is a bad idea
We eat bugs all the time though It's in are food Leg and body parts get processes into chocolate bars ketchup, and many other foods. The goverment even allows a certain (small amount) I don't think ...