This is an arctic fox transitioning from its summer coat to a winter one
Weird Science
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- Human DNA contains all the necessary genes to produce feathers - it's merely a matter of selective activation.
- A nanobot picks up a lazy sperm by the tail and inseminates an egg with it, by the German Institute for Integrative Nanosciences.
GIF - There is a metal snail that lives on underwater volcano vents in the Indian Ocean. Its shell and scaly feet both are armored with layers of iron, making it the only animal to incorporate iron sulfide into its skeleton.
- When puffed, Pufferfish release a toxin called tetrodotoxin that is meant to impair an attacker enabling escape. However, it doesn’t hurt dolphins. It actually gets them high. Dolphins purposely inflate puffers and pass them around to dolphin friends for a buzz and a good time.
- Some female squid wear fake testicles to avoid the advancements of male squids.
- 'Eigengrau' is the background brain color you see in complete darkness.
- The first-ever visualization of an electron orbital cloud, taken with a quantum microscope.
