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U. MICHIGAN (US) — This year’s “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico could be very large and potentially record-setting, predict researchers, who also offer a forecast for the Chesapeake Bay.

Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to contribute to a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico “dead zone,” according to a University of Michigan ecologist and colleagues who released their annual forecast today, along with one for the Chesapeake Bay.

STONY BROOK (US) — Teenagers who get a good night sleep tend to eat healthier than their sleep-deprived peers, a new study suggests.

“Not only do sleepy teens on average eat more food that’s bad for them, they also eat less food that is good for them,” says Lauren Hale, associate professor of preventive medicine at Stony Brook University.

MONASH U. (AUS) — Scientists are a bit closer to solving a puzzle of evolution: why some families of mammals evolved to be super-sized, while others have remained small.

In research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers propose a new theory explaining the diversity of mammal sizes—from the Etruscan shrew, which weighs around two grams, to the blue whale, which clocks in at almost 200 tons. Surprisingly, baby weight relative to adult body mass is key.

purina:

Honey, Chief Productivity Officer

Take a walk and take a break – taking your dog out for a bit of exercise also helps you relax and reduces stress.

Submit pics of your pets at work!

frow the ball

thefrogman:

Hamster Butts

[imgur] [h/t: tastefullyoffensive]

U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — It’s not clear why high quality scientific work by female academics goes underrepresented in comparison to that of their male counterparts, experts say.

The researchers analyzed the genders of invited speakers at the most prestigious gatherings of evolutionary biologists in Europe—six biannual congresses of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) and found that male speakers outnumbered women.

PENN STATE (US) — A type of tree that went from prized possession to forest management nightmare shows what can happen when non-native species mix with human interactions.

“There are other invasive tree species in Pennsylvania, but the ailanthus, by far, has been here longer and does more damage than any other invasive tree,” says Matthew Kasson, who received his doctorate in plant pathology and environmental microbiology from Penn State. “It’s the number one cause of native regeneration failure in clearcuts in Pennsylvania.”

fatanarchy:

fattyforever:

thefrogman:

infinitenap:

love fight

Infinite Nap by Claire Jarvis [website | tumblr | twitter]

fatanarchy, this is basically us. 

So true. This is us.

ami-angelwings:

psychetimelapse:

tharook:

imoanandstuff:

Why do girls still list ‘Lord Of The Rings’ next to things they are interested in? Do they not realise guys haven’t seen that as ‘edgy’ or ‘attractive’ since about 2006?
The fact you enjoy one of the most successful book/films of all time does not make you stand out, alright?
Now, If you’d write how much you love the work of David Gemmell or Brandon Sanderson, then.. yeah, I’d hit it.

And here I was thinking that the list of things I’m interested in was a list of things I’m interested in.

But in all seriousness, a guy who is, in any way, impressed that I like any of the things he does is not someone I want to even associate with.

*blinks at fandom subculture, the huge majority of which is women geeking out with each other over media and turning out mindblowing quantities of art, writing, costumes, and other high-commitment tributes to the stuff they like*

And

and he thinks the only reason women express the fact that they like things is to hop on his dick?

He thinks all of that is for him?!

AHAHAHAHAHA

It’s always amazing how some men think everything women do and like and wear is for them. e_e  And that the most important thing in the world about women is whether or not they’d “hit that”, as if they have the pick of every woman on the planet, and secondly, that it’s super crucial we all know whether something we do or don’t do, or like, or don’t like, means they want to have sex with us.  SUPER CRUCIAL.

This is one of my favorite stories, but I’m scared I’m going to eat my baby if I love him too much!

carry-on-my-wayward-butt:

buggerygrips:

nagayeva:

Do we really have to take this?

A friend of mine was moving from her apartment. She asked me to look after some of her things. I agreed and not too long after she asked if her daughter Frances can come pick it up. I agreed and she came over with her boyfriend, who was also the father of her baby. I helped them carry the stuff down to the car, and during the whole visit exchanged possibly 10 words. 

Next day I received these texts. I had to created a fiancee I didn’t really have in order for him to stop.

I never told my friend what her daughter’s boyfriend did. Now they are expecting a second child, so as you all see, there was no break up. 

So Do we women really have to take this kind of attitude?

Do we have to invent things and people in order to be left alone.

I don’t want to have my titties banged.

I am not an easy lay.

I don’t deserve this.

Why do I go from being called “cute” “smart” and “pretty” in the beginning of the conversation, to “fatty” “bitch” and “ugly” in the end?

Reblog if you are against sexual harassment.

how do people like this actually exist what the fuck

boiling rage of one thousand white hot suns

bunnyfood:

durrrrr

(via Imgur)

laughingsquid:

A Witty Illustrated Alphabet of Harry Potter Characters

chompsky:

So sad that Ryan’s away

Noooo chomps don’t be sad he’ll be back and maybe he’ll bring you cheese

thefluffingtonpost:

Puppy Beats the Heat with Innovative Butt Freezer

Champ, a bulldog from Houston, TX, wasn’t a happy camper. Recent mid-90s temperatures were just too much for the puppy, who prefers much more mild temps.  So Champ decided to do something about it.

After a few days of sketching ideas, the innovative dog figured out how to repurpose the refrigerator into a heat-beating, butt freezing machine.

Champ recently presented his invention to applause at the local community hacker space. He’s considering launching a Kickstarter to raise money for a first production run.

Via sumoflorides.

emmagrant01:

This is exactly why feminist perspectives are so important in anthropology. Historically, almost all anthropologists were male, and as a whole, the field only viewed the contributions of males to (any) society as significant enough to study. When anthropologists studied traditional hunter-gatherer groups, the male anthropologists usually focused only on what the males in the group did. They literally ignored the contributions of women to the group, for the most part. It wasn’t until women like Margaret Mead entered the field in the mid-20th century and began looking at what women in these cultures were doing and the ways in which they were powerful that the field began to notice the contributions of women at all. And even then, the old boys of the field were highly skeptical and challenged the work of female anthropologists continuously.

Happily, there are few serious anthropologists left who actually believe that early humans lived such violent lives. By the time I did my anthro coursework in the 1990s, that was a caricature of the beliefs about early humans that everyone laughed at and no one took seriously. Even 20 years ago, the field knew that was a sexist and outdated idea.

slythwolf:

psyducked:

cloaked in the fur of their slaughtered brethren 

u have a fundamental misunderstanding of how yarn is made

beatonna:

My friend Mamrie Hart and Lil Bub together is two of my favorite things!

You best be watching Mamrie’s show You Deserve A Drink, it’s got more puns than all our dads locked in a room together could come up with.

Protestors gather in the capitol rotunda to oppose Texas’ omnibus anti-choice bill. [Image via]

On Sunday night, hundreds of pro-choice activists flooded the Texas state capitol to try to block the Republican-controlled legislature from passing a massive anti-choice bill–a bill that includes a 20-week abortion ban and would shut down all but 5 clinics in the state. The “people’s filibuster” had successfully delayed the vote for a dozen hours last Thursday, but in the early hours of Monday morning, the House gave preliminary approval to the bill.

As Think Progress reports, in the midst of the long debate, perhaps the most absurd claim (ever?) was one made by state Rep. Jody Laubenberg, who explained that she didn’t support an exemption for rape victims in the 20-week ban because rape kits are a form of abortion.

“In the emergency room they have what’s called rape kits where a woman can get cleaned out,” she said, comparing the procedure to an abortion. “The woman had five months to make that decision, at this point we are looking at a baby that is very far along in its development.”

There is literally nothing about this that makes any sense. In fact, I’m not actually sure exactly where Laubenberg went wrong, but here are some facts: A rape kit is used to collect DNA evidence from a survivor’s body. It has nothing to do with abortion. Some hospitals provide emergency contraception to rape victims. EC is not  the same as abortion. People like Rep. Laubenberg, who do not have a basic understanding of the proposals they are debating, are making policy that will affect the health and lives of millions of Texans.

fat-birds:

A New Zealand Wax Eye or Silver Eye. (Source: Reddit.)