FEW the 3rd

Feels good, man.

malformalady:

A tongue of lava oozes out from beneath the recently cooled crust of a flow. The silica contained within, reflects the early morning sunlight, giving its surface a glassy sheen.
Photo and caption credit: Bruce Omori

A tongue of lava oozes out from beneath the recently cooled crust of a flow. The silica contained within, reflects the early morning sunlight, giving its surface a glassy sheen.

Photo and caption credit: Bruce Omori

themineralogist:

Rutile

My second favorite oxide mineral.

thefrogman:

Photo credit: Michael Marschall

[ZooBorns] [h/t: magicalnaturetour]

This is fake.

One: In the picture: why is the story out of Kazakhstan?

Two: The original story was posted on the Beaverton.

From their disclaimer page.

“The Beaverton is a news satire and parody publication . All articles contained within this website, however similar to real events, are fictitious. When public figures are mentioned by name, the corresponding story details are invented. In all other cases, any resemblance to actual persons or events is entirely coincidental.”

Science is awesome, pass it on

the-science-llama:

The Feynman Series (part 4)
— The Key to Science (featuring Joan Feynman)

kmanovaere:

There is a lot of this stupidity about and it’s getting worse.

Maybe the real tragedy lies in the fact that the GOP seems to be particularly smitten by the bug, rendering them a parody of a political party.

http://kmanovaere.tumblr.com/