Looks like a giant clutch of alien eggs, tbh...

It’s fascinating how BIG stuff is in space.  like solar flares many times the size of earth.

“The shape has yet to have a cool name”

No, you’re actually right that this new shape isn’t. I was having a hard time telling in the lead 3D gif, but the 2D project shows it’s not the case.

You have to admit: A nearly twice-Earth-sized storm is hella scary, also hella cool.

I don’t think that they are the same...

Reuleaux Triangles are a trip.

Fahmy has been bitten by leeches before, including at least one instance of one of the parasites landing in her eye.

Next week: Invasive Jumping Leeches Near You!

Now, I don’t mean to discount the danger of quicksand. Like if there’s a warning sign that says “Do not enter Quicksand zone” like you should take that seriously.

Pity it didn’t come in time to avenge Bambi’s mother’s death.

“Waves of Methane Are Crashing on the Coasts of Saturn’s Bizarre Moon Titan” sounds like the title of a B-side on a Smashing Pumpkins maxi-single from 30 years ago.

So, you’re advocating for an increase in dutch-ovening each other?

But can you swim there?

Prions don’t get destroyed when you cook them. At least not at temperatures that wouldn’t also destroy the rest of the protein.

Cooking does not get rid of prions. I know, I know...the above article did not say that it did and yes cooking will get rid of all of the other nasty parasites, but I still wanted to say that out loud.

My Father-in-Law died in 2020 from CJD. He died within 6 weeks of being diagnosed. It’s a terrible and frightening way to go. He was a brilliant doctor his whole life and then one day it was like a switch flipped and the cognitive decline happened so rapidly that within a span of only a couple weeks he couldn’t…

“any kind of undercooked meat is liable to have germs or parasites”

What people think quicksand looks like.