I know she’s thinking, “OMG I’m totally taking a pic with a monkey!” but I also know he’s thinking “HOLY SHIT, I’m gettin’ a picture with that crazy myspace bitch!”
The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth.
Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life).
The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process.
Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They’re now found in oceans around the globe rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. ”We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion,” says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute.
There you go people. The highlander of the sea.
If you read this blog and you’re on twitter, I’m just going to assume you follow Conan O’Brien, okay?
And I’m also going to assume you saw he tweeted this 30 minutes ago:
“I’ve decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change.”
And I’ll assume you looked into who she is, and found her twitter feed, @LovelyButton. As I post this, she already has 4,000 followers. IN A HALF HOUR.
So lastly, I’ll assume you realized that the man’s been tweeting for a split second and he just blew every cool celeb-related twitter idea out of the fucking water.
Meanwhile, Jay Leno is probably trying to figure out a remote control somewhere.
Happy Olympics Day.
Just think of all those athletes who have been training their whole lives just to blow out their knee right before the finish line… whaa whaa.
I can’t think of anything to say about the work of Peter Callesen that could possibly do it justice. All you need to know is that HE CREATES THESE PIECES FROM ONE SINGLE SHEET OF A4 PAPER. I’m done, move your keyboard out from directly under your mouth to ensure its safety from probable drool…
Amazing oil paintings by Nicola Verlato—I’m in love with modern subjects painted in the style of the masters. Makes you realize that sometimes video and photography don’t always capture/emote all there is to see/feel.
My best friend* Christoph Niemann has just added another wonderful post to his NYT blog “Abstract City”. This entry is titled “Biodiversity“. Clever, simple, charming and lovely, as always.
*Ok so we’re not best friends. Someday maybe?
