Here’s how to spot Canopus, the 2nd-brightest star in the sky as seen from Earth, on February evenings. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/few-know-the-second-brightest-star-canopus…
Tag: POOP
Sea cucumbers pinch out ‘5 Eiffel Towers worth’ of poop per reef, per year
Sea cucumbers poop an incredible amount — and that’s really important. Source: https://www.livescience.com/sea-cucumber-poop-reef.html
Cancer patients weren’t responding to therapy. Then they got a poop transplant.
The gut microbiome may be critical to immunotherapy. Source: https://www.livescience.com/poop-transplants-melanoma-immunotherapy.html
Why do wombats have cube-shaped poop?
Wombats have cubed dropping because of this internal organ. Source: https://www.livescience.com/why-wombats-have-cubed-poop.html
Parasite found in cat poop linked to higher brain cancer risk in humans
Here’s another reason to cook your meat and take care around cat litter. Source: https://www.livescience.com/toxoplasma-gondii-brain-cancer.html
Bees defeat ‘murder hornet’ relatives with poop
Asian honey bees defend their hives by attaching animal dung around the doorways, a behavior that was previously unknown in bees. Source: https://www.livescience.com/bees-defeat-giant-hornets-with-poo.html
Giant pandas have winter poop parties, rolling around in horse manure
Pandas enjoy rolling in horse manure; this smelly habit may help them keep warm. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pandas-roll-in-horse-poo.html
MSNBC: Parler Does Censor, Removes Users, and Really Hates Trolling
For seekers of a right-leaning free-speech utopia, “Parler may turn out to be, in the end, a false refuge,” warns Marc Ambinder at MSNBC: First — sorry, folks — Parler does censor. It removes users, regularly. It does not actually seem to tolerate hate speech, and because it’s a much smaller platform, it might even be more efficient in finding and…
NASA Tests New $23 Million Titanium Space Toilet
NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon. The Associated Press reports: Barely 100 pounds (45 kilograms) and just 28 inches (71 centimeters) tall, the new toilet is roughly half as big as the two…
Squirrel beer, ant gin and poop wine are served up in Disgusting Food Museum’s new exhibit
Visitors to Sweden’s Disgusting Food Museum can now discover odious alcohol from around the world. Source: https://www.livescience.com/most-disgusting-alcohol.html