Bizarre sea slug is half plant, half animal
Scientists discover chlorophyll-producing sea slug that can carry out photosynthesis using genes swiped from plants.
An astronaut photo released by the NASA Earth Observatory on December 26, 2011 and acquired on December 4, 2011 from the International Space Station (ISS) shows the city lights of Spain and Portugal define the Iberian Peninsula. Several large metropolitan areas are visible, marked by their relatively large and brightly lit areas, including the capital cities of Madrid, Spain. The ancient city of Seville, visible to the north of the Strait of Gibraltar, is one of the largest cities in Spain. The astronaut view is looking toward the east, and is part of a time-lapse series of images.
Doomsday real estate: 5 homes ideal for 12.21.12
With an onslaught of alien invasions, asteroids and earthquakes predicted to come our way later this year, now’s as good as time as any to peruse a few eye-catching homes fit for the end of days.
When Svetlana Harper spotted a shivering fawn on the roadside next to a dead doe, she brought the young deer home, nursed it back to health and named it Bambi. The fawn was just a year old, and just like in the 1942 Disney classic, this little Bambi had lost her mother. When the young deer’s health improved, Harper began introducing her to her other animals, and Bambi took an immediate liking to Ben, Harper’s rabbit. The two have become inseparable.
16 unlikely animal friendships
