April 24, 2013

Fisherman Survives Harpoon Through the Brain

Bruno Carcellos de Souza Coutinho didn’t think it would be necessary to go to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself with a harpoon that went nearly all the way through his brain. That’s right, not only was Coutinho alive, he was conscious, and extremely blasé. And extremely lucky. The harpoon’s spear was lodged mere millimeters away from vital arteries.

Eventually Coutinho was taken to a hospital’s intensive care unit where these X-rays were taken.

Collage of classical art suggesting a theme related to somatic markers.

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A black and white image of a bunch of spheres, symbolizing the multiverse concept discussed by scientists.

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How logic and reasoning can fail as scientific tools

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A wooden sign indicating "assisted migration rep 2" in a pine forest under a clear blue sky.

Life

Moving trees north to save the forests

As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

Historical map illustration depicting a planned city layout with a circular central area and radiating streets.

Strange Maps

Ohio’s Circleville ditched the grid system. Then it got squared.

A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.

Bullet Cluster separation mass gravity x-ray lensing

Starts With A Bang

Flagship NASA space telescope faces a penny-pinching death

NASA's only flagship X-ray telescope ever, Chandra, still works and has no planned successor. So why does the President want to kill it?

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