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Paper Airplane Flies 82 Miles

The plane was made of paper board in the traditional design, with a 14-inch wingspan and total weight of 424 grams.

Efficiency

An array of photosynthetic plankton collected from the California coast by a colleague (thanks Greg!) 

The first two are diatoms- an unknown species and Biddulphia (mobilienisis?). I’m not too certain what those last two are, but that’s the beauty of microscopy. No matter how much you’ve seen, you’ll eventually find something completely new! 

…no but seriously if anyone can help me identify those that would be great :D

The various spines and needles help keep the plankton buoyant and may possibly deter grazing from other plankton looking for a meal. I say may because some copepods actually prefer spiny diatoms over spine-less variants of the same species. To the copepod, the spines make the diatom seem bigger and thus more appealing as food (source). I guess that makes these diatoms the equivalent of bags of chips filled with mostly air.

Hubbles Blue Bubble : The distinctive blue bubble appearing to encircle WR 31a is a WolfRayet nebula an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other gases. Created when speedy stellar winds interact with the outer layers of hydrogen ejected by WolfRayet stars, these nebulae are frequently ring-shaped or spherical.

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my main question is has anyone ever fantasized about having sex with me

Meanwhile in Ghana…

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