Ashes to Ashes

oswwalds: Send me a name and ill tell you a story about someone i know with that name

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:12 -0400

Send me a name and ill tell you a story about someone i know with that name

we-are-star-stuff: Russians Recover Fresh Flowing Mammoth...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:09:30 -0400

we-are-star-stuff:

Russians Recover Fresh Flowing Mammoth Blood

About 15,000 years ago, an old female wooly mammoth plunged through the ice as she was being chased by predators. Her remains have now been uncovered by scientists working in Siberia. And remarkably, as they were digging it out, blood began to stream out - wich is weird given that it was 10° below freezing.

It’s not known if the blood or tissue samples contain living cells required for cloning. And even if such cells are recovered, the DNA repair would require a very complex process that could take years. A report is expected later this July.

The beautifully preserved specimen was discovered partially embedded in a chunk of ice at an excavation on the Lyakhovsky Island, the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic seas of northeastern Russia.

The mammoth’s lower portions, including the stomach, were locked in the ice for the past 10,000 to 15,000 years. Its lower jaw and tongue were also recovered; the trunk was found separately from the carcass. The upper torso and two legs were preserved in soil and show signs of being gnawed upon by both prehistoric and modern predators.

Semyon Grigoriev, head of the Museum of Mammoths of the Institute of Applied Ecology of the North at the North Eastern Federal University, is calling it “the best preserved mammoth in the history of paleontology.”

During the excavation, and as the researchers were chipping away at the ice, they noticed splotches of dark blood in the ice cavities below the mammoth’s belly. When they broke through with a poll pick, blood started to flow out.

“It can be assumed that the blood of mammoths had some cryo-protective properties,” noted Grigoriev. Mammoth blood, it would appear, contains a kind of anti-freeze. This is consistent with work done by Canadian geneticists who in 2010 showed that mammoth hemoglobin releases its oxygen much more readily at cold temperatures than that of modern elephants.

In addition to the blood, the paleontologists also recovered well-preserved muscle tissue. The scientists say it has a natural red color of fresh meat. The blood is currently undergoing a bacteriological analysis, and the results are expected soon.

Based on the preliminary evidence, the scientists say the female wooly mammoth was anywhere from 50 to 60 years old and weighed about three tons. They theorize that she was trying to escape from predators when she fell through the ice, or that she got bogged down in a swamp.

mybelovedcheshmas: #who do I have to kill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:04 -0400

mybelovedcheshmas:

#who do I have to kill

comedycentral: Good news, everyone! New episodes of Futurama...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:04 -0400

comedycentral:

Good news, everyone! New episodes of Futurama return tomorrow night at 10/9c with the one-hour season premiere!

In the meantime, click here for some preview clips and here to sneak a peek behind-the-scenes in our Countdown to Futurama.

animal-e: PLEASE HELP US!!!!!! REBLOG THIS!!!!

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:32 -0400

animal-e:

PLEASE HELP US!!!!!! REBLOG THIS!!!!

technicalityterminus: this is really accurate and i love it...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:48:14 -0400

technicalityterminus:

this is really accurate and i love it ^_^

12, 54, 55 :)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:37:50 -0400

(I saw you reblogged the post and was just about to ask you stuff ahhh)

12. Have you pretended to like someone?
Yes, I have. I feel bad if somebody likes me and I don’t like them back and I don’t like dealing with hurting somebody by saying I don’t like them so YEAH

54. Do you have trust issues?
But yes; don’t most?
I’m terrified of trusting people and don’t trust many all too much (unfortunately).

55. Ever stayed up all night on the phone? With who?
Does texting count? If it does, then I’ve stayed up with a few people, such as exes and best friends. As for actual speaking conversation, I most vividly remember this one dude I became insta-friends with in grade 7 (something around there) when this dude I sort of knew gave him my info without telling me and we started calling and talking all the time, spending hours on the phone. Some time in grade 9 the friendship sort of just fell apart (we never even met, just constantly talked online and phone) but those were some pretty awesome conversations to have ^__^

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:32:03 -0400

Dolphins see themselves in a mirror everyone should stop...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:42 -0400

Dolphins see themselves in a mirror

everyone should stop and reblog dolphins in a mirror

Dolphin: NO WONDER THE ICE CAPS ARE MELTING. IM FUCKIN HOT.

sassy dolphins.

these are actually really intriguing. shoot me some.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:19 -0400

1: Could you go the rest of your life without smoking a cigarette?
2: Are you single/taken/heartbroken/confused?
3: What if I told you that you were pretty?
4: Ever been told “it’s not you, it’s me”?
5: Are you interested in anyone right now?
6: What are you looking forward to in the next week?
7: Do you want to be single?
8: Did you go out or stay in last night?
9: How late did you stay up last night?
10: Can you recall the last time you realized you liked someone a lot?
11: Last three things you had to drink?
12: Have you pretended to like someone?
13: Have you ever told somebody you loved them and not actually meant it?
14: Honestly, has anyone seen you in your underwear in the past 3 months?
15: Is it hard for you to get over someone?
16: Think back five months ago, were you single?
17: What were you doing at 12:30 this afternoon?
18: Hold hands with anyone this week?
19: Could you go for the rest of your life without drinking alcohol?
20: What would you name your future daughter?
21: Do you miss anyone?
22: Have you kissed three or more people in one night?
23: Did your last kiss take place in/on a bed?
24: Are you good at hiding your feelings?
25: Have you ever cried from being so mad?
26: Who did you last see in person?
27: Are you listening to music right now?
28: What is something you currently want right now?
29: What is the last thing you said out lot?
30: How is your heart lately?
31: Do you wear the hood on your hoodie?
32: Are you wearing socks?
33: What do people call you?
34: Will you talk to the person you like tonight?
35: Are there any stressful situations in your life?
36: Who did you last share a bed with?
37: Did you do something bad today?
38: When was the last time a member of the opposite sex hugged you?
39: Do you get stressed out easily?
40: Will you sing today?
41: Have you ever wanted to tell someone something but didn’t?
42: Who do you go to when you need to talk to someone?
43: Have you ever been taken to the emergency room in an ambulance?
44: What are you listening to right now?
45: What is wrong with you right now?
46: What is on your wrists right now?
47: Where did you get the shirt/sweatshirt you’re wea
48: What do you like better: hot chocolate or hot apple cider?
49: Do you make wishes at 11:11?
50: Are you a good artist?
51: Love really is a beautiful thing huh?
52: Do you miss the way things were six months ago?
53: Ever been on a golf cart?
54: Do you have trust issues?
55: Ever stayed up all night on the phone, with who?
56: Do you own something from Hot Topic?
57: Do you use chap stick?
58: Have you ever slapped someone in the face?
59: Do you have a little sister?
60: Have you ever been to New York?
61: Think of the last person who said I love you, do you think they meant it?
62: Have you hugged someone within the last week?
63: What were you doing at midnight last night?
64: Have you ever regretted kissing someone?
65: Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?
66: Were your last three kisses from the same person?
67: Have you kissed anyone in the last five days?
68: Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?
69: Will next Friday be a good one?

victoriousvocabulary: STYGIAN [adjective] 1. gloomy and...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:25:10 -0400

victoriousvocabulary:

STYGIAN

[adjective]

1. gloomy and dark.

2. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky.

3. infernal; hellish.

4. of or relating to the river Styx.

5. completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx

Etymology: from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux - Styx; related to stugein - to hate.

[Paul Rumsey]

"If all insects on Earth disappeared, within 50 years all life on Earth would end. If all human..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:09 -0400

“If all insects on Earth disappeared, within 50 years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the Earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish.”

- Jonas Salk (via ceedling)

ecue: anoncentral: The American Justice System - zoom pic >...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:53:45 -0400

ecue:

anoncentral:

The American Justice System - zoom pic > read it > share it everywhere you can.

aahh. the ‘troubled young man’ vs. ‘muslim terrorist’.

OSAP is confuddling shite

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:37:14 -0400

OSAP is confuddling shite

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:28:09 -0400

probablynothingatall: So I found this shirt …

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:19:13 -0400

probablynothingatall:

So I found this shirt …

TTC announces Spadina as first line for new streetcars

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:32 -0400

TTC announces Spadina as first line for new streetcars:

fuckyeahtoronto:

Bombardier cars will be rolled out starting next year until 2019, along with the Presto card for fast proof-of-purchase boarding.

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:05 -0400

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:03:40 -0400

Uszatek has discovered the joy of stairs recentlyGoddammit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:21 -0400

Uszatek has discovered the joy of stairs recently
Goddammit