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Want to work in forensics of security? National Centre for Forensic Studies (NCFS) in Australia is offering a new online Graduate Certificate in Forensic Security. The flexible course is perfect for recent graduates or those working in forensics, national security or government who want to increase their understanding of chemical and biological agents and explosives.

Find out how you can take your forensics career to the next level: 

http://bit.ly/NPY7UR

You'd be forgiven for thinking that just about every native Australian animal is venomous, but here's some good news - echidnas are venom-free!

Male echidnas have a hollow spur on the back of one of their hind legs that secretes a kind of waxy substance. For years researchers have suspected that these spurs were used as weapons, and that the secretion was venomous, because their close relative, the platypus, also has spurs on the back of the male's hind limbs, which they use to jab venom into rival males during the mating season. But Australian researchers have discovered that the echidna's waxy secretions, which are produced by glands behind the spur, are not venomous, and are used to create scent markings so they can communicate non-violently with their peers during the mating season.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1ikGpDL via The Age

Image: S J Bennett (flickr.com/photos/quollism)

Mount Etna vlocano blows smoke rings

Mount Etna is blowing smoke rings! The volcano on the coast of Sicily, Italy, is emitting steam rings around 100 metres in diameter. Photographer Tom Pfeiffer captured these amazing images.

See more: http://bit.ly/1apxVqL via Volcano Discovery. Images: copyright Tom Pfeiffer

Peripheral drift illusion

ScienceAlert

Nope, this isn't an animated GIF. Known as a peripheral drift illusion, the image showcases the rapid movements of our eyes (called saccades), which occur constantly, even when we think our eyes are still.

Amazing post and image via our friends at AsapSCIENCE

Only animal known to plate itself with METAL

ScienceAlert

This little guy on the left is the iron sulphide secreting scaly-foot gastropod. It's the only animal known to plate itself with METAL and lives in a thermal vent deep in the ocean. But last year scientists found a pale, genetically identical version of the species (on the right) that doesn't secrete metal, leading scientists to question what the purpose of the armour really is.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1aOnsls via Sciency Thoughts

About nanoparticles and nanocrystals.

 


This is the Lycurgus Cup. It was made 1700 year ago by skilled Roman craftsmen, and now researchers are studying it to understand a bit more about nanoparticles and nanocrystals. The cup is made of glass that changes colour from red to green depending on whether light is being reflected off it or shining through it.

Read more: http://bit.ly/I6wVOR  

Alone in the Universe

 

Tiger, Toad, Turtle, et al

Carin Anne Bondar ‏@DrBondar 

RT @ScienceAlert: Amazing image of a swimming tiger, via @AsapSCIENCE: http://on.fb.me/1c6EwIa  pic.twitter.com/x6lbar8Rn9  

Look at the amazing colouring on this Indian Bullfrog! http://www.flickr.com/photos/susilsaurav/5019680998/ …

Description Alligator snapping turtle - Geierschildkröte ...

 

 

 

For the math bug in us all....

https://twitter.com/MindfuckMath

Mindfuck Math

@MindfuckMath

Mind Bending and Mind Expanding Math.

mindfuckmath.com

Center of Math ‏@centerofmath Mar 12

The #Mathematics of Card Counting and Advantage Play in Blackjack | Blackjack Champ http://bit.ly/1kHtXRG  #mathchat

Numberphile ‏@numberphile Mar 11

The Riemann Hypothesis is probably the biggest unsolved problem in maths and could earn you $1m... http://youtu.be/d6c6uIyieoo

Cliff Pickover ‏@pickover Mar 14

Shiver in ecstasy. Expression connects Pi, e, radicals, factorials, and infinite limits. pic.twitter.com/LLrFrn4PFq

Math ‏@MindfuckMath Mar 16

Escher! Get your ass up here. Awesome math and Escher inspired cartoon from @NewYorker pic.twitter.com/iA7HPFwMMH

ath ‏@MindfuckMath Mar 3

Endless staircase outside the KPMG Building in Munich http://munichtourism.net/endless-staircase-outside-the-kpmg-building/ … pic.twitter.com/Nvcpmq8eUF

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Full throttle - Death @ TT Isle of Man (IOMTT) Road Racing

Published on Jun 6, 2013

 

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. TT the best race ever...top speed 232 kmph and dangerous corners with 232 riders killed in history of race

Riders
die at the sport they love... People even die at the comfort of their
bed doing what they love... Who knows you will be the next... :-D So
Enjoy life to the FULLEST!

This video is posted for DISCUSSIONS and know the thoughts of the riding community.

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Link: http://youtu.be/j7HlrI1COSs

I Am Curious (Yellow)

 

 Challenged U.S. Censorship Laws

 Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an enormous archive. She experiments with relationships, political activism, and meditation.

Meanwhile, the actors, director and crew are shown in a humorous parallel plot about the making of the film and their reactions to the story and each other. Nudity, explicit sex, and controversial politics kept this film from being shown in the US while its seizure by Customs was appealed.

 - Written by Molly Malloy <mailcall@ansel.intersource.com>



Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061834/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl