The beauty of pollination

Here's some awesome slow motion footage of humming birds and bees and bats and butterflies in action.

Meet Otter 501

On a somewhat more positive note, here's a baby otter.

James Cameron emerges from the depths

He's done it! James Cameron has reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest point, and returned in one piece. He's brought back all kinds of goodies for science, including video footage. These are the first bits of that footage being released. Hardly even an appetizer, but landmark nonetheless.

...and under the water...

Microscopic footage of a T cell attacking a cancer cell

Geeky? Yes. Amazing? Most definitely.

The Lord Howe Island stick insect returns

These happy "little" fellers were supposed to have been extinct for more than 80 years. Until they turned up on an old volcano sticking out of the ocean in the South Pacific. Check out the crazy story here, and below is a slightly weird but interesting video of one of these critters emerging into the world for the first time.

NASA develops biocapsule to treat astronauts

This is just nuts. It's an implant that diagnoses and treats individuals without them even feeling it. No science fiction here, just science fact. You can read the full article here. "That was too cool!"