Researchers Map United States’ 36.8 Million Annual Lightning Strikes
Category: Science
Continental Drift
This animation from the Open Culture site shows the development of modern continents starting with the Pangea super-continent.
Hummingbirds
An lone restoration of a vintage catalog of hummingbirds from Open Culture.
xkcd: Degree-Off
Source: xkcd: Degree-Off
Google Flu Trends
Does it seem like a lot of people are complaining about being sick? What do you know: the flu is worse this year according to Google Flu Trends.
Journey to the Center of the World
The Big Pictures shows photographs documenting an active volcano in Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World.
Tinnitus: “Ringing in the Ears” Actually Goes Much Deeper Than That
This Discover article, The Brain: “Ringing in the Ears” Actually Goes Much Deeper Than That discusses current research on tinnitus, which evidently occurs in the brain, not the ear.
32 Nearby Stars
This flash application shows the relationship of 32 Nearby Stars in a rotating 3D display.
Around the Solar System
Mount St. Helens, 30 years ago
The Big Picture has dramatic photos of the explosion 30 years ago today of Mount St. Helens.