Article: Hairy Bat Tongue

Micrograph: Cally HarperYou're looking at a scanning electron microscope image of a Pallas's long-tongued bat. The hairs act as a "mop" to scoop up nectar. Cally Harper and Beth Brainerd of Duke University found out exactly how such a weird tongue works:The researchers knew the bat tongues were c...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/07/Hairy-Bat-Tongue/

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Article: 18 Brilliant Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson

We first wrote about Erik Johansson, a Swedish photographer and retoucher, 4 years ago, when he was still a computer engineering student. Even back them, despite lack of professional training in photography, his wildly creative photo manipulations would be a stand-out example of retouching.Erik's...

http://www.boredpanda.com/creative-photo-manipulations-erik-johansson/

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