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Skull of a roe deer in Slovenia. Antler deformities are fairly common in deer, and although there are a variety of possible causes for these developmental abnormalities, the majority are thought to be caused by an injury. This could be a bash to a buck’s skull or pedicle, the permanent outgrowth from which the antler develops, sustained during a fight. (Source)
A thick layer of peat has been washed away from the beach in Borth, Mid Wales, revealing the remains of 5,000-year-old oak trees which once grew here. (Source)
It’s called the endocannabinoid system, and it’s in your brain. It just so happens that the chemicals in pot target this system exclusively. In fact, it was our understanding of those plant-based chemicals that led to the discovery of the endocannabinoid system in the mid-1990s. It plays a role in pain, learning, appetite, and a variety of other things, too.
A leucistic giraffe, leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.
Uranus’ tiny moon Miranda has a cliff named named Verona Rupes that is estimated to be up to 10 times the depth of the Grand Canyon. Due to Miranda’s low gravity and the height of the cliff, it would take a full 12 minutes to jump off of this thing. It remains unclear why such a small object would have such a ragged surface.
Firenados are fairly self-explanatory and completely terrifying. They are tornadoes that are full of raging hot flames. They occur during wildfires, which, due to all that rising hot air, create their own massive winds, which can pull more oxygen into the fire, making them stronger as they pull the flames high into the sky.
Despite the fact that they are perfectly ripe and ready to eat, many oranges grown in equatorial regions remain green even after they are picked. In many cases, though, the people purchasing those oranges in non-equatorial regions are interested only in orange oranges. For this reason many oranges are exposed to ethylene gas to remove the green from the skin by breaking down its chlorophyll.