Photograph by Metousiosis.

Photograph by Metousiosis.

Photograph by Metousiosis.

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The James Webb Telescope in all it’s glory:

[Via NASA]

Needless to say, these are only the biochemical pathways associated with metabolism.

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What you’re made of:

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Pressed by reporters, Mr. Camping did offer a measured apology — “If people want me to apologize, I can apologize” — before adding that the missed prediction had somewhat humbled him. “I’m not a genius,” he said. “I pray all the time for wisdom.”

Very impressive.

Superfluidity is a state of matter where there is zero viscosity (the inverse of fluidity) and substances possess infinite thermal conductivity. The lack of viscosity enables the liquid to display some unconventional behavior, such as the ability to ‘crawl’ up surface in defiance of gravity as highlighted above.