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The human eye is a bit more complicated than we first thought. Scientists have discovered a previously undetected layer in the cornea, the clear window at the front of the eye. The findings could dramatically improve surgeries that involve corneal grafts and transplants.
Named the Dua Layer after the professor who discovered it, this new layer is located at the back of the cornea between the corneal stroma and Descemet’s membrane. Although it’s just 15 microns thick, it’s incredibly tough and strong enough to withstand one and a half to two bars of pressure.
Just when we think the human body has been painstakingly mapped and thoroughly understood, scientists discover new part of the human eye. (via explore-blog) -
Photoset reblogged from nekocitron
The door to Hell in Turkmenistan // La porte de l’enfer au Turkmenistan
In 1971, Soviet geologists drilled into a cavern of natural gas near the Turkmen village of Derweze.
The ground gave way beneath their machinery, forming a 230-foot-wide sinkhole. In order to control the emission of gas from this new aperture between us and the underworld, they decided to burn it, expecting the fire to use up the fuel in a few days.
It’s still burning today.
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En 1971, des géologues soviétiques forèrent une caverne de gaz naturel près du village turkmène de Derweze.
Le sol se déroba sous leurs machines, formant un large gouffre de 230 pieds (environ 70m). Afin de contrôler les émissions de gaz à partir de cette nouvelle ouverture entre nous et le monde souterrain, ils ont décidé de brûler le gaz s’en échappant, attendant que le feu consomme le gaz en quelques jours.
Le gouffre brûle encore aujourd’hui. -
Photoset reblogged from quenched consciousness
Tueur de Monde (1979) 4/4
“World Killer”, a story told through individual prints, originally given as a gift to employees and friends of Les Humanoïdes Associés
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Photoset reblogged from quenched consciousness
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Photoset reblogged from Amanda Patterson
