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When her makeup game is so strong, you start to wonder if you in a horror movie.

Are you trying to find ways to stay cool during the heat waves this summer? Here’s how the painted reed frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) survives when it gets too hot: It rests motionless on a leaf in a tightly-wound position which helps it retain body moisture and reduce its exposure to the Sun. It can also enter a hibernation-like state, known as aestivation, in which its metabolism rate drops by 50%! And special cells in its skin, called iridophores, reflect sunlight, resulting in a silvery-white color and acting as a sunscreen. You can spot this frog in parts of Africa including Gabon, Mozambique, and South Africa.

Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr

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 The “Save Net Neutrality” bill was just introduced to Congress. You know what this means? WE HAVE THE BIGGEST CHANCE TO GET OUR INTERNET BACK.

We can only have a chance if you contact your reps NOW and SUPPORT THE BILL. The Bill has been assigned to the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

Here is the link to the bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4585

Check these images to see if your GOP MoC or Dem MoC is a member:

Last night at the Alice Tully Hall, getting blown away by Karita Mattila.

We are all fucking immigrants like it or not!

I don’t get why people hate immigrants so much… Like they’re literally just… People… From another location….

Why They’re Called ‘Wet Markets’ — And What Health Risks They Might Pose

A “wet market” in Wuhan, China, is catching the blame as the probable source of the current coronavirus outbreak that’s sweeping the globe.

Patients who came down with disease at the end of December all had connections to the Hunan Seafood Market in Wuhan China. The complex of stalls selling live fish, meat and wild animals is known in the region as a “wet market.” Researchers believe the new virus probably mutated from a coronavirus common in animals and jumped over to humans in the Wuhan bazaar.

This kind of market is not just an Asian phenomenon. There are similar markets all over the world — places where fish, poultry and other animals are slaughtered and butchered right on the premises.

Read the rest of the story at NPR.org

Images: Jason Beaubien/NPR

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Winter Carnival at Bryant Park was fun and very cold!