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Week Ending July 27th, 2020

Boku no Hero Academia

Haikyuu!!

Fruits Basket

Naruto +1

19 Days +4

One Piece 

Mo Dao Zu Shi 

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 

Brand New Animal −5

Sailor Moon +1

BEASTARS −1

Hunter x Hunter +1

Bungou Stray Dogs −1

Inuyasha +2

Fullmetal Alchemist +4

Hetalia −1

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba −3

Tower of God −1

Dorohedoro

Fairy Tail

The number in italics indicates how many spots a title moved up or down from the previous week. Bolded titles weren’t on the list last week.

A Fermi Spirograph and Women’s Equality Day via NASA https://ift.tt/3aXrtMU

Stark White Paper Cities Made From Dozens of Cut and Layered Sheets of Paper

Artist Ayumi Shibata practices the Japanese art of paper cutting to create layered, three-dimensional sculptures. By using dozens (and sometimes over 100) sheets of paper, Shibata crafts intricate cityscapes and forests that are compiled into hand-bound books and contained inside glass jars. When illuminated by light, the tiers of white paper glow to express a cinematic depth.

Not only is paper a convenient and inexpensive material, but it also has deep significance for the artist. In Japanese, the word “kami” means “god” or “spirit” as well as “paper.” Shibata is not intimidated by the blankness of a fresh sheet of paper and instead sees limitless possibilities.

Each layer of paper art is cut out freehand, without the use of any pencil outline. All the artist needs to begin is the mental picture of the sculptural setting. Shibata tells My Modern Met, “I use my technique to express my thankfulness to the ‘Kami‘ for having been born in this life. I believe that through cutting paper, I purify my mind and soul.”

This photo shows a roughly 15cm-long diamond squid (Thysanoteuthis rhombus) in an almost symmetrical pose. It was taken during a blackwater dive in about 15 metres depth off Kuramathi (Maldives).

Photo by Marco Steiner

2019 GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year

When Dwarfs Meet Giants, and Other True Cosmic Fairy Tales

It’s easy to get lost in fantasy worlds through science-fiction movies and novels, but did you know that some of your favorite fairy tale characters actually exist in cosmic form? From dwarfs and giants to shape-shifters and buried treasure, the universe is home to a multitude of mystical objects.

White Dwarf Stars

You’ve probably heard of dwarfs like Happy and Sneezy (or Gimli and Thorin), but it’s unlikely you’re familiar with the space-dwelling dwarfs with names like Sirius B and ASASSN-16oh. White dwarf stars like these are typically about the size of Earth, which is pretty small as far as stars go. They represent one of three final stages of stellar evolution, along with neutron stars and black holes. Each star’s mass determines which one it will ultimately become. Stars much more massive than the Sun typically become neutron stars or black holes, and lower-mass stars end up as white dwarfs.

Our Sun will eventually become a white dwarf after it exhausts its fuel, but don’t worry — we’ve got several billion years to go! Before it is reduced to a white dwarf it will actually expand into a red giant, swelling out to encompass Earth’s orbit. But we don’t have to wait billions of years to see stellar giants … some already peek out at us from the cosmic deep.

Giants and Supergiants

The red giant star Aldebaran, located about 65 light-years away, is about 5,000 times bigger than Earth. Our Cassini spacecraft imaged Aldebaran through Saturn’s rings in 2006, but you can see it for yourself during northern winter. Just look for the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.

Fairy tale giants may be taller than trees, but these supergiant stars can be over 100,000 times “taller” than our entire planet! Supergiant stars are likely becoming more rare as time goes on. While scientists believe they used to be more common, our whole galaxy now contains just a small smattering of supergiants.

These massive stars grace the galaxy for a relatively small amount of time. They burn through their fuel extremely quickly — in just a few million years, as opposed to hundreds of billions of years for the smallest stars! Supergiants often end their lives in dramatic explosions called supernovae.

Betelgeuse — the bright, reddish star marking the shoulder of Orion — is nearing the end of its life and has expanded to become a red supergiant star. It is destined to explode as a supernova, which might happen tonight … or within the next few hundred thousand years.

Ghostly Solar Neutrinos

Even an average star like our Sun has some seemingly magical qualities. Each second, it sends billions of phantom-like neutrino particles out into space. They travel almost as fast as light and don’t usually interact with normal matter. Billions of them are zipping harmlessly straight through your body while you read this. Even at night they go through the entire Earth before reaching you!

But that’s not all … these ghostly particles are shape-shifters, too! Neutrinos can change characteristics over time, morphing between different versions of themselves. Spooky!

Buried Treasure in the Heart of the Galaxy

Extensive clouds of dust enshroud the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, hiding it from our view — at least when it comes to visible light. The dust isn’t as big a problem for infrared light, however, which has allowed us to get a glimpse of our galaxy’s chaotic core thanks to our Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.

Future missions may peer into the galactic core in search of buried treasure — thousands of planets orbiting distant stars!

Want to learn about more cosmic objects? Find them here!

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Pior ele comanda os bolsominions para fechar o congresso e STF para ele ser o comandante. Só rindo para não chorar.

so... the brazilian health minister just resigned cause the president is against social distancing and thinks that corona is just a "little flu" (no, I'm not kidding) AND to make things even better (it looks like a soap opera guys omg) HE WANTS A FUCKING ARMY GENERAL IN THE POSITION

worst time to be a brazilian, are we a fucking joke to the motherfucker president? the answer is yes

OH I FORGOT THE BEST PART

his followers (aka bolsominions or gados) are convinced that corona virus is a communist conspiracy to overthrow the government (yeah, I'm serious)

Hoje é o Dia Mundial da Eficiência Energética!

Nós já sabemos que economizar energia não é só uma questão de apagar as luzes quando não precisamos delas. Então, o que mais podemos fazer?

Prefira produtos locais ou regionais, pedale para chegar à escola e trabalhe para vencer a pressa ou, ainda, troque aparelhos domésticos por alternativas mais ecológicas – sim, essas pequenas mudanças podem ser de grande impacto, se todos nós as fizermos.

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Deer are considered to be the sacred messengers of Shinto deities, and are often depicted in mandalas, as seen here. A white stag rides on a cloud, symbolizing his role as a messenger between the earth and the gods. On his saddle is a branch of the sacred sakaki tree and a mirror, which, along with the sword and jewel, is one of the three sacred symbols of Shinto. “Deer Mandala,” 1600s, Japan