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“Benjamin and Tina Gibson were blessed on Nov. 25 with their “sweet miracle:” Baby Emma Wren, weighing in at 6 lbs., 8 oz., and 20 inches long, the National Embryo Donation Center announced Tuesday.

But what makes Emma a “miracle” child? Having been cryopreserved for twenty-four and a half years, she’s the longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth.”

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New mom gives birth to embryo that was frozen for 24.5 years.

You’re crazy for this one, Prince Rupert.


Have you heard of the wild, almost indestructible Prince Rupert’s Drop? Science Alert recently unearthed a video from Smarter Every Day that shows this strong-as-hell glass marvel actually shattering a bullet at a beautiful 150,000 frames per second.

⚗️ You love badass science projects. So do we. Let’s nerd out over them together.

Well… it seems we can still be surprised. 😃


Cornered by a dangerous predator, a gecko can self-amputate its still twitching tail, creating a fleeting moment of distraction — a chance for the lizard to flee with its life.

Small reptiles such as geckos and skinks are well known for this remarkable ability to sacrifice and then rapidly regrow their tails. Now, to scientists’ surprise, it turns out that much larger alligators can regrow theirs too. But only while they’re young.

Juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) can regrow up to 18 percent of their total body length back. This is about 23 cm or 9 inches of length.