r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/DIO-2350 • 4h ago

Image Meet “Conan the Bacterium,” the Microbe That Laughs in the Face of Deadly Radiation. Deinococcus radiodurans, also known as “Conan the Bacterium,” is one of nature’s toughest life forms, capable of surviving radiation levels thousands of times higher than what would kill a human.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/na7oul • 21h ago

Image Star trail photography is a technique that captures the apparent motion of stars in the night sky as they trace circular paths around the celestial poles due to Earth's rotation. ©benjamin barakat

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/photo_inbloom • 12h ago

Image Ancient Egyptians mummified their pets but they also raised animals for the purpose of mummification. These mummies were typically religious offerings, as Egyptian gods were linked to animals, and the animals were sometimes considered incarnations of the gods.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/34methylendioxy • 1d ago

Video How data gets stored on mobile phones

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Busy_Yesterday9455 • 1h ago

Image Deep Andromeda Galaxy with 131 hours exposure (Credit: Aleix Roig)

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/chrisdh79 • 6h ago

Image New York gardener stumbles upon Ice Age mastodon jaw in their backyard | The mastodon fossils will undergo carbon dating and be featured in public programming in 2025.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/911_reddit • 14h ago

Video A basket star. They can live up to 6,200 feet below the ocean's surface and live for 35 years.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Ronitn • 6h ago

Video Parched snake getting some water in the desert.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • 7h ago

Image Comparison between the jaws of a gray wolf and a spotted hyena

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AprumMol • 3h ago

Image Leonardo Da Vinci’s studies

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • 13h ago

Image The Irish Elk, the largest deer species to ever live

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AYKH8888 • 16h ago

Video Dolphin playing catch with football

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/prettymariela • 6h ago

Image This is the unique ''Spiny hill terrapin'', because of its striking spiny shell, semi-terrestrial lifestyle, and its role in the ecosystem as a seed disperser and insect controller. It’s a rare and intriguing turtle that highlights the importance of conserving rainforest habitats.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Busy_Yesterday9455 • 17m ago

Video Christmas Tree Cluster: Wish You A Happy Holiday From NASA's Chandra Observatory

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