Submarines, Lizard Spit, Mars Art, and more

Links, links and more links. Here we try to bring some of the coolest links from the day. Enjoy!

Britain’s New Submarine

Britain is building a new class of submarine. The Astute will produce its own water and air, and get this…..will never need to be refueled in all its 25 years of life. The British Navy has so far ordered 3 at a bargain basement price of $2.33 billion. Check out the facts here.

Control Your Diabetes With Lizard Spit

That’s right. Scientists have isolated a substance in the saliva of a venomous lizard, the Gila Monster, which is similar to a human hormone that helps regulate type 2 diabetes. This quality has been copied and produced synthetically in the injectable drug exenatide. Read more about it at The Daily Mail.

Baby Couch Potatoes

This can’t be good. Researchers have found that about 90 percent of U.S. children under age 2 and as many as 40 percent of infants under three months are regular watchers of television, DVDs and video. Read MSNBC’s Siory here.

Mars As Art

NASA has provided some of the most beautiful imagery from the planet Mars. Now, they display these images as art. This is some of the most beautiful imagery we’ve seen, displayed on a site that promotes the most striking. Check it out on NASA’s site.

The Blog Drive By

Untwisted Vortex, the home of the blog drive by has issued another report highlighting the highlights of the blogosphere. This is a truly entertaining insight to blog posts of the day. Check out the drive bys of the day at Untwisted Vortex.

Above Gound Bomb Shelters of the Third Reich

When we think of bomb shelters, we normally think of underground shelters. Not the Nazis! Check out this post of above bomb shelters the Nazis came up with. They would cram hundreds of people in these inovative structures. Actually a brilliant idea. Dark Roasted Blend brings us this bizaare look at WWII.