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Tomorrow, as you are almost certainly aware, is Valentine's Day. For some of us, this a particularly blissful time of year. For others it's one that calls for intense cynicism. But regardless of your stance on Valentine's Day, there's no way to avoid being bombarded with romantic imagery. So you might as well take this as an opportunity to learn something new. More »
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The process of human ovulation has long been shrouded in mystery. We know that once or twice a month, women release tiny eggs from their ovaries into their fallopian tubes, which usher eggs into the uterus. There they either get fertilized by some frenzied sperm, or zoom away during menstruation. But until last week, nobody had seen any good images of what it looks like when the egg emerges from the uterus. Now there are not only some amazing images of the egg emerging (who knew human eggs were gold? they look like caviar!) but there's also some footage of the ovulation too. You can watch this film of the ovulation process, from New Scientist, or check out the photos below. Yes, there are some guts but it also looks incredibly cool. More »
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