Nature has its funny moments if you look hard enough
The mating habits of the water shrew, detailed in “Our Wonderful Nature” – hilarious animation short by Tomer Eshed, from the German Film & Television Academy.

Turning those video clips into money
The recent “Online TV and the Future of Digital Video Advertising” study from The Diffusion Group estimates current CPMs for user-generated video at $15, with CPMs twice that for short-clip video and $40 CPMs for long-form video. All three CPMs will rise gradually through 2013, according to projections from the [...]

 The amazing climbing dog
This one is just amazing. Turn off the obnoxious music and just watch the dog. Second video after the jump.
 

Pale, overweight couch potatoes.
That’s the stereotype of avid online computer gamers, but these joystick junkies are actually in better than average physical condition, a new US survey suggests, although they may be less healthy mentally.

Some billionaires just pack a bigger punch than others
The dotcom boom ushered in the new-age entrepreneurship and with it came a new set of billionaires. Billionaires who have brought their start-ups a long way from their ‘garage’ days. Many of them pioneers in their space, these online companies have today evolved into popular global brands [...]

 
So you wanna swim like Michael Phelps, but your pool isn’t exactly Olympic size. That’s where the Home Swimmer comes in handy. It’s like a treadmill for the pool. It will keep you in place so you can feel like your pool has no boundaries, which will give you a great workout and let you [...]

 
Senator Barack Obama used one to announce to the world his choice of a running mate. Thousands of Americans have used them to vote for their favorite “American Idol” contestants. Many teenagers prefer them to actually talking. Almost overnight, text messages have become the preferred form of communication for millions.

 
Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens.

 
UC at San Diego has the closest thing to an X-Men-style Danger Room in its new StarCAVE, a small room that entirely surrounds you, hurtling 68 million pixels at your eyeballs at near-perfect resolution. Pop on polarized glasses and the whole thing goes 3D. Grasping a wireless “wand,” you can walk through tall buildings, fly [...]

 
Why does it seem many people begin with political preferences and then try to find reasons justifying their inclinations? Why is it so difficult to sway people who care deeply about politics no matter how compelling the facts or persuasive the prose? University of Nebraska-Lincoln research may help to answer these questions.