January 2011 – tHiNk TwIcE

Volcano ash, view from above

Volcanic ash — Kyushu volcano, view from above

A volcano does not only produce fire and red-hot larva. It can also produce ash, and lots of it.

This volcano in Kyushu is producing tons and tons of ash. There are many small particles, but there are also small stones which have enough force to cause very serious injury. The ash is covering nearby villages and towns, and destroying crops.

Volcano Erupts in Southern Japan (abcnews.go.com)
WATCH: Stunning Footage Of Japanese Volcano (huffingtonpost.com)
What kind of damage can earthquakes and volcanoes do (wiki.answers.com)
Volcano erupts in Japan, disrupting flights and train services (telegraph.co.uk)
James Bond Volcano Rumbles Back To Life (news.sky.com)

Baby albino hedgehog

A baby albino hedgehog. You don’t really need gloves to hold it, the needles aren’t so sharp, but it seems happier to be held in the soft gloves.

New Dodo

The dodo is extinct and nothing is going to bring it back. But the original drawings are now thought to be slightly inaccurate, and it is even thought that the artist never saw a dodo, and instead drew the picture based on hearsay.

Dodo b — A modern illustration of the Dodo

Recently scientists and illustrators worked together to make a picture that they believe more accurately shows us what this strange bird really looked like.