Gargoyles are essentially elaborate, stylized rain gutters. Their mouths provide a spout that lets water drain from the roofs of churches and temples where they typically reside -- which begs the question of why a place of worship would want such eerie statues to adorn its walls.

In addition to their functional purpose, gargoyles in Medieval times were thought to ward off evil and to serve as a frightening visual incentive for people to obey church teaching. Over time they became more ornamental but largely continued the 'grotesque' aesthetic most associate with gargoyles.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/17...15933.html

https://youtu.be/0az7DEwG68A?list=PLOuu0...M0ZzrEUW59
 
link:  http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/12/...419021547/
 

 

Apple said Sunday it was removing malicious iPhone and iPad malware discovered in several apps in its iOS App Store. The company confirmed the cleanup after several cybersecurity firms reported finding malicious code called XcodeGhost in hundreds of apps, marking the first large-scale attack on Apple.
 
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http://www.livenewschat.eu/2015/09/apple...pps-video/

[b]Virus-induced senescence is driver and therapeutic target in COVID-19[/b]



http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nature/rss/current/~3/uHGSLBivwOA/s41586-021-03995-1

[b]A Peek Inside the Orion Nebula[/b]

This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming.


http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-peek-inside-the-orion-nebula

From Outer Space!!!  
 
http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqy7pe...o1_500.gif
 
Why there is no "live stream of Earth/Moon" from space?!
You live on spinning planet earth
You live in modern high-tech era?!
Why can't you see live planet you live on?!
 

What do you think about the real estate bubble going on in China?

[b]COVID in kids and fossil-fuel limits — the week in infographics[/b]



http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nature/rss/current/~3/Bz2etHKZ07o/d41586-021-02470-1

[b]A View of the Rings of Saturn[/b]

This artist's illustration shows the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn.


http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-the-rings-of-saturn

[b]Trove of CRISPR-like gene-cutting enzymes found in microbes[/b]



http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nature/rss/current/~3/8GI7etsJgyo/d41586-021-02461-2