fernandabarrera:

“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.”

Happy birthday Princess! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Carrie Fisher, October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016.

earthstory:

This is how sperm whales sleep!

This image, which was taken by Magnus Lundgren, opens us up to the world of cetacean neuroscience. Up until only a few years ago (2008), marine biologists presumed that sperm whales behaved liked other cetaceans and utilised uni-hemispheric sleep; allowing one side of their brain to rest at a time. You can imagine the advantages of only allowing one side of your brain to rest, it certainly facilitates awareness of predators and going to the surface for air- but these sperm whales don’t seem to need that security.

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