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Beautiful Photo of Adorable Hare in a Field Wins Nature Photo Contest
By Jessica Stewart on May 6, 2020 “A hare’s dream” GNPY 2020, Peter Lindel, GDT. Overall Winner. European hare in the north of Dortmund. “Dreamy, curious, careful, anxious. These are the adjectives that I find to describe the expression of … Continue reading
Coffee’s Natural Creamer
Coffee beans are filled with oils that emerge from coffee grounds under high pressure. These oils form the crema—the frothy stuff on top of an espresso. In the last installment of Science Friday’s series on coffee, food-science writer Harold McGee, … Continue reading
The surprising history of hand-washing – BBC REEL
Until the mid-1800s, doctors didn’t wash their hands. They believed diseases were spread by bad smells. This is the story of doctor Ignaz Semmelweis, who in the 19th Century fought to convince his fellow doctors that washing their hands could … Continue reading
Brazil, Once a Leader, Struggles to Contain Virus Amid Political Turmoil — VIROLOGYCONSULT.COM
Victor Moriyama for The New York Times Thronged banks. Packed subway cars. Buses full of President Jair Bolsonaro’s fervent supporters, heading to rallies that call on Brazilians to brush aside stay-at-home orders from mayors and governors and instead follow […] … Continue reading
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What Happens When The Building Blocks of the Universe Start To Break?
Armstrong Directed by Russ Etheridge http://squaresquare.tv/ “After a decade of writing about short film, the format continues to excite me in ways no other visual medium can. The freedom it offers in world-building and storytelling is unparalleled in the world … Continue reading
How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction
Check out Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtube.com/microcosmos In the middle of the Cambrian, life on land was about to get a little more crowded. And those newcomers would end up changing the world. The arrival of plants on land would … Continue reading
PASSAGE
Disclaimer : There is no green screen or post-production involved in this video Behind the scenes : vimeo.com/244240335 PASSAGE is an artistic short movie involving elements of dance and new technologies. The first of its kind, it has been shot … Continue reading
Tree planter, Nobel Prize laureate, revolutionary: Prof. Wangari Maathai at 80
Wangari Maathai would have been 80 years old today. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first Eastern African woman to receive a PhD. She died in 2011, but her legacy is very much … Continue reading
This 150-Year-Old Wisteria Tree Is the Most Beautiful One in the World | My Modern Met
By Sara Barnes on May 13, 2020 Venture to the Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi, Japan and you’ll find a wisteria tree that’s often referred to as “the most beautiful in the world.” At around 150 years old, the massive … Continue reading
Steampunk science: true tales of innovation in a steam powered age | Brandy Schillace | TEDxCLE
Steampunk is fiction…or is it fact? Dr. Brandy Schillace takes the audience along a fascinating investigation into the true tales of Steampunk Science in her 2015 TEDxCLE talk. Historian and author Dr. Schillace writes about intersections of medicine, history, and … Continue reading