Category Archives: Nature

Why we Got it Wrong – Fly Agaric 101: The Magical Mushroom (Amanita muscaria)

This is the Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) – aka the mushroom from Super Mario Brothers. It’s famous, yet I think the general consensus is that you should never ever eat it. That’s probably the safest thing to do, but did … Continue reading

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An experiment in which a 1000℃ iron ball was placed on the skin of a discarded pineapple.

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The tiny egg and the life it produced

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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Why am I bad at maths?

Why are some people better at mathematics than others? When CrowdScience listener Israel from Papua New Guinea received a bad grade on a maths test in third grade, he looked around the class and realised that almost all the other … Continue reading

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A 392 year old Greenland Shark in the Arctic Ocean

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Looks amazing, Japan

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One of Europe’s most active volcanoes located in Italy has been sighted puffing out giant smoke rings.

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Polish mountaineer scaled his country’s highest peak…

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What kind of fish is this?

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This praying mantis embedded in amber is about 30 million years old.

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