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The Shearwaters
THIS. HAPPENED. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic THE BIRDS is, in part, inspired by a very real phenomenon that occurred in Santa Cruz, California in 1961. One night, inexplicably, thousands of sooty shearwater birds lost their minds, dive-bombing into homes and even … Continue reading
The Secrets of the Wood Wide Web
Recent scientific revelations raise big questions about what trading, sharing, or even friendship might mean among plants. Epping Forest is a heavily regulated place. First designated as a royal hunting ground by Henry II in the twelfth century, with severe … Continue reading
Seed To Sunflower In 83 Days, a time-lapse | The Kid Should See This
How does a sunflower grow from seed to flower? Set to a jazzy soundtrack, Field by Hara Noda, this impressive Boxlapse video captures the iconic flower’s stunning 83 days of growth, bloom, and signs of first wilt.[…] TKSST is an … Continue reading
Paul Stamets: Mycology and Mushrooms as Medicines
Paul Stamets is a legendary mycologist, and in this tour de force keynote at Exponential Medicine (http://ExponentialMedicine.com) shares his work exploring the diverse role fungi may have in saving the bees, mushrooms as medicines as well as their role in … Continue reading
Gray wolves to be reintroduced to Colorado in unprecedented vote
Voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative to reintroduce wolves into the southern Rockies, where there’s plenty of suitable habitat. A wolf in Yellowstone. Research has shown gray wolves have benefits for the environment, though their reintroduction is controversial, and routinely … Continue reading
Why Do Humans Like to Get High?
We’ve told you before that there really isn’t any evidence that animals consume mind-altering substances because they feel good to them. This makes it appear that the fondness for psychoactive drugs is, pretty…human. What is it about our species that … Continue reading
Quantum Biology [Part 3] – How Birds (Might) Navigate With Quantum Mechanics
Sign up to Brilliant with this link to receive a 20% discount off premium membership! https://brilliant.org/upandatom Quantum Biology Miniseries Parts 1 and 2 Pat’s Channel, where you’ll find high quality biology and physiology videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSri… If you want more details … Continue reading
We are starting to crack the mystery of how lightning and thunderstorms work
We are starting to crack the mystery of how lightning and thunderstorms work October 14, 2020 by Horizon Magazine by Caleb Davies Imagine lying on a green hill watching the clouds go by on a beautiful day. The clouds you’re probably … Continue reading
What Ocean Time Machine Experiments Predict About Oysters
As our oceans become more acidic, foundational creatures like oysters are struggling to build their shells. To better understand this problem, a commercial oyster farm and a marine laboratory teamed up to collect data, run experiments, and understand what losing … Continue reading
Bean Time-Lapse – 25 days | Soil cross section
Kidney bean time lapse with soil cross section. Showing how roots ant upper part of plant grows. Play speed – 17280x (one shot every 9 minutes 36 seconds played at 30 FPS). This was fourth attempt. During other attempts roots … Continue reading
Life Below Water: The Arrival of a New Species
A documentary-style film about the most formidable species in our oceans: plastic. Using cinematic footage, alluring descriptions, powerful music and a well-known voiceover, this sequence illuminates the frightening truth about today’s oceans. PRODUCTION VO: Morgan Freeman Company Name: Spacestation Director: … Continue reading
