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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

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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

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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

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Bird Migration on Merchant Ships

 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“Your Civilisation Is Killing Life on Earth”

Nemonte Nenquimo, leader of the Waorani people in Ecuador: This is my message to the western world — your civilisation is killing life on Earth. My name is Nemonte Nenquimo. I am a Waorani woman, a mother, and a leader of … Continue reading

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