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Ancient Amazonian Cities [3 examples…kind of]

  […] What’s going on with these ancient Amazon cities! Sources: Prümers, Heiko, et al. “Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian amazon.” Nature, vol. 606, no. 7913, 25 May 2022, pp. 325–328, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04…. Rostain, Stéphen, et al. “Two … Continue reading

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You’re Probably Wrong About Rainbows

[…] Special thanks to Mats Vermeeren. 00:00 Most people don’t understand rainbows 01:08 Light refraction explained 08:20 How does a rainbow form? 13:10 Circular rainbows 15:14 Why are rainbows curved? 17:30 Why can’t you see a rainbow with sunglasses? 18:43 … Continue reading

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Jasper Doest (@jasperdoest) | So, here’s the thing about my cousin Odette…

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The shape of a photon, particle of light: “something that hasn’t been seen before in physics” | Cosmos

November 21, 2024 Evrim Yazgin Cosmos science journalist A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single photon. Credit: Dr … Continue reading

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Your Gorgeous Hair Evolved From Frog Toes

[…] Frogs aren’t known for their fabulous manes, but the claws of frogs are helping us learn why humans have hair — thanks to a homeobox gene and a weird evolutionary shift. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) […]

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Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson talks about how photons are ‘pretty much’ outside of time with Terry Crew

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DNA Analysis of Pando, the Largest Organism on Earth, Uncovers Its Secrets

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about Pando – the biggest organism on the planet Links: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11… https://acousticalsociety.org/sydney-… https://www.ecosystemsound.com/pando-… Previous video: • Pando, The Largest Living Organism on… Another organism: • … Continue reading

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How Close Can We Get to Absolute Zero with Dr. Eric Cornell

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Something weird happens at 770°C

[…] Douglas Ashton’s yt channel / @dougashton Hi! I’m Jade. If you’d like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page 🙂 / upandatom Visit the Up and Atom store https://store.nebula.app/collections/… Subscribe to Up and Atom … Continue reading

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Strange Discovery of an Organism That Can Fuse Becoming a New Individual

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange jellyfish that can merge when injured and completely redefine our understanding of what “self” is Links: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/… https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/after… https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/6/867 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-ri… #biology #combjelly … Continue reading

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