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Where Do Insects Go In the Winter? (And the Fascinating Way Honey Bees Keep Their Hives Warm)

[…] In this video: Up until only a few years ago, it was thought by many scientists that Honey bee hives were kept warm by pupae in the brood and that the bees would often congregate there to warm themselves … Continue reading

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Understanding Quantum Entanglement – with Philip Ball

Last year, Phil Ball gave a very popular talk at the Ri about quantum mechanics, here’s his follow up on quantum entanglement, and our friends Alice and Bob. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the talk that started the … Continue reading

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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, How old are the elements?

Can you pick a random atom on earth & tell how old it is, or what its cosmic history is? You are a star. Literally. You are a carbon-based life form and those atoms of carbon in the molecules that … Continue reading

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5 Strange Creatures Found Frozen in Ice

When an animal becomes frozen in ice, it’s body can last for thousands of years, giving us an incredible view of what the world was like when the animal was alive. Prehistoric mammoths, woolly rhinos, and even humans have been … Continue reading

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Can Humans Breathe Through Their Butts?

[…]Scientists have known for some time that certain animals can breathe using their butts, but now, researchers have determined that certain mammals can too! And in very much other news, researchers in Washington state have developed a new method for … Continue reading

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Theoretical physicist Chiara Marletto: ‘The universal constructor could revolutionise civilisation’

The best physics arguments are very philosophical’: Chiara Marletto. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer The scientist on why studying elementary particles is only one way of explaining phenomena, how the 3D printer could change the world, and her optimism about women … Continue reading

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We’re Giving Nature a Vitamin Deficiency

Scientists are beginning to notice that more and more species are missing an essential vitamin, one that is crucial for their survival. Hosted by: Stefan Chin

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CrowdScience – Why does grief leave me feeling this way? – BBC Sounds

Grief can be crippling. Why have we evolved to be so affected by loss? Grief is universal. It is something almost all of us will go through at some point. And it is something that the people we love will … Continue reading

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We May Have Found a New Organ, Thanks to Cancer Therapy

[…]We’ve been studying the body for most of human history, and yet we are still finding new organs (or parts of them – depending on your definition). Also, thanks to some marmosets, we know a little more about how anxiety … Continue reading

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 Quantum music | Aeon

Katie McCormick is a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Physics at the University of Washington. Her science writing has appeared in Scientific American, The Conversation and Massive Science, among others. She lives in Seattle, WA.   Physics has long … Continue reading

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