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6 Lonely Branches on the Tree of Life

Posted on May 12, 2022 by agogo22

You can find the poster featured in this episode in the SciShow store on DFTBA: https://store.dftba.com/collections/s… When there’s only one species on an evolutionary branch, we call it a monospecific taxon. Studying these special species can help us better understand … Continue reading →

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Animals Inspiring the Armor of the Future

Posted on May 7, 2022 by agogo22

Organisms have evolved many clever forms of armor so that they can be ready for whatever nature throws at them. And us flimsy humans can learn to enhance our armor by taking inspiration from some of these creatures, and not … Continue reading →

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Scientists Uncover a New Deep-Sea Crown Jellyfish Species with Dozens of Coiled Tentacles | Colossal

Posted on May 7, 2022 by agogo22

MAY 6, 2022. GRACE EBERT Curled tentacles, soft spikes, and an unusually large, translucent bell distinguish a newly discovered species of jellyfish. The uncommon A. Reynoldsi became the subject of study for scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (previously) … Continue reading →

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Crabs Keep Turning Into Land Animals!

Posted on May 7, 2022 by agogo22

This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://biglink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out the “For Your Love” music video here: https://youtu.be/YGjjvd34Cvc. When a species evolves from living in water to … Continue reading →

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CUCO – CAUTION

Posted on May 6, 2022 by agogo22

Directed by Cole Kush / ckush.com Created by Grin Machine Produced by Dan Streit & Christopher Rutledge Line Producer: David Kim Director of Photography: Tanner Hall Gaffer: Cooper Finn 3D Animation / Design : Christopher Rutledge, Cole Kush & Laura … Continue reading →

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Why Does Smoke Follow You Around a Fire?

Posted on May 6, 2022 by agogo22

[…] You know how you somehow end up getting smoke in your eyes wherever you stand around a bonfire? Well, it turns out that’s not a curse! It’s much more easily explained with physics. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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Synesthesia: The 6th Sense

Posted on May 3, 2022 by agogo22

Synesthesia: The 6th Sense – https://aperture.gg/synesthesia […]

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EU countries ‘caught between two extremes’ over press freedom | Euronews

Posted on May 3, 2022 by agogo22

A passer-by in front of a newspaper kiosk in December 2021 in Athens, Greece – Copyright ARIS MESSINIS/AFP “Polarisation to the west, war and propaganda to the east” is how Reporters Without Borders sums up the press freedom situation in … Continue reading →

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How The World SOUNDS To Animals

Posted on May 1, 2022 by agogo22

Animals live in an entirely different reality FYI 💗 Support this channel and join an amazing community: http://www.patreon.com/bennjordan   Some citations and further related reading: https://rethinkpriorities.org/publica… https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23143… https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar… ⚡Those lovely custom acoustic panels in the background: https://psyacoustics.com Timespampts 0:00 … Continue reading →

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Schelling Points for Alien Contact

Posted on April 30, 2022 by agogo22

Could it be that aliens are trying to communicate with us right now, but we’re just not listening in the right way? They might have chosen a specific frequency, time or method of communication that we just never thought to … Continue reading →

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