Tag Archives: Environment

What can Stone Age art tell us about extinct animals?

From Lascaux to Chauvet to Australia, in this video I discuss the many illustrations of now extinct prehistoric animals and how they can be significant to paleontologists. Additionally, artwork created by our long dead ancestors can actually tell us a … Continue reading

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The Giant Food Forest Society that Inspired Myths and Gave us Apples, Pears, Figs, Peaches, Apricots

This giant food forest region was the origin of some of our favorite fruits. It also inspired myths that have had a lasting impact on human culture, language, trade, etc. […]

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Sunrise over Hope valley, Peak District

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Thread on the beauty of Pareidolia, our brain’s tendency to see familiar shapes in random patterns

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Black Galapagos tortoise

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Heart-shaped amethyst geode discovered by miners in Uruguay

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Crafty Acacia Holds Ants Hostage With Addictive Reward! πŸ§ πŸœ

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Portland Art Museum now offers colorblindness glasses

isitors to the Portland Art Museum who have red-green color blindness can now borrow glasses that will enhance the colors they see inside the museum. […

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Neil deGrasse Tyson & Janna Levin Answer Mind-Blowing Fan Questions

Is gravity fundamental to the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore quantum physics, the fourth dimension, whether H2O is water, and the many-worlds interpretation with theoretical cosmologist Janna Levin, PhD. Is space infinitely elastic? If spacetime is a … Continue reading

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This flower is called “Queen of the Night.” It blossoms only at night and only one night a year.

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