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Winners of 2023 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on November 2, 2023 Maternal care” by Javier Aznar González de Rueda (Spain). Overall Winner. “In Ecuador’s largest protected area, Yasuní National Park, I was able to observe maternal care behavior in the stink bug Antiteuchus tripterus … Continue reading
What Did the Real Antikythera Mechanism Do And Who Actually Made It?
In 2023’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the latest entry in the iconic adventure film series, everyone’s favourite swashbuckling archaeologist/grave robber hunts after the titular dial, a mechanism invented by Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes to predict the appearance … Continue reading
Colombian officials search for solution to Pablo Escobar hippos
Environmental officials in Colombia are considering a new plan to handle the herd of hippos born from Pablo Escboar’s infamous estate. Manuel Bojorquez reports. […]
That Time the USA Tried to Make Hippo Farming a Thing
[…] Sources: Miller, Greg, The Crazy, Ingenious Plan to Bring Hippopotamus Ranching to America, Wired, December 20, 2013, https://www.wired.com/2013/12/hippopo… Scott, Mike, Louisiana’s Bizarre Hippo History to be Recounted in Movie ‘American Hippopotamus’, Nola, June 7, 2014, https://www.nola.com/entertainment_li… Holland, Jennifer, How … Continue reading
Which Language Is Closest To English?
[…] SOURCES & FURTHER READING Which Languages Are Closest to English?: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/la… Germanic Languages: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Scan… English’s Secret Sibling: http://foreignlanguagecollective.com/… […]
BBC Radio 4 – The Life Scientific, Edward Witten on ‘the theory of everything’
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a ‘theory of everything’. The Life Scientific returns with a special episode from the USA; Princeton, New Jersey, to be precise. Here, the Institute for Advanced Study has hosted some of … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Which is healthier, farmed or wild salmon?
This week on CrowdScience: which is healthier, farmed salmon or wild? Salmon are one of the world’s most popular fish. And – in terms of the size of the industry – they’re also the world’s most valuable. They provide crucial … Continue reading
WTF is a “Nautical” Mile??
What’s the difference between a Regular mile and a Nautical mile? The story of its creation really describes the history of navigation. […]
Ultimate Graph of the Universe Shows We Live In a Black Hole…But Do We?
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the ultimate logarithmic graph ever made – the one showing us everything in the universe! Links: https://pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton… #physics #universe #blackhole 0:00 Physics and … Continue reading
Ancient Indigenous Earthworks Found Hidden in the Amazon Forest | My Modern Met
By Regina Sienra on October 27, 2023 There’s still so much we don’t know and haven’t discovered about the Amazon and its ancient inhabitants. Many areas of the Amazon and the people who have called it home remain an enigma. … Continue reading
