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The Threat to Our Food Supply You Never Knew Existed
The European honey bees are crucial to our food systems, but they may soon be under threat from a microscopic pest. So what exactly is this threat? To learn more about other types of bees, make sure to check out … Continue reading
Forget Yellowstone – These EIGHT Supervolcanoes Could Destroy The World | Answers With Joe
[…] Supervolcanoes are bigger than you think, and there are more of them than you think. There are, in fact, eight supervolcanoes around the world that have changed the geography of continents and caused mass extinctions. What are these volcanoes? … Continue reading
Artist Offers Her Work to Bees for an Unlikely Creative Collaboration | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on October 23, 2021 Detail of “Burr Comb and Twigs,” natural honeycomb, burr comb, Japanese paper, encaustic medium, twigs, seed beads, embroidery floss in Canadian maple frame, 17.5 x 17.5 inches. These busy bees help create bee-utiful … Continue reading
Water, salt and music form a mesmerising visualisation of sound waves | Aeon Videos
Watch the mesmerising patterns that emerge from nature’s fundamental forces as sound waves meet salt and water Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers. For the ABC Science series Phenomena, the Australian artist … Continue reading
For Some Animals, The World Moves in Slow-Motion
Does your cat have a concept of time? Is it different from a snapping turtle’s? Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time differently too! Hosted … Continue reading
The History of Halloween: Exploring the Age-Old Origins of the Enchanting Holiday | My Modern Met
By Kelly Richman-Abdou and Sara Barnes on October 22, 2021 Ephemera, 1912 (Photo: Toronto Public Library, Public domain) How much do you know about the history of Halloween? For centuries, people young and old have reveled in the fun … Continue reading
Why Some People Don’t Have A “Mind’s Eye” | Random Thursday
[…] What do you “see” in your mind’s eye? Is it as real as looking at a photo? Or do you not see any images at all? It turns out there are 3-5% of the population who don’t have the … Continue reading
2021 EPSON International Pano Awards Announces Amazing Winners | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on October 21, 2021 “Eternal Triangle” by Joshua Hermann (USA). 2021 Open Photographer of the Year. The world’s largest competition for panoramic photographers has just announced its winners. With over 5,000 entries from amateur and professional photographers … Continue reading
Three Sisters Face an Impending Climate Disaster in an Existential Stop-Motion Short | Colossal
OCTOBER 21, 2021. GRACE EBERT What begins with a calm morning filled with stunningly bright sunlight quickly morphs into a short film of existential crises and the life-altering implications of climate disasters. Directed by Frédéric Even and Louise Mercadier with production … Continue reading
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