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Winners of the 2021 Landscape Photographer of the Year Contest | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on February 3, 2022 “Comet NeoWise Setting, Marin” by Tanmay Sapkal. Mt. Tamalpais, Marin, CA, USA. Winner, International Photograph of the Year. Every corner of our world has unbelievable beauty. From over 4,500 entries, 100 images were … Continue reading

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Goats Understand the Law of Physics

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BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Fresh Grounds: The Search for the World’s Rarest Coffee

Dan Saladino meets the plant hunters looking for the world’s forgotten coffee varieties. Source: BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Fresh Grounds: The Search for the World’s Rarest Coffee

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Sinister Storms and Twisters Disturb Rural Landscapes in Dramatic Black-and-White Photos by Mitch Dobrowner | Colossal

FEBRUARY 17, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Lightning Cotton Field.” All images © Mitch Dobrowner, courtesy of photo-eye Gallery Shooting solely in black-and-white, Mitch Dobrowner (previously) documents storm cells, tornadoes, and other menacing weather events at peak destruction. Funnel clouds plunge to … Continue reading

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Why Are We So Lonely? – Glad You Asked S1

We often make assumptions about the things that make us lonely. But research shows that the amount of time you spend with other people, and the quality of our social skills don’t really make a difference. So why is it … Continue reading

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Has quantum mechanics proved that reality does not exist?

[…] In the past years you may have seen headlines claiming that objective reality does not exist because some quantum mechanics experiment has shown it. In this video I explain what this is all about and why this experiment doesn’t … Continue reading

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Roof of Richard Rogers’ Millennium Dome blown off in Storm Eunice | Dezeen

Tom Ravenscroft The high-tech Millennium Dome in London, which was designed by British architect Richard Rogers, has been severely damaged in Storm Eunice. A large section of the fabric roof of the building in Greenwich, which is now known as … Continue reading

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What identical twins separated at birth teach us about genetics – BBC REEL

t’s one of biology’s biggest questions: is it nature or nurture that makes us who we are? Now, thanks to twin studies, scientists like Dr Nancy Segal may just have some answers. By studying identical twins separated at birth scientists … Continue reading

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A simple way to improve your mind – BBC REEL

Most people think ‘eureka’ moments strike from out of the blue, but there are ways we can all inspire creative ideas, says professor Jonathan Schooler. Video by Andrea de la Conch. […]

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