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Sinuous Branches Envelop Human-Sized Nests and Large Geometric Sculptures by Charlie Baker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021. GRACE EBERT Brooklyn-based designer Charlie Baker wrangles unruly branches and twigs into large-scale sculptures and installations that highlight the natural curvature of his foraged materials. Whether cloaking a perfectly round sphere in wood or constructing a treetop nest … Continue reading

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Looking into a Volcano

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Spectacular Winners of the 2021 Drone Photography Contest Capture a Bird’s-Eye View of the World | Colossal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021. GRACE EBERT Pink-Footed Geese Meeting the Winter” by Terje Kolaas. All images courtesy of the 2021 Drone Photography Awards, Following last year’s competition eclipsed by this serendipitous shot of a shark swimming in a heart-shaped school of fish, … Continue reading

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How Sperm Whales Learned to Outsmart their Hunters

he sperm whale is the world’s largest toothed predator. It also has the biggest brain of any animal on earth. ↠Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerraMaterO… This mind has helped them outwit their natural predators, but what happened when sperm whales came up against … Continue reading

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Treating Cancer with Plant Viruses: A Conversation with Nicole Steinmetz

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Professor Nicole Steinmetz of University of California, San Diego about her work using virus-like-particles to treat cancer and where she’s seen … Continue reading

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The Surprising Species That Everything Else Depends On | IN OUR NATURE

[…] Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways. In this special limited series, Emily Graslie and Trace Dominguez join me as we explore the universal rules of life that tie together Earth’s living systems. … Continue reading

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How to enjoy coffee | Psyche Guides

by Jessica Easto Smooth like chocolate or fruity like a berry, coffee has as many tastes as wine or beer – you just need to know your beans   Need to know Coffee hasn’t always received the attention it deserves. … Continue reading

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Gen Z Is Devoting Their Budding Careers To Fighting Climate Crisis | My Modern Met

By Madeleine Muzdakis on September 13, 2021 The Global Strike for Climate, Toronto, Canada, 2019. (Photo: Photo: BLOODUA/DepositPhotos) The future belongs to the young.   The youth of Generation Z were born into a world of cellphones and streaming video. … Continue reading

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How Psychoactive Plants Changed the World | News on Drugs

A lot of us are coffee-drinking drug addicts that turn into zombies without a morning caffeine fix. But what is the difference between coffee and opium, especially when they both come from a plant? Author Michael Pollan tells us why … Continue reading

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Length Contraction and Time Dilation | Special Relativity Ch. 5

[…] Mark Rober’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/markrober This video is chapter 5 in my series on special relativity, and it covers how things that are moving (that is, moving relative to an inertial reference frame) at different speeds appear to be … Continue reading

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