Tag Archives: nature

Calling From The Coral

Posted on July 28, 2021 by agogo22

Coral reefs have existed for 400 million years, but due to climate change, they’re currently on track to disappear within a few decades. As a deep-sea scientist studies coral reefs from a submarine in the Red Sea, he opens up … Continue reading →

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The Link Between Personal Style and Identity | Molly Bingaman | TEDxUMKC

Posted on July 27, 2021 by agogo22

Molly Bingaman has a passion for helping people see their true beauty. She founded Ladybird Styling in 2010 with the bold intent of changing the way people see themselves, their style, and their world. Through merging the language of design … Continue reading →

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Earwax, Butt Hair, and Other Weird Human Attributes

Posted on July 26, 2021 by agogo22

You can probably tell someone the purpose of most of your body parts. But what about earwax? Or your appendix? If you’re looking for those answers, or wondering why you have a butt, pop a squat to find out about … Continue reading →

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DeepMind’s AI predicts structures for a vast trove of proteins

Posted on July 26, 2021 by agogo22

AlphaFold neural network produced a ‘totally transformative’ database of more than 350,000 structures from Homo sapiens and 20 model organisms. The human genome holds the instructions for more than 20,000 proteins. But only about one-third of those have had their … Continue reading →

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Are Humans the Only Animals That Have Culture? | IN OUR NATURE

Posted on July 24, 2021 by agogo22

“In Our Nature” is a NEW special limited series on It’s Okay To Be Smart! We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Concert | Heath Jones

Posted on July 24, 2021 by agogo22
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If Tomatoes Could Talk, Here’s What They’d Say | SciShow News

Posted on July 24, 2021 by agogo22

We’d pictured the plant-fruit relationship as one-way, but new research reports that sometimes the fruit can talk back! And while cow burps are a widely cited contributor to climate change, it turns out that wild pigs might also be contributing … Continue reading →

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‘Beauty’ of island’s shipwrecks graveyard captured | BBC Wales

Posted on July 23, 2021 by agogo22

Photographer Peter Britton wants his project to stand as a legacy to those lost to Tusker Rock.   A photographer is paying tribute to the lives lost to a small island in the Bristol Channel known as a graveyard for … Continue reading →

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Hubble is fixed! And is the crisis in cosmology over?! | Night Sky News July ’21

Posted on July 22, 2021 by agogo22

From how to spot the Perseids meteor shower, to fixing the Hubble Space Telescope, to billionaire space flights, free-floating planets, a new type of Supernova, and a solution to the crisis in cosmology. All in this month’s Night Sky News! … Continue reading →

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MOTHERLOAD

Posted on July 22, 2021 by agogo22

It is often said that the hardest part of any adventure is getting out the door. Planning and packing are tedious and time consuming. But the moment you cross over the threshold from the distractions of the real world to … Continue reading →

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