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- Anna’s hummingbird is a tiny bird known for its shiny purple color. Funny thing is, that color isn’t from pigment. It’s actually caused by microscopic structures in the feathers. These tiny layers act like mirrors, so the color changes depending on the angle.
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- Unique interior of the Shenzhen Library in China.
- When he zoomed in 100× he spotted the leopard only to realize it had been watching him the whole time
- I made a custom business sign for a buddy of mine who’s a carpenter :)
- This Bird Weighs 30 Grams. It Navigates the Entire Ocean. #stormpetrel #shorts
- The most lopsided country in the world #brazil #brasil #brazilian #geography #brasileirão #history
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5 Mythical Creatures That (Kinda) Actually Existed | Answers With Joe
[…] There are myths and legends of mythical creatures through out the folklore of civilizations around the world. Myths like dragons, cyclops and the kraken. But where did these myths come from? And could they have actually existed in some … Continue reading
A rare orchid that vanished from the UK has been found on a London roof | Positive News
Words by Gavin Haines June 15, 2021 Its origins are a mystery, but conservationists said the discovery shows how ‘even the most unlikely places can become havens for wildlife’ A rare orchid that vanished from the UK has been … Continue reading
Ghana plants 5 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation | The Hindu
The expansion of farming, and to a lesser degree mining and logging, has led to high levels of deforestation in Ghana, environmentalists say. Ghana aimed to plant at least 5 million trees in a single day on Friday to help … Continue reading
If We Plant 1 TRILLION Trees Can We Stop Climate Change ?
Can trees really save us from climate change? For eons, nature has relied on photosynthesis as a big way to keep carbon dioxide levels from getting out of control. But as we have put more carbon into the air, we’ve … Continue reading
Diver Nearly Swallowed by Humpback Whale Gets Spat Out Alive
“Oh, my God, I’m in a whale’s mouth. I’m in a whale’s mouth, and he’s trying to swallow me.” Commercial lobster diver Michael Packard was nearly swallowed by a humpback whale while searching for lobsters off the coast of Massachusetts. … Continue reading
The Secret Language of Trees
[…] Credits: Narrator: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Lorraine Boissoneault Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…) Imagery courtesy of Getty Images References: [1] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/… … Continue reading
You are a network | Aeon
Kathleen Wallace is professor of philosophy at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. She works on ethics and metaphysics of personal identity and is the author of The Network Self: Relation, Process, and Personal Identity (2019). She lives in New York City. … Continue reading
The Entire Human Genome Finally Sequenced! Here’s What This Means
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the revelation in regards to human genome project T2T: https://github.com/marbl/CHM13#telome… Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11… […]
Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky – Moscow Nights (Подмосковные вечера) (2013)
“Moscow Nights” (Russian: Подмосковные вечера, tr. Podmoskovnie vechera) is a Russian song, one of those best known outside its homeland. The song was originally created as “Leningradskie Vechera” (“Leningrad Nights”) by composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhail Matusovsky in 1955 … Continue reading
This Is Your Brain on Language
You have a lot of choices if you’re looking to learn a new language, from Spanish to coding, or even whistling! And there are some broad similarities and patterns in the ways our brains process these different forms of communication. … Continue reading
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