Tag Archives: nature

Finches Become “Flock of Songwriters” in Room Full of Electric Guitars

Posted on January 28, 2021 by agogo22

By Emma Taggart on January 27, 2021   This takes the term “songbird” to another level. When you think of bird songs you probably imagine sweet-sounding tweets, cheeps, and chirps. Our feathered friends can create beautiful sounds when they sing, … Continue reading →

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Willow sculpture by sculptor Katherine Miles titled: ‘Willow Sitting Hare sculpture (Listening Mad March)’. 

Posted on January 26, 2021 by agogo22

Nov 10, 2019 – A sculpture titled ‘Willow Sitting Hare (Listening Mad March sculpture)’ by artist Katherine Miles in the category Wild Animals and Wild Life Sculptures. This sculpture has the dimensions of 100 x 40 x 50 cm and … Continue reading →

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A Playful Ghibli-esque Ad for Travel Oregon | Kottke

Posted on January 26, 2021 by agogo22

I cannot improve upon the succinct description of this video from Natalie Smillie: “A new Ghibli film?! No — this is an advert for the state of Oregon.” It’s a great ad and certainly takes both content and stylistic cues … Continue reading →

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Where do atoms come from?

Posted on January 26, 2021 by agogo22

Note: The graph at 7 mins 44 seconds has the axes labels mixed up! The horizontal axis shows the number of neutrons, and the vertical one the number of protons, not the other way round. Sorry about that!! Addendum to … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi Short Film: “BYGONE” | DUST

Posted on January 23, 2021 by agogo22

An old man, with a receding memory, pays to view synthetic recreations of his mother and childhood. BYGONE by Nick Naum & Csaba Nagy

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Earth Seems To Be Wobbling On Massive Gravitational Ripples

Posted on January 23, 2021 by agogo22

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.04496.pdf​ NANOGrav: http://nanograv.org/​ Pulsar article: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158…​ Picture credits: Dana Berry/NASA, https://mk0astronomynow9oh6g.kinstacd…​ Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time … Continue reading →

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Why cats are crazy for catnip

Posted on January 21, 2021 by agogo22

By Sofia MoutinhoJan. 20, 2021 , 2:00 PM Minty chemical in catniplike plant activates their opioid systems—and acts as a mosquito repellent   Cat owners flood the internet with videos of their kitties euphorically rolling and flipping out over catnip-filled … Continue reading →

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Electric eels work together to zap prey

Posted on January 21, 2021 by agogo22

The electric predators work in groups to herd and “zap” their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover.   More than 200 years after the electric eel inspired the design of the first battery, it has been discovered that they … Continue reading →

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Australian lungfish has largest genome of any animal sequenced so far | New Scientist

Posted on January 21, 2021 by agogo22

By Donna Lu The Australian lungfish’s genome is around 14 times larger than the human one, and its DNA confirms it is closely related to land-based animals with a backbone The Australian lungfish has the largest genome of any animal … Continue reading →

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Bad omen? Tower of London raven missing, feared dead | Guardian

Posted on January 14, 2021 by agogo22

Merlina, known as the queen of the Tower of London’s ravens, has not been seen for weeks. Photograph: Tower of London/Twitter Legend says at least six ravens must be kept at the castle or the kingdom will fall One of … Continue reading →

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Spectacular ‘tree of life’ found in Australian lake

Posted on January 14, 2021 by agogo22

Amateur photographer Derry Moroney stumbled across massive patterns in Lake Cakora, on Australia’s New South Wales north coast, while taking aerial photographs with his drone. Watch: Spectacular ‘tree of life’ found in Australian lake

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Running into WILD POLAR BEARS in Canada!

Posted on January 13, 2021 by agogo22

Filmed in October before the travel ban, and I had the most incredible experience with the polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. If you ever get the chance to go up North, you have to go! You won’t regret it. … Continue reading →

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