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Discover the long lost Japanese Garden and waterfalls hidden in Greater Manchester | I❤️MCR
Hillside trails lead to this beautiful oriental garden and lake uncovered in Bolton – and here’s how you can own a piece of it By Chris Greenhalgh 05/02/2021 Recent events have made us cherish our open green spaces so much … Continue reading
Record snowfall 70cms deep now covers Braemar in the Cairngorms Scotland and temp’s fall to -15
Snow levels in Braemar have now reached more than 2ft (70cms) breaking the previous unofficial record of 68cms 20 years ago. The Beast from the East Two continues to bring severe weather to the UK and blanket the Cairngorms National … Continue reading
This Diagram of Earth Is a Lie
When you learned about the Earth’s interior in school, you were probably shown a diagram that looked like a perfect layer cake. But we’ve known for a long time that that diagram is… inaccurate at best, and leaves out information … Continue reading
Surprise Discovery That Moon Cycle And Sleep Are Connected
Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about an unusual discovery that relates human sleep to the moon cycle. Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/conte… More about coral spawning and video used: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/c… Image credit and some … Continue reading
The secret life of urban foxes | Natural History Museum
Find out what makes Britain’s towns and cities so appealing to red foxes and if they deserve the bad rap they receive. Red foxes have been documented in Britain’s urban areas since the 1930s © Peter Trimming via Flickr (CC … Continue reading
What If We Could See Nature In Infrared?
Why are trees and other plants green? Seems like a simple question. But the answer is full of surprises. Using a special camera that can pick up light just beyond the visible range, into the near-infrared, you’ll get to see … Continue reading
A Stunning Shot of Sharks Cruising Under a French Polynesian Sunset Wins the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year
An exquisite shot of blacktip reef sharks circling underneath a jewel-toned sky in French Polynesia tops this year’s Underwater Photographer of the Year contest (previously). Captured by California-based Renee Capozzola, the winning entry frames a pair of the white-bellied fish and … Continue reading
Crabs Keep Turning Into Land Animals!
When a species evolves from living in water to living on land it’s called terrestrialization, and it’s not an easy task. Yet crabs keep making the jump from seas to shore. What things have they had to change to adjust … Continue reading
The Longest Genome in the Animal Kingdom Found – Not What I Expected
I wrote a foreword for this awesome Sci-Fi book here: https://amzn.to/3aGrg0I Get a Wonderful Person shirt: teespring.com/stores/whatdamath Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: paypal.me/whatdamath Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about … Continue reading
Circadian Rhythm and Your Brain’s Clock
Why do we sleep at night instead of during the day? In this episode of SciShow Hank talks about circadian rhythms, how they work, and how they regulate different processes in our bodies.