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5 interesting things – episode 2

[…] https://ninterestingthings.com In this episode: 1. Why is the end of a tape measure always wobbly 2. Why hammerhead sharks have hammer shaped heads 3. Why I can’t give my wife a kidney 4. Why the north pole is a … Continue reading

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Velox, the Amphibious Robot | Kottke

A Brooklyn company called Pliant Energy Systems has developed a prototype of an amphibious robot that can swim, skate, slither, and crawl through water and over all different kinds of terrain. The secret is an undulating propulsion system that can modified … Continue reading

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Extreme Animal Relationships | Earth Unplugged

There are a surprising number of animals that benefit from working together but how and why do they do it? Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos – http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Maddie Moate explains the three types of symbiotic relationship … Continue reading

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BTO Bird ID – Cattle Egret

A white heron in the UK is likely to be a Little or Great White Egret. Occasionally Cattle Egrets turn up, and some even stay to breed. How can you pick one of these wanderers out?

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We Were Wrong About Wolves and Wolf Packs This Whole Time

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about about something important in regards to wolves Article: https://sciencenorway.no/ulv/wolf-pac… Papers: https://brage.inn.no/inn-xmlui/handle… https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/h… https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/vi… https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/vi… https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2… https://books.google.no/books?id=_mXH… https://phys.org/news/2021-04-wolf-do… Images: L. David Mech – Wolves of Isle … Continue reading

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Dark matter: smooth or clumpy?! | The Dark Energy Survey Results!

A week ago the Dark Energy Survey released its long-awaited 3 years worth of data – the positions of 226 million galaxies! Along with that came a whole load of new science in 30 papers (!) – I dived into … Continue reading

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Jumping from 25,000 Feet Without a Parachute and Landing Safely | Kottke

WHAAAAAAATTT the hell did I just watch? In 2016, Luke Aikins became the first person to intentionally jump and land without the aid of a parachute or wingsuit — check out the video above to see how he does it. … Continue reading

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Why Some DNA Is Selfish

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Know Yourself | Kritika Avasthi | TEDxIIITG

Kritika Avasthi is an Indian actor and professional dancer. A household name in the Indian YouTube community, she is best known for her roles in the web-series such as ‘Engineering Girls’ and in short sketches. Being in the industry for … Continue reading

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How do we know we’re not at the centre of the universe? 🪐 💫 – BBC

Professor Brian Cox explains exactly what it means when your horoscope says “Mercury is in retrograde”, and how it lead to the discovery that we’re not at the centre of our Solar System. You can stream Brian Cox’s Adventures in … Continue reading

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