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How Slime Mold Is Tackling Mysteries of Cosmology | SciShow News

We might be able to use slime molds to help predict the shape of matter in the universe, and the Rosetta mission may have figured out why many comets seem to be missing a bunch of nitrogen. Check out the … Continue reading

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Intelligence Without Brains

How much brain do you need to be smart? Bees and ants perform marvels as colonies, though each insect has barely any brain. And plants—with no brain at all—exhibit behaviors that, by any definition, count as intelligent. Brace yourself for … Continue reading

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We Found One of The Largest Structures in the Universe – South Pole Wall

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the discovery of one of the largest objects in the universe known as South Pole Wall. Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10… Video by the science team:  

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Why does the Southern Hemisphere get the best view of the Milky Way?! | The Galactic Seasons

I am a disgruntled Northern Hemisphere astronomer. Where is my amazing overhead view of the centre of the Milky Way, like what the Southern Hemisphere gets?! It’s because nothing lines up nicely in space so we’re currently in the middle … Continue reading

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Skimming the Surface – Using Seabirds to Monitor Plastic in the Arctic

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in cooperation with the Council of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) showcase the problem of plastics pollution in the Arctic, and explores plastic interactions with seabirds to build support for a circumpolar plastics monitoring program … Continue reading

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Paul Stamets: Mycology and Mushrooms as Medicines

Paul Stamets is a legendary mycologist, and in this tour de force keynote at Exponential Medicine (http://ExponentialMedicine.com) shares his work exploring the diverse role fungi may have in saving the bees, mushrooms as medicines as well as their role in … Continue reading

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Where Did Viruses Come From?

There are fossils of viruses, of sorts, preserved in the DNA of the hosts that they’ve infected. Including you. This molecular fossil trail can help us understand where viruses came from, how they evolved and it can even help us … Continue reading

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Sci-Fi Short Film: “Sunshine Room” | DUST

Cutting-edge technology allows a young woman to grow up alongside her beloved Abuela. But on the verge of leaving for college, her financial realities threaten to erase their relationship – for good. Sunshine Room by Nick Lopez

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Quantum Mechanics: Schrödinger’s discovery of the shape of atoms

General theme I think it could be useful if I restate the central message of the video here, for clarity: The shape of hydrogen (and all atoms) is made up by the way the electron spreads itself, as a wave … Continue reading

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Lands That Will FLOOD in Our Lifetime

Some places are more threatened by rising sea levels than others, but in the end we’ll all be paying a price. Alternate titles include: “Where You Shouldn’t Invest in Real Estate,” “Places You Should Vacation to Before They’re Gone,” and … Continue reading

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