Tag Archives: nature

This cockatoo sure can dance

Posted on March 26, 2021 by agogo22

This story involves a cockatoo that can dance – and the researchers who have spent the past decade studying him. Snowball has 14 different moves in his dance routine which experts believe shows some birds are capable of sophisticated cognitive … Continue reading →

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The Coronavirus Variants Don’t Seem to Be Highly Variable So Far | Scientific American

Posted on March 25, 2021 by agogo22

By Vaughn Cooper on March 24, 2021 SARS-CoV-2 may be settling into a limited set of mutations No doubt you’ve heard about the novel coronavirus variants that are evolving around the world. There now appear to be more than a … Continue reading →

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Corals may need their predators’ excrement: Coral-eating fish excrete symbiotic algae by the millions, may keep reefs healthy

Posted on March 25, 2021 by agogo22

Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with feces. Marine biologists found high concentrations of living symbiotic algae in the feces of coral predators on reefs in Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Fish that dine on corals may pay it … Continue reading →

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The Beauty: A Poignant Animated Short Film Reimagines Plastic Waste as Ocean Life

Posted on March 25, 2021 by agogo22

“Simultaneously stunning and filthy” is how director Pascal Schelbli describes his 2019 short film “The Beauty.” A cautionary reimagining of the world’s rampant plastic pollution, the arresting animation reenvisions waste as lively sea life: a bubble-wrap fish puffs up, a … Continue reading →

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Inside the black hole image that made history | Sheperd Doeleman

Posted on March 24, 2021 by agogo22

At the center of a galaxy more than 55 million light-years away, there’s a supermassive black hole with the mass of several billion suns. And now, for the first time ever, we can see it. Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman, head of … Continue reading →

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Needlework On Nature | Edge of Humanity Magazine

Posted on March 24, 2021 by agogo22

Photographer Jackie Mulder is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images.  From the series ‘Nature’. More: Needlework On Nature

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Quantum Physics and Universal Beauty – with Frank Wilczek

Posted on March 21, 2021 by agogo22

How simple questions inspired Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek’s groundbreaking work in quantum physics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe​ Frank’s book “A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature’s Deep Design” is available to purchase now – https://geni.us/Cz75S63​ Nobel laureate, Frank Wilczek’s groundbreaking … Continue reading →

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Gravitas Plus: Do you sleep for less than 7.5 hours? Watch this

Posted on March 21, 2021 by agogo22

Are you sleeping less than 7.5 hours a night? Your life could be at risk. Studies show sleep deprivation increases the risk of cancer. Sleeping less also makes you a bad worker and takes a toll on your pocket. […]

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We Found a Bunch of New Eye Color Genes | SciShow News

Posted on March 21, 2021 by agogo22

[…] Sources: Tear Ducts Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/f…​ Press release 1: https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releas…​ Press release 2: https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releas…​ Sjogren’s: https://www.sjogrens.org/understandin…​ ogren Eye Color Original paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/conte…​ Press release: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas…​ Mendelian trait: https://www.nature.com/articles/jhg20…​ Image Sources: https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/f…​ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146…​ https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia…​ https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia…​ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…​ … Continue reading →

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50 ‘Mildly Interesting’ Things Spotted In Nature That Are Actually Surprising (New Pics)

Posted on March 20, 2021 by agogo22

#1 This Tree That Has Grown Across The Driveway And Sprouted More Trees Off The Top OK, I know “mildly interesting” doesn’t sound as exciting as “nature is f**king lit” or “nature is metal” but this subreddit also features lit … Continue reading →

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