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This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life | Karen Lloyd
How deep into the Earth can we go and still find life? Marine microbiologist Karen Lloyd introduces us to deep-subsurface microbes: tiny organisms that live buried meters deep in ocean mud and have been on Earth since way before animals. … Continue reading
Brazilian Hummingbird Makes the Highest-Pitched Call Of Any Bird
The black Jacobin emits a shrill noise that sounds more like a frog or a cricket, leaving scientists puzzled. Source: Brazilian Hummingbird Makes the Highest-Pitched Call Of Any Bird
A cellular biologist animates the life cycle of HIV in this hypnotic video
While the musical soundtrack is wholly a product of the imagination, everything else in this spellbinding animation of the HIV virus — created by Janet Iwasa — was based on the findings of researchers. University of Utah cellular biologist Janet … Continue reading
Botanical: A Collection of Impressionistic Plant Specimens Captured Against Greenhouse Glass
Samuel Zeller began photographing greenhouses in 2015 after making a spontaneous trip to the Jardin d’hiver on his way home from work in Geneva, Switzerland. He was instantly fascinated by the blurred quality of the botanical specimens when gently pressed … Continue reading
Six Things Everyone Should Know About Quantum Physics
Quantum physics can be intimidating, but if you keep these six key concepts in mind, you should be able to improve your understanding of it. Source: Six Things Everyone Should Know About Quantum Physics
Climate change/global warming course correction: It’s incumbent on us to get this right
Getting right to the point, if you are of the position – as many people are – that climate change (CC) and/or global warming (GW) are real and humans are to blame, do you agree that is it incumbent on us … Continue reading
How music lessons can improve language skills – ScienceBlog.com
Many studies have shown that musical training can enhance language skills. However, it was unknown whether music lessons improve general cognitive ability, leading to better language proficiency, or if the effect of music is more specific to language processing. A new … Continue reading
Winners and People’s Choice of the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year – Colossal
After sifting through nearing 13,000 submissions National Geographic has announced the winners, honorable mentions, and people’s choice of their 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year Contest (previously). This year’s grand prize was awarded to photographer Reiko Takahashi for her close-up image of … Continue reading
Pleated Garments Inspired by Birds in Flight by Iris van Herpen – Colossal
Syntopia is the latest haute couture collection from Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. The line of beautifully pleated garments explores the increasing convergence of our organic bodies and inorganic elements of technology, while also incorporating designs inspired by birds in … Continue reading
Ted-ED “What Causes Hallucinations”
From TED-ED: “We had the pleasure to create this piece for TED-ED, literally an hallucinatory experience! Proudly made by NERDO “What Causes Hallucinations” by TED-Ed Educator: Elizabeth Cox Content Producer: Gerta Xhelo Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal Narrator: Susan Zimmerman Associate … Continue reading
Luminous Portraits of Sliced Fruit Glow Like Stained Glass Windows
Artist Dennis Wojtkiewicz paints enormous portraits of sliced fruit, often scaling four feet across or more. Each oil on canvas painting focuses exclusively on the edible subject, with dramatic backlit lighting seeming to light up the melons, citrus, apples, and … Continue reading
