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Daintree: World Heritage rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners | BBC News

Australia’s Daintree region attained Unesco World Heritage listing in 1988   Australia’s Daintree – the world’s oldest tropical rainforest – has been returned to its Aboriginal custodians in a historic deal. The Unesco World Heritage site is over 180 million … Continue reading

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Your DNA is already in a database

Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission. […]

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What is Yeast and How is it Found? | Food Unwrapped

Jimmy heads into the woods to find out what exactly IS yeast and if it is grown, scavenged, made… or all three? Food Unwrapped Season 5 Episode 15 […]

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These Superpowered Animals Use Your 5 Senses, But Better

[…] Many animals use the same five senses as we do, but these creatures take that beyond the next level. Hosted by: Michael Aranda […]  

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What happens to balloon animals in liquid nitrogen? | The Kid Should See This

How can you fit a bunch of balloon animals into a small container? Add some liquid nitrogen into the mix, as demonstrated in this video by Real Physics Live, the YouTube channel for Texas A&M University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. … Continue reading

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The Extraordinary Power of the Hive Mind

[…] Credits: Narrator/Writer: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Ashleen Knutsen Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…) Imagery courtesy of Getty Images References: [1] https://grammarist.com/new-words/hive…. … Continue reading

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Over 700 Stars Mysteriously Vanished In The Last 70 Years, But Why?

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the mystery of vanishing stars Articles/Links: Click to access 2009.10813.pdf Click to access 1911.05068.pdf https://www.seti.org/event/going-dark… http://user.it.uu.se/~kripe367/MLblin… […]

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Is there a symmetry between metacognition and mindreading? | Aeon Essays

Tokyo, 1996. Photo by Harry Gruyaert/Magnum Knowing the content of one’s own mind might seem straightforward but in fact it’s much more like mindreading other people   In 1978, David Premack and Guy Woodruff published a paper that would go … Continue reading

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Five Surprisingly Clever City Animals | How Extra

From the extraordinary to the extravagant, nature nerd Dr Ann Jones uncovers and debunks surprising animal behaviour caught on camera in the city. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Have you ever wondered why cockatoos are raiding your wheelie … Continue reading

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The Science of Dank Memes

Since you’re on YouTube, you probably know what a meme is; but what is it really and how does it go viral? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon […]

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