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5 Strange Creatures Found Frozen in Ice

When an animal becomes frozen in ice, it’s body can last for thousands of years, giving us an incredible view of what the world was like when the animal was alive. Prehistoric mammoths, woolly rhinos, and even humans have been … Continue reading

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Why Vultures Don’t Get Sick When Eating Dead and Rotting Things

[…] In this video: In the video today we’re looking at why vultures can happily eat various dead and rotting things, even when said flesh is disease ridden, all without apparent negative effect on themselves. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.p… … Continue reading

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Can Humans Breathe Through Their Butts?

[…]Scientists have known for some time that certain animals can breathe using their butts, but now, researchers have determined that certain mammals can too! And in very much other news, researchers in Washington state have developed a new method for … Continue reading

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Homochirality: Why Nature Never Makes Mirror Molecules

[…] Molecules of biological origin always have a fixed handedness or chirality. For example you only ever see right handed sugars and left handed amino acids in nature. But why? Credits: Meteorite image – Art Bromage – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… RNA and … Continue reading

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These Thorium Reactors Could Power Civilization for Millions of Years

[…]Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors Can Unlock the Atom in a safe way while producing a fraction of the waste that current reactors do. Do we stand at the dawn of another Atomic Age?[…]

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Surprise Discovery Inside Saturn’s Core Found By Studying The Rings Wobble

[…]Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about new discoveries from Saturn that help us understand what’s happening inside. Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2104.13385.pdf https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… %5B…%5D

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How the Body Builds a Healthy Relationship with “Good” Gut Bacteria – ScienceBlog.com

Our body’s relationship with bacteria is complex. While infectious bacteria can cause illness, our gut is also teaming with “good” bacteria that aids nutrition and helps keep us healthy. But even the “good” can have bad effects if these bacteria … Continue reading

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Things In Interstellar You Notice After Watching More Than Once

Christopher Nolan’s fascination with the intricacies of time is on full display in his 2014 sci-fi epic Interstellar. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Cooper, an engineer and former pilot who sets out on a mind-bending journey to find a new home … Continue reading

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Guy Breaks World Record by Balancing 1,512 Jenga Pieces on One

By Emma Taggart on May 20, 2021 “I thought there was no way anyone can stack more than 1,000 blocks of Jenga. Imagine my excitement when I proved myself wrong.” Playing the classic Jenga game would test the nerves of … Continue reading

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Architectural secrets of the world’s ancient wonders

How did ancient civilizations move massive stones to build Stonehenge, the Pyramids and the Easter Island statues? In this quick, delightful talk, TED Fellow Brandon Clifford reveals some architectural secrets of the past and shows how we can use these … Continue reading

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