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Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn — HHMI BioInteractive Video

Where did corn come from? Genetic and archeological data point to what may seem like an unlikely ancestor. Discover the secret of corn in this HHMI BioInteractive educational video. Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn tells the story of … Continue reading

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The Milky Way as You’ve Never Seen It Before – AMNH SciCafe

Fly through the galaxy with Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty, who takes us on a dazzling tour of new research and data visualizations made possible by recently released data from the Gaia space telescope. In April 2018, the European Space Agency’s … Continue reading

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Reforesting Scotland / Planting Trees / Rewilding Britain / Trees for life

LOVE IT TV – Nature, Learning and Life Published on 23 Mar 2017 This short film sees the results of an inspired groups vision to rewild a deserted Scottish Island. LOVE IT TV visits Isle Martin in north West Scotland … Continue reading

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Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDxFindhorn

Nearly 30 years ago, Trees for Life Founder, Alan Watson-Featherstone stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest. He started with no resources, no knowledge, no access … Continue reading

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How Your Memory Works

How does memory work? And how does… un-memory work? Our brain does a lot of remembering and forgetting every day, so you should probably make room for som info on how it works. You’ll also get to meet some people … Continue reading

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The fascinating history of cemeteries – Keith Eggener

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Research Unlocks Secrets of Mighty Cancer Killing Virus — Mindzilla – Knowledge Portal (Beta)

Dunedin, New Zealand — University of Otago researchers have used high-resolution electron microscopy images to reveal how an anti-cancer virus interacts with tumour cells, increasing its potential to save lives. Seneca Valley Virus (SVV), a newly discovered virus which infects … Continue reading

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Human activity making mammals more nocturnal, study finds – Guardian

Research involving 62 species found mammals spent relatively less time being active during the day when humans were nearby Human disturbance is turning mammals into night owls, with species becoming more nocturnal when people are around, research has revealed. The … Continue reading

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Legitimate Cold Fusion Exists | Muon-Catalyzed Fusion

This video is about the original cold fusion: μ muon-catalyzed cold fusion of deuterium, tritium, hydrogen, into helium-3 and helium 4. The problems with it are the half-life of muons and the sticking of muons to alpha particles. Also involved … Continue reading

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The Zeroth Law of Science – ScienceBlog.com

Science explains a lot!  Many of us take as a matter of faith that science explains everything. By Josh Mitteldorf It’s not that old.  It was only about 150 years ago that scientists adopted the hypothesis that: Nature obeys fixed … Continue reading

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