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How a Kitchen Mishap Changed Science Forever

Whoever said baking is a science definitely knew what they were talking about. In this episode of Fascinating Fails, we explore how a kitchen tip that changed science forever owes its accidental beginnings to ancient cooking traditions. Plus…a trip to … Continue reading

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Why Europe and America’s dying forests could be good news

Germany is losing its forests, FAST. In the central Harz region, over 90 percent of spruce trees are dead or dying because of climate change and insect damage. But this isn’t necessarily bad news. Instead of the former monoculture forest, … Continue reading

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The Rare Disorder That Turns Everyone Else Into Demons

[….] Prosopometamorphopsia is an extremely rare disorder of facial processing that makes other people’s faces look demonic or seem to melt. But in the process of treating these people, we can also learn how our brain understands what a face … Continue reading

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Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) Encore with Dr. Joy Reidenberg | alie ward

Ever poked at roadkill? Watched videos of whales exploding? Drooled over a curio cabinet full of claws & bones? Peered into a jar with a pickled toad? Then this one is for you. Whether you’ve heard it before or are … Continue reading

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Silent Sea | Twenty Thousand Hertz – The stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Whale songs are some of the most beautiful, cathartic sounds in nature. These extraordinary creatures use sound to socialize, to mate, to find food, and avoid predators. But for aquatic animals, the sounds of human activity can be absolutely devastating. … Continue reading

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The reaction of two scientists when they realized they had captured images of an animal not seen for 140 years

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Incredible Discovery of an Entirely New Organelle That Fixes Nitrogen

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a never before seen organelle found in life called nitroplast Links: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s… Coccolithophores: • Coccolithophore Evolution Is Driven B… #nitroplast #bacteria #biology 0:00 Complexity of … Continue reading

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Exploring the Mysterious Alphabet of Sperm Whales

MIT News: https://news.mit.edu/2024/csail-ceti-… Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146… Project CETI: https://www.projectceti.org/ Authors: Daniela Rus (MIT CSAIL), Antonio Torralba (MIT CSAIL), Jacob Andreas (MIT CSAIL), Pratyusha Sharma (MIT CSAIL), Shane Gero (Project CETI), Roger Payne (Project CETI), and David F. Gruber (Project CETI) Videographer: … Continue reading

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Sperm Whales Vocalize an Alphabet Hauntingly Like Humans | My Modern Met

By Madeleine Muzdakis on June 2, 2024 Sperm whales swim near Mauritius. (Photo: Gabriel Barathieu via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) Sperm whales are fascinating creatures. Endangered and still recovering from being hunted by whalers in the 19th century, … Continue reading

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The Incredible Discovery of the LEAST Reactive Elements (The Noble Gases)

[…] Timestamps: 0:00 – Argon 9:29 – Helium 12:41 – Krypton, Neon & Xenon 18:49 – Radon #science #chemistry #history #noblegases —————————————————————————————————————————— ATTRIBUTIONS: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… https://www.mindat.org/min-29957.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… Candlepower by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a … Continue reading

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