"Wake me up when spring is here ... Nature has had to come up with some crazy ways to survive harsh winters. But none are weirder than hibernation. Turns out there is more than one kind of hibernation,... continue reading
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"... An undead city under siege, soldiers and police ruthlessly shooting down waves of zombies that flood from infected streets, trying to escape and infect more cities. This is what happens when your... continue reading
posted by ant 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 43 views • 10:25January the 26th, AKA Australia Day, is the anniversary of British ships arriving in Sydney and beginning colonisation in Australia. While traditionally it's been widely celebrated as a national holiday,... continue reading
posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 90 views • 9:59Scientists Discover Superworm Eats Plastic | Zophobas Morio 243,647 views Jun 26, 2022 Australian scientists have found the Zophobas morio - commonly known as the Superworm - can survive eating only... continue reading
posted by Oxen_Morale 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 195 views • 10:13Northrop Grumman is delivering advanced tank ammunition to the U.S. Army. The M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose round (AMP) is increasing survivability and standoff to keep up with modern battlefield threats.
posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 552 views • 2:15Survival of the fitt.. er biggest?
posted by dedstick 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 53 views • 4:22For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 6 months ago • 135 views • 3:07The Nenet reindeer herders need to move their tent every few days throughout most of the year. Every time they migrate they must pack the whole tent away, drag it across the tundra on sledges, and erect... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 499 views • 32:14From Youtube, "In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 324 views • 11:05From Youtube, "Deep in tropical jungles lie floating kingdoms ruled by beautiful and deadly masters: They are sort of the high elves of the ant kingdoms: Talented architects that create castles and city... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 2 months ago • 94 views • 9:04YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 70 views • 2:46YouTube description: We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space but are they actually immortal? We'll explore that and other misconceptions about tardigrades in this week's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months ago • 356 views • 12:50YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s
posted by bobknight33 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 119 views • 22:53The Hunt-Lenox globe is the second-oldest surviving terrestrial globe and also the oldest known globe to depict the Americas. The globe is covered in hidden details, including the Latin phrase, HC SVNT... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 497 views • 2:26The White Horse, in Uffington, is one of the oldest surviving works of art in Britain: carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire 3,000 years ago. Every year, it's rechalked by volunteers co-ordinated through... continue reading
posted by nanrod 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 625 views • 2:50"You'll probably survive." YouTube: If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes. But that doesn't even begin to cover the myriad... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 158 views • 11:18YouTube: You might think you know how to survive if you end up stranded in the wild, but those tips you read on the internet might just make things worse!
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 532 views • 11:02