YouTube: May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 175 views • 4:34Videos (49) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
At the University of Salford's Energy House, all the energy use is monitored and controlled, allowing researchers to experiment with all sorts of insulation and energy-saving techniques. But how to control... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 104 views • 3:36YouTube description: Bright pillars of light... clouds of glowing dust... shimmering discs floating around the sun... signs of extraterrestrial activity, or is there a more rational and scientific explanation... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 917 viewsJoin the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 6 months ago • 279 views • 19:04In the Aljarafe region of Spain, there's PS10 and PS20: concentrated solar power towers. They're huge towers surrounded by heliostats: movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its light onto a giant... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 440 views • 2:42"It has the most hilarious name out any planet in our solar system, but there's more to Uranus 'dan dis'. It had plenty of rings surrounding it and is the 7th planet from the Sun. Learn all you need to... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 16 views • 3:50YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 658 views • 3:23As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months ago • 832 views • 3:38Just how far is the supposed planet 9?
posted by lv_hunter 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 738 views • 9:28Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? And how did it get started? Scientists are seeking the answers in the cosmos, our solar system and right here on planet Earth.
posted by Mystic95Z 8 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 276 views • 10:48"We named the whole shebang after the sun." YouTube: In today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 110 views • 10:17"How old really is our solar system? Which planet in our solar system has the biggest ocean of all? Find out in The Solar System In Numbers! ..."
posted by ant 9 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 33 views • 2:42Common misconceptions about climate change. References below: For CO2, sea levels, Arctic sea ice, Antarctic and Greenland land ice: http://climate.nasa.gov Satellite data shows that ground-based... continue reading
posted by cricket 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 868 views • 6:50Energy is neither created nor destroyed — and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 9 years 10 months 1 week ago • 292 views • 4:44"This summer on Fox, a different take on the universe..." From http://www.dorkly.com/post/64025/cosmos-gets-less-complicated-thanks-to-fred-willard ...
posted by ant 9 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 42 views • 2:40While the sun is keeping us all alive on this planet, it's also causing many people to develop skin cancer.
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 137 views • 2:17"When a science-mad A.I. system (voiced by GLaDOS actress Ellen McLain) is installed at NASA, two hapless computer technicians learn the process behind nuclear fusion in the Sun, and how it differs from fission..." ... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 2 months ago • 84 views • 9:00Some pretty interesting facts
posted by longde 1 decade 6 months 2 weeks ago • 303 views • 3:03YouTube Description: Does humanity stand a chance against our sun's ultimate fate?
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 6 months 3 weeks ago • 158 views • 3:37