The magnificent Azorella compacta may look odd as hell, but this matter Seussian "rug" form is actually quite common among Alpine plants - plants from very high elevations or very high latitudes. It is... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 days 2 hours 44 minutes ago • 340 views • 2:59

"Barn owls swoop down on rodents and swallow them whole – gophers, voles and mice, gone in a few gulps. But how do they keep down all that food? Well, they don’t. In a few stomach-turning steps, they... continue reading

posted by ant 6 days 23 hours 57 minutes ago • 75 views • 4:56

Have you ever wondered how long could McDonald's paper cup hold your drink? Me too... Watch this McDonald's paper cup time-lapse video to find out. For this project, I captured more than 124 000 photos.... continue reading

posted by BSR 8 months 1 week ago • 128 views • 3:04

"A kissing bug gorges on your blood. Then it poops on you. And that poop might contain the parasite that causes Chagas disease, which can be deadly. Without knowing it, millions of people have gotten the... continue reading

posted by ant 9 months 1 week ago • 3 views • 4:59

Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months 1 week ago • 18 views • 6:56

I still don't think I'd eat it, but the steak looked ok.

posted by w1ndex 1 year 5 months ago • 362 views • 13:17

In the nation of Georgia, one dish is such a staple of the cuisine that its price is used to track inflation from region to region. It’s called khachapuri, and it is an eggy, cheesy, bready miracle.... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,219 views • 1:13

"... Since getting together for a big meal is off the table this year, let's take a look at the best on screen meals we're thankful for. From awkward encounters and painful unspoken secrets to hypercolor... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 8 views • 16:31

"High up in their 300-foot tower penthouse, falcon stars Annie and Grinnell's romance quickly gets real, as they face the tough demands of raising a family. They furiously guard their eggs from invaders,... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 17 views • 5:30

"Watched this Praying Mantis, on my Hummingbird feeder, for 3 days, feeding on honey bees. Looked out this afternoon and to my horror the praying mantis was feeding on a female Hummingbird! ..." From... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 516 views • 1:24

"Take a look inside a hive as a wasp queen begins her reign; founding a colony, hunting to feed her brood and defending against intruders. As the sun rises, something royal stirs inside a pile of firewood.... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 11 months 4 weeks ago • 16 views • 5:23

"Cape sundews are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, where they don't have access to many nutrients. So they exude sweet, shimmering droplets from their tentacles to lure in unsuspecting insects. Once... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 2 weeks ago • 324 views • 3:58

"Mammalian moms, you're not alone! A female tsetse fly pushes out a single squiggly larva almost as big as herself, which she nourished with her own milk..."

posted by ant 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 4:56

"... This time on Did You Know Food, we take a look at Chef Ramsay, including the man's early years in poverty, all the way through establishing his first restaurant and making Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 9 months ago • 80 views • 12:06

"... It sounds like such an incredible fact. “Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes 10 to 1!” I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I read it in science papers and articles by journalists,... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,354 views • 13:23

"Why is the US drinking age 21? And how did it happen? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores the history of the somewhat unusual way the drinking age became 21. ... After prohibition... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 119 views • 9:30

I am so conflicted about this. Produce workers have been treated so poorly. And yet, now we are looking at no jobs? Conflicted.

posted by Gale Wallis (bareboards2) 3 years 3 months ago • 676 views • 45 secs

"Honey bees make honey from nectar to fuel their flight – and our sweet tooth. But they also need pollen for protein. So they trap, brush and pack it into baskets on their legs to make a special food... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 10 views • 4:11