The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading
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When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 months ago • 38 views • 4:39It seems the Everglades are a better habitat for pythons than their native habitat, and they are growing to record size eating the native fauna.
posted by newtboy 10 months ago • 251 views • 35 secsUC Davis and other institutions have been experimenting with seaweed added to cattle feed to reduce methane emissions. Results are very encouraging, showing reductions in methane production from between... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 145 views • 1:31Would you consider growing your baby inside an artificial womb?
posted by BSR 1 year 5 months ago • 123 views • 7:25As you're thumbing through your seed catalogs for the upcoming season, you might be confused by common terms for seeds. Are GMO seeds bad? What even ARE heirloom seeds. And what about hybrids...they're... continue reading
posted by dedstick 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 38 views • 10:32Instead 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 2 years 6 months 1 week ago • 18 views • 6:56Axolotls are one of science’s most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months ago • 225 views • 5:22How the Global Auto industry is changing to EV. The winner and the losers over the next decade. Cathie Wood of ARK Invest is well known for making bold calls on innovative companies such as Tesla.... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 2 years 8 months ago • 13 views • 14:54How Tesla is growing and comparison to other auto makers.
posted by bobknight33 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 1 view • 17:52From Youtube, "This video is part of a series about climate change supported by Breakthrough Energy – a coalition founded by Bill Gates, that is working to expand clean-energy investment and support... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 10 months ago • 82 views • 10:36The stereotypical modern playground — with its bright colors and rubberized flooring — is designed to be clean, safe, and lawsuit-proof. But that isn't necessarily the best design for kids. US playground... continue reading
posted by BSR 3 years 12 months ago • 112 views • 5:44In the fast-flowing streams of eastern Tennessee, Emilly Nolan is working hard to reestablish a population for a strange looking animal with an even stranger array of nicknames. The Eastern hellbender—aka... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months ago • 152 views • 6:51YouTube 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) 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food. -yt
posted by eric3579 4 years 11 months ago • 309 views • 3:39YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 8:03YouTube description: Jide Ipaye loves sneakers. Growing up, he had a hard time finding cool ones in his size, so he learned to make his own. But why keep a good thing to yourself? His Keexs line, with... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 2:28"... Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years ago • 187 views • 2:57