"Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures..." From http://boingboing.net/2022/04/19/why-are-cockroaches-so-hard-to-kill.html.... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 3 weeks ago • 55 views • 5:10

Watching this video might make you want to kill all humans

posted by newtboy 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 122 views • 7:50

At this time of year we have to start being extra watchful – our lambs are vulnerable to attack from this silent killer.. Not everyone is going to agree with this thesis – but I’ve been rescuing... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months ago • 1,496 views • 3:32

There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 790 views • 3:48

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 923 views • 4:46

"Sometimes, it makes sense for critters across the animal kingdom to chow down on their own young..."

posted by ant 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 35 views • 2:59

YouTube: For some people, fava beans can be deadly. What is it about this little legume that makes it so?

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 244 views • 4:27

We love wood here at The Slingshot Channel. It is our most important raw material by a great margin. When we found this 20" piece of European Dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) while cleaning up the shed, we immediately... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 203 views • 13:07

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27

"Well played bacteria ... well played" YouTube: SciShow News explains how evolution and antibiotics have teamed up to produce an ordinary germ that can now, sometimes, kill people. Also, our favorite... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 201 views • 4:46