Just over 50 years ago, paleontologist Donald Johnson unearthed the remains of "Lucy," an ancient human relative who lived more than 3 million years ago. Now, another group of scientists have found new... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 2 weeks ago • 38 views • 7:47

There is a mysterious cold blob in the North Atlantic that could be a warning sign that the largest heat transfer system on the planet, the AMOC, is on the brink of collapse. But it turns out that the... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 months 1 week ago • 67 views • 13:24

A Chicken’s Head Works Better Than a Camera

posted by BSR 3 months 1 week ago • 82 views • 33 secs

Petrichor is the smell of rain on dry land, and humans can smell it better than anything else.

posted by newtboy 3 months 1 week ago • 221 views • 1:31

The Kessler syndrome is a scenario where, if too many collisions occur between pieces of space debris, low earth orbit will become filled with clouds of tiny particles. All those particles floating around... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 months ago • 55 views • 7:34

"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

posted by ant 5 months 2 weeks ago • 14 views • 12:02

A group of musical youtubers got together to make a charity album of nursery rhymes. The twist is that each one took a well-known kids' song and seriously messed with it in weird and entertaining musical... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months 2 weeks ago • 45 views • 32:28

From youtube: We think of the moon as orbiting the earth, following a spiraling trajectory as the earth itself orbits the sun. But this is wrong. Not only is the moon's orbit NOT a spiral... there's an... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months 3 weeks ago • 32 views • 5:30

It’s so much easier to jump to conclusions than it is to have awareness.

posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 107 views

In the wilderness of New Caledonia, scientists have discovered a living organism with the largest genome in the world. New research shows that the genome size of this fork fern species is estimated to... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months 3 weeks ago • 65 views • 3:01

"... In 1971, three student teachers in Minneapolis, MN created a little computer game about westward expansion in the United States. Over 50 years later, The Oregon Trail series has sold more than 65... continue reading

posted by ant 11 months 2 weeks ago • 6 views • 1:26:56

This car goes from 0-62 miles per hour (100kph) in 0.956 of a second. This is the classic acceleration test, one that we all grew up using to compare cars. A Formula 1 car will do it in about two and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 133 views • 17:05

Why were climate models so wrong about 2023? Neil deGrasse Tyson learns about why 2023 was hotter than we expected it to be and what effects need to be factored into future climate modeling with climatologist... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 138 views • 16:39

More than 150 associates of Jeffrey Epstein are expected to be identified on January 1, 2024.…HAPPY NEW YEAR!

posted by newtboy 1 year 3 months ago • 44 views • 1:18

In 1864, Jourdon Anderson and his wife escaped a life of slavery and moved to Ohio. A year later, he received a desperate letter from the man who used to own him, in which he was asked to return to work... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 79 views • 6:30

Tesla turbines are far more efficient than bladed turbines and take less maintenance.

posted by newtboy 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 313 views • 1:00

Precious samples collected from an asteroid are to be moved to a specialist laboratory in Texas. Material taken from what has been described as “the most dangerous rock in our Solar System” came... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months ago • 123 views • 2:48

Several things you never wanted to know about wombats; mostly focused around the rear half rather than the 'wom'.

posted by noims 1 year 6 months ago • 45 views • 2:41

We all know Richard Hammond loves a 4x4, and they don’t come much more legendary than the first ever road-going Land Rover, known affectionately as ‘JUE’. Richard takes us through the story of rediscovering... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 233 views • 14:10

The Rio Las Vacas in Guatemala is one of the most polluted rivers on earth. This small river is estimated to contribute 2% of the total plastic pollution we dump in the oceans yearly. The Ocean Cleanup... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 112 views • 52 secs