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

posted by newtboy 1 month 3 weeks ago • 128 views • 3:36

Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible for smallpox. The carnage it caused was so terrible and merciless that it compelled humankind,... continue reading

posted by eric3579 9 months ago • 143 views • 11:09

"... Having bones is pretty cool. They make our blood, let us hear, and keep us from being just a squishy puddle on the floor. But for every species with bones, there’s at least 20 species on Earth with... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 46 views • 8:50

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 687 views • 2:34

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 2 weeks ago • 790 views • 3:48

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 541 views • 8:11

YouTube: The real reason we may destroy ourselves isn’t really to do with politics or economics or even warfare. It has to do with our minds.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months ago • 1,143 views • 5:24

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00

YouTube: You might think of national parks as a nice place to see a geyser, or a big ol’ canyon, but over the past 100 years, US national parks have produced some of the biggest, oldest, deepest, and... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months ago • 217 views • 9:38

Hank's back!

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months ago • 161 views • 4:31

YouTube Description: Guest Star: Elsie the cat. Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and from http://www.audionetwork.com FLAVOR NETWORK ARTICLE (the cool food network graphs): http://www.nature.com/srep... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 270 views • 10:13

YouTube Description: Why are humans so aberrant - that is to say - why do all human cultures have marriage-like institutions while 90 percent of mammalian species are promiscuous? The neuroscientist... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 4 weeks ago • 205 views • 4:20

Videosifters are all smart of course, and that’s okay… From YT: There are now more than 7 billion human beings on Earth, and that got me wondering: How successful are we compared to other species?... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 1 year 3 months 1 week ago • 39 views • 4:40

Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal. The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 985 views • 14:47