For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading

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Zefrank looks at how bugs and animals camouflage themselves in the rainforest.

posted by w1ndex 3 months 1 week ago • 271 views • 10:29

From Youtube, "CREDITS: This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist... continue reading

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"... 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 10 months 3 weeks ago • 42 views • 8:50

The Royal Ocean Film Society https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWq-qJSudqKrzquTVep9Jwg/videos

posted by BSR 1 year 4 weeks ago • 76 views • 7:14

"... Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds..."

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NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. The phenomenon... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 333 views • 2:19

From Youtube, "The logistic map connects fluid convection, neuron firing, the Mandelbrot set and so much more. Animations, coding, interactives in this video by Jonny Hyman

posted by w1ndex 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,036 views • 18:39

Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVG8wptOOI https://youtu.be/XLI7VtjgOyk ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 5 months ago • 168 views • 57 secs

In 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 1 year 5 months ago • 98 views • 6:51

YouTube description: Rotoscoping changed animation forever. This is how.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 400 views • 5:13

What's the best way to convince humans to conserve nature? Is it to put it on display for entertainment despite the fact that this undeniably harms the animals? Sadly, that's one of the more effective... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 464 views

"Everyone has their favorite classic Sesame Street animated segment from the last 50 years! Now, in this hour long compilation, they're all in one place! Watch live with us and share your favorite Sesame... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 18 views • 1:00:10

YouTube description: Dig in to the history of the Roman Empire’s staged gladiatorial naval battles and how they flooded the Colosseum to reenact famous battles. Starting in 80 CE, residents of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 427 views • 4:20

YouTube 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) 2 years 2 weeks ago • 1,385 views • 8:03

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 2 years 3 weeks ago • 685 views • 2:34