YouTube description: Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 606 views • 8:27Videos (56) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: Watch a video showing the conservation of a Michelangelo drawing on loan from Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, in preparation for the exhibition Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 459 views • 6:00YouTube description: Frances Glessner Lee created dollhouses with dead dolls. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox's Phil Edwards explains why. Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 716 views • 8:16YouTube 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 6 months 4 weeks ago • 923 views • 4:46YT: Inside the beautiful Alnwick Garden, behind a locked gate, there's the Poison Garden: it contains only poisonous plants. Trevor Jones, head gardener, was kind enough to give a guided tour!
posted by Fantomas 6 years 11 months ago • 187 views • 4:34Via YouTube: Fewer than three dozen Gobi bears survive in the Gobi Desert, a harsh landscape that stretches from Mongolia into China. Journalist and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick describes the efforts... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 347 views • 5:25YouTube description: Colorado is known for its beautiful Rocky Mountains, but with mountains come snow and with snow come avalanches. Breckenridge Resort has a group of 6 dogs and handlers trained specifically... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 189 views • 2:42Yes, littering is terrible. But why should consumers shoulder all the blame for bad corporate habits?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months ago • 838 views • 2:16In the Aljarafe region of Spain, there's PS10 and PS20: concentrated solar power towers. They're huge towers surrounded by heliostats: movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its light onto a giant... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 440 views • 2:42Via YouTube: http://www.injunuity.org - Two Spirit: A person of First Nations or Native American descent possessing both a male and female spirit. An umbrella term used to describe the fluidity of First... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 8 months ago • 33 views • 4:20A beautiful in-depth history of zombies as a trope in movies and especially video games.
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 152 views • 22:11The ongoing study is part of a growing interest in coral fluorescence among the scientific community. Coral Fluorescence was recently found to be a strong indicator of coral health, and coral fluorescence... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months ago • 127 views • 4:05Ultraviolet diving, fluorescent diving, or "flo-diving", is becoming increasingly popular, for the simple reason that it can be a spectacular experience. Underwater Kinetics' tech expert Dr. Fred Fischer... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months ago • 24 views • 5:06This is an amazing visual exploration of hip-hop that looks one level deeper into how rap is a beautifully intricate weaving of rhymes and rhythm into something that is greater than the sum of its parts.... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 572 views • 12:44Made from choux pastry, profiteroles are a classic dessert from the 80's. Gordon's take are filled with chantilly cream and topped with chocolate sauce. Beautiful. From Gordon Ramsay's The F Word
posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 2 weeks ago • 624 views • 2:27Watch these charismatic creatures shoot their tongues out like arrows to catch an insect, mimic leaves swaying in the wind, and display their hidden colors—and learn just how they do it. Click here... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 8 months 1 week ago • 7,071 views • 3:39Come on baby ... light yours! YouTube: Why does fire burn? What’s the chemistry and physics of a flame? This week, learn about the beautiful science happening inside a flame!
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 318 views • 4:12