The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it's on display. The rest is hidden behind... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 59 views • 12:15

"... 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 8 months 3 weeks ago • 46 views • 8:50

YT: We tend to think of fossils as dinosaur bones or petrified wood, but what if we told you that there's a lot we can learn from fossilized waste?

posted by Fantomas 5 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 72 views • 11:54

In the animated short “Drawn & Recorded: Teen Spirit” by Drew Christie of Kalakala Animation, narrator T-Bone Burnett tells the story behind the famous 1991 Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 691 views • 2:55

YouTube description: Olympic ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is no stranger to soaring through the skies. She’s been taking flight for 15 years, jumping from dizzying heights and sliding downhill at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 336 views • 2:23

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 3 months ago • 1,496 views • 3:32

and how this led to the invention of the Vibrator...

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 30 views • 10:06

Um ... ewww?

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 421 views • 9:38

For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as he practices one of the more unusual Chinese martial arts. The 70-year-old is an expert... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 334 views • 2:18

YouTube description: What if you had to grow 20 pounds of bone on your forehead each year just to find a mate? In a bloody, itchy process, males of the deer family grow a new set of antlers every year,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 318 views • 3:46

How astronauts exercise effectively in a zero gravity environment.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 556 views • 11:55

Milk. It does a body [no] good! YouTube: There are a few topics that just never get old for me. “Pay for performance”. “overtesting”. “medical myths”. And, of course, my never-ending war... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 327 views • 4:23

"Exercising stimulates bone remodeling and ultimately bone strength." uhoh YouTube: Today Hank explains the skeletal system and why astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are out in space studying... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months ago • 31 views • 10:38

YouTube:The gravity of the situation is clear – and yes, it’s going to hurt. But what are a few broken bones when the alternative is plummeting to your doom?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,195 views • 1:10

This explains a lot! YouTube: It’s supposed to help keep your body healthy in stressful situations. But the constant stress of our everyday lives means we’re getting overexposed to cortisol. Raychelle... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 weeks ago • 108 views • 2:52

"Imagine having a bunch of horny bones on your back ..."

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,547 views • 4:10