The flight between Papa Westray and Westray takes 80-90 seconds and covers about 2km. Why does it exist? And what's it like? On a rainy day in the Orkney Islands, I went to find out.

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"... Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales..."

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The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading

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"What different clouds mean, explained for kids. Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! If you’re standing outside and you look up, you’ll likely see something familiar above... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 66 views • 8:03

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

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YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 68 views • 2:46

YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 9 months 1 week ago • 803 views • 11:36

From Youtube, "Paul demonstrates different things you might use as cover in a home defense situation. Paul's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5769301 This video was edited and uploaded by: Brad Nelson ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months ago • 27 views • 19:11

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 2 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 164 views • 20:41

The Hunt-Lenox globe is the second-oldest surviving terrestrial globe and also the oldest known globe to depict the Americas. The globe is covered in hidden details, including the Latin phrase, HC SVNT... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 495 views • 2:26

The wet season started and so fire related projects are harder to do. So I planted this years crop of yams using a different technique. The stones covering the mounds protect the yams from predators such... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 469 views • 6:48

YouTube description: Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works to conserve and restore this icon of Ave Maria. This piece was likely created in a workshop... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 417 views • 11:31

In this video I'l show you how to make the Beautiful Cushion Cover Cutting and Stitching how to make decorative cushion at home by yourself how to make sequin cushions at home (music in video (Wok_Hard ... continue reading

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YouTube description: Their skeletons are prized by beachcombers, but sand dollars look way different in their lives beneath the waves. Covered in thousands of purple spines, they have a bizarre diet... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 weeks ago • 510 views • 4:23

YouTube description: While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of embedded steel rebar is the most common form of concrete... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 1 month ago • 250 views • 7:49

"You'll probably survive." YouTube: If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes. But that doesn't even begin to cover the myriad... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 4 months ago • 155 views • 11:18

Girl on TIME cover wasn't separated from mom, family says

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YouTube description: A look at the colorful history of sci-fi book covers

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