The new administration fired the FAA director, froze hiring of new controllers, disbanded the aviation safety advisory board, fired the head of the Coast Guard, and the head of the TSA (both on air safety... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 2 weeks ago • 71 views • 16 secs

Two bears ended up in a deadly fight in Spain's Cantabrian mountains, which are home to around 350 bears. Video footage shows a female bear protecting her cub from a larger male before both fighting... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months ago • 251 views • 1:46

Before NOVA begins its construction, the Rainbow Bridge only exists in a 900-year-old painting that shows the bustling capital city of Kaifeng. Another NOVA ancient construction episode, again narrated... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 66 views • 54:16

Enter the world of an undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, as families navigate loss, grief and mortality. (Aired 2007) ... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 6 months ago • 52 views • 53:38

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, once again answers the internet's burning questions about dead bodies and the funeral director profession. When someone dies, what happens... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 7 views • 15:27

I explain the meaning of the phrase, and demonstrate the process of dead nailing.

posted by eric3579 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 459 views • 1:48

You’re alive right now… at least I’m pretty sure you are. But you’re not TOTALLY alive. Bits of you are always breaking down, being thrown out, and being replaced. Even right now, parts of you... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 81 views • 13:12

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated his life to ending child trafficking in India. Despite getting attacked and beaten on many occasions, Kailash remains relentless in his mission.... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 4 years ago • 8 views • 10:28

From Youtube, "Deep in tropical jungles lie floating kingdoms ruled by beautiful and deadly masters: They are sort of the high elves of the ant kingdoms: Talented architects that create castles and city... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 94 views • 9:04

From Youtube, "At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 560 views • 11:31

Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. He is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,286 views • 6:59

From Youtube, "In nearly every corner of the Earth, ants wage war against each other. Their weapons are what nature gave them. Some have strong armour, deadly stingers or sharp mandibles. And then there... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 522 views • 9:23

YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 12 months ago • 336 views • 4:33

Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 5 years 12 months ago • 371 views • 4:44

YouTube description: In 1966 an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead."... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,635 views • 14:09

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 412 views • 8:35

"It’s more than just dancing around. ... If you’ve ever seen an orchestra perform you’ve probably had a difficult time looking away from the person dead center on the stage – the conductor. It’s... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 9 months ago • 16 views • 4:42