For the first time in it's 175 year history Scientific American has endorsed a presidential candidate, Joe Biden. They recognize the importance of basing our actions on fact and science, and the disasters... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 355 views • 3:42

Science fiction and science fact are often intertwined. As Kate Mulgrew took on the role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, she found a passion for space, science, and exploration.

posted by Ashenkase 1 month 1 week ago • 75 views • 2:48

"There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

posted by bobknight33 2 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 5:30

Zefrank gives his True Facts about Macaques. From Youtube, "CREDITS: MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/querflote Thanks to Dr. Erin Riley, Dr. Kathryn Devaney, and Dr. Lauren Brent for their time helping ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 months 4 weeks ago • 351 views • 10:20

Zefrank talks about felines senses. From Youtube, "CREDITS:Thank you to Dr. Alexis Noel at http://www.noel.gatech.edu for allowing me to show her work. Click on the link to see other remarkable work... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 months 1 week ago • 1,003 views • 12:50

Neil discusses the difference between having knowledge and intelligence. With knowledge, you can memorize certain facts and have them on hand when certain questions arise. With intelligence you can figure... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 months 2 weeks ago • 547 views • 4:44

NASA's current fleet of spacesuits was built in 1974, and each was reported to cost between $15 million and $22 million. Today, that would be about $150 million. Having not built any new mission-ready... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 5 months 2 weeks ago • 100 views • 10:41

"Ah, she went that way....CHOMP."

posted by w1ndex 5 months 3 weeks ago • 491 views • 10:23

Cuz the ocean is weird.

posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 315 views • 10:15

Global Warming is taking a rare back seat in the news right now, as we deal with the more immediate existential crisis afflicting our civilisation and way of life. But as entire countries are getting shut... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months 3 weeks ago • 342 views • 13:56

In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months 4 weeks ago • 429 views • 6:33

YouTube description: Hips don’t lie. But a hip x-ray in the Soviet Union of the 1950s might not have been what it appeared to be. In fact, if it was round, it was likely a record. Let us explain.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months 1 week ago • 357 views • 2:30

From Youtube, Brenda...Where's my egg? Join the Community: http://www.patreon.com/truefacts CREDITS: MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/querflote Footage of the mating ostrich: Jackson Hart Grady ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 9 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 5:46

From Youtube, "A brief overview of this ingenious method of compressing air using only the power of water. The way a trompe harnesses the power of water to generate compressed air with no moving parts... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 9 months 1 week ago • 1,205 views • 8:50

https://youtu.be/vfWUorR8D60 Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months ago • 555 views • 10:04

From Youtube, "Mudskippers gets what they gets and don't throws the fits."

posted by w1ndex 10 months 1 week ago • 407 views • 5:24

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 10 months 3 weeks ago • 464 views

YouTube description: You are probably aware of the fact that elephants make trumpeting noises - but did you know that most of their communication is so low pitched that humans can’t even hear it? ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 11 months ago • 484 views • 6:05

Gleba

posted by newtboy 11 months ago • 467 views • 3:39

From Youtube, "Anti-gravity is one of those controversial subjects that some say is more in the realm of science fiction than science fact with many physicists saying it's just not theoretically possible... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 11 months 2 weeks ago • 110 views • 14:25