Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months ago • 984 views • 2:32Videos (35) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (72) |
YouTube description: There’s something you probably heard a lot in biology class. And no, it's not “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”...
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 10 months 1 week ago • 56 viewsYouTube description: Life is chemistry. From diatom to Diana, life is not a magical imbued trait, is a process of the physics of our universe. The precise and convoluted chemistry of life requires specific... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 6 months 1 week ago • 508 views • 10:13YouTube description: The hydra of mythology may not be as far off from reality as you think! Let's take a journey to the mall to meet our tentacled, regenerating friends!... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 296 views • 8:25YouTube description: We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space but are they actually immortal? We'll explore that and other misconceptions about tardigrades in this week's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months ago • 356 views • 12:50YouTube description: 1.8 billion years ago, a cell ate another cell, but it didn't digest it, and without that happening, we would not exist. This week we explore the origins of eukaryotic cells and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months ago • 335 views • 10:00YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58YouTube description: You probably know not to lick something unfamiliar. But there are actually a surprising number of discoveries that have been made because scientists licked things.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 768 views • 12:19YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 6:19Stupid brain ... YouTube: Scientists think that evolution may not have prepared our brains for donuts, and an international research team has found out that some of earth’s oldest, largest trees are... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 436 views • 5:59They're not the only ones. YouTube: On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 11 months ago • 561 views • 3:49YouTube description: IMPORTANT NOTE I'm not saying that this is the best or only way. I have lots of friends who go to 100% every time and they are extremely prolific and effective creators. And they... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 1,346 views • 3:57YouTube: Abusing inhalants, like glue, can cause serious health problems, and you shouldn't need a video on the internet to tell you that. But let's take a deeper look at why these chemicals are so dangerous.
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months ago • 190 views • 2:33YouTube description: Earth is not flat. So, representing it on a flat surface can be challenging and always requires compromises. Hosted by: Hank Green (obligatory xkcd ref - https://xkcd.com/977/... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 424 views • 4:34YouTube: Bakers will sometimes replace the butter, oil, or eggs in their breads, muffins, and assorted tasty treats with applesauce. That pretty much sounds like culinary magic, but it's not... it's culinary... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 204 views • 2:58YouTube: As we continue explore free will, today Hank considers a middle ground between hard determinism and libertarian free will: compatibilism. This view seeks to find ways that our internally motivated... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months ago • 132 views • 8:55YouTube: The world has a lot to thank Henrietta Lacks for, and yet many do not know what she has contributed. From helping to create the polio vaccine to the study of radiation, Henrietta and her HeLa... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 20 views • 4:42YouTube: It may not look like it sitting in that cute bear bottle, but honey is a supercharged bacteria-killing powerhouse!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 724 views • 4:20"It's not the booze that's hot, it's you."
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 438 views • 1:47YouTube: Juice cleanses or fasts are thought of as a popular way to detox and reboot the digestive system. But, like most fad diets, juice cleanses might not be doing what you think they are.
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