The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading
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Biologists in New Zealand have found around 100 new species after exploring a rift some 5 kilometers beneath the sea. The organisms include some that scientists can't even identify, as well as a strange... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 month 3 weeks ago • 227 views • 2:07YouTube description: What do Skrillex, David Bowie, Salt-N-Pepa and basically every drum and bass track have in common? They've all used the Amen break, a four-bar drum solo that has become the most... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 427 views • 4:05YouTube description: Less than 2 percent of the ocean floor has been explored by scientists. “Every time we go to the deep sea, we find new species of organisms,” explains geobiologist Victoria... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 129 views • 9:46Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 249 views • 7:24I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 419 views • 11:27YouTube 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 5 months ago • 318 views • 3:46YouTube description: Today's recipe is a little different: Cheese-curd fritters from Eliza Smith's 1758 cookbook, "The Compleat Housewife." We found it a bit challenging to make cheese curds in camp,... continue reading
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