Welcome to the US National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, where there's a giant freezer filled with 20km of ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic. Here's why.

posted by Mekanikal 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,213 views • 3:33

YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00

This is another one of those videos that I expect many of you to hate. Gluten is surprisingly polarizing. Of course, most of the evidence that many of you will throw at me are anecdotes. And we all know... continue reading

posted by cricket 9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 797 views • 8:48

YouTube Description: Hank shares the latest developments in science, this week demystifying three freaky things in nature: the polar vortex, why some bugs are infertile, and how a chain can appear to defy... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 289 views • 4:46

YT: music : https://soundcloud.com/querflote/5-au... CREDITS: Ocean Networks Canada/ CSSF Ropos Photos courtesy of Ocean Networks Canada Selected Sea Pig images provided by the NIWA Invertebrate... continue reading

posted by Lumm 1 decade 1 year 3 weeks ago • 2,727 views • 3:27

A bit of glass made by dropping liquid glass into water is called a Prince Rupert's Drop. It has some very weird properties, including being nearly indestructible at one end, and super vulnerable at the... continue reading

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