Zefrank looks at Army Ants and the beetles that co-exist with them. From Youtube, "Where to buy the Army Ants Book: https://amzn.com/067424155X True Facts Shirts: https://ze-true-store.myshopify.com/ ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 month 1 week ago • 697 views • 9:28

YouTube description: Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic empire made incredible scientific advancements that still influence many fields of research today. What we know about some of the great minds of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 months ago • 79 views • 10:44

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 months 3 weeks ago • 863 views • 7:59

From Youtube, "This video is part of a series about climate change supported by Breakthrough Energy – a coalition founded by Bill Gates, that is working to expand clean-energy investment and support... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 6 months 2 weeks ago • 78 views • 10:36

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 7 months ago • 356 views • 10:20

The stereotypical modern playground — with its bright colors and rubberized flooring — is designed to be clean, safe, and lawsuit-proof. But that isn't necessarily the best design for kids. US playground... continue reading

posted by BSR 8 months 1 week ago • 108 views • 5:44

Writing in the Geophysical Research Letters, NASA says a review of Voyager 2’s old data from 1986 showed that Uranus vented a giant blob of gas into space. This pocket of ionized gas, a plasma structure... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months 4 weeks ago • 1,102 views • 6:40

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 10 months ago • 429 views • 6:33

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 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,279 views • 6:59

YouTube description: Kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months 2 weeks ago • 592 views • 4:21

In the fast-flowing streams of eastern Tennessee, Emilly Nolan is working hard to reestablish a population for a strange looking animal with an even stranger array of nicknames. The Eastern hellbender—aka... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 week ago • 98 views • 6:51

From Youtube, "Dianna from Physics Girl visited CERN in Geneva Switzerland to find out what the detectors at the LHC are looking for, and dive into the fundamental question: what are particles? Creator/Host:... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 2 weeks ago • 289 views • 14:44

A recent study had a lot of negative things to say about diet sodas, but how seriously should we take that study? Observational research can be powerful and useful, but it can also lead to shaky outcomes.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 3 weeks ago • 508 views • 6:17

From Youtube, "The Todd Rogers dragster saga is one of the juiciest stories in all of video game history. I was addicted to researching the dispute when it arose on Twin Galaxies and the entire story has... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 3 months 1 week ago • 26 views • 26:04

"Ant venom delivery captured, for the first time, in slow-motion (1,000fps) & up-close video. The ants (and stingers) featured in this video are the Florida harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius and the trap-jaw... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 690 views • 3:31

YouTube description: After landing on the Moon, what ever happened to the Lunar Ascent Modules? Turns out they were crashed onto the moon for Science! Here are all the known crash sites of the LM... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 5 months 4 weeks ago • 266 views • 12:58

YouTube 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) 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,833 views • 3:58

YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,385 views • 8:03

YT: The Forbes Pigment Collection, at the Harvard Art Museums, is a collection of pigments, binders, and other art materials for researchers to use as standards: so they can tell originals from restorations... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 440 views • 5:13