YouTube description: On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the show. The island still functions as one of the last matriarchal societies left in the world. Historically,... continue reading
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There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 790 views • 3:48YouTube description: In Calipatria, California, the town is below sea level -- but their flag pole isn't. But what does "sea level" mean? Is it just theory, or is there more behind it?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 495 views • 2:58Sea Creatures can be monstrously large, but how big can they get compared to you?
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 133 views • 7:03"... Deconstructed". "Deep sea creatures look so..... odd? But why? ..."
posted by ant 6 years 8 months ago • 26 views • 6:37I'm at the top of Mount Evans, more than 14,000 feet - 4.3km - above sea level. This is definitely a mountain: but why doesn't the smaller summit next to it also count? Let's talk about prominence. (Just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 152 views • 2:46"In this episode of GREEN PORNO, Isabella Rossellini explores the reproductive miracles of starfish. Subscribe to SundanceTV: http://goo.gl/GTzxOZ Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed and provocative... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 67 views • 2:34"Isabella Rossellini explores the special reproductive talents of the barnacle in this episode of GREEN PORNO. Subscribe to SundanceTV: http://goo.gl/GTzxOZ Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 205 views • 3:04"In this episode of GREEN PORNO, Isabella Rossellini explores the sexy and dangerous life of the shrimp. Subscribe to SundanceTV: http://goo.gl/GTzxOZ Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed and... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 232 views • 4:21For nearly 700 years, the shrimpers of Oostduinkerke, Belgium, have been training draft horses to help them pursue the local catch. Typically weighing more than 2,000 pounds, these horses are well suited... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months ago • 95 views • 2:39Published on Dec 27, 2016 This is the story of how a tiny, magical creature was transformed into a cultural phenomenon by inventor, marketing genius and complicated eccentric Harold von Braunhut. Full... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,442 views • 16:47Near Bodø in Norway, there's the strongest tidal current in the world: Saltstraumen Maelstrom, a constantly-changing rush of whirlpools, boils and vortices. It might not be quite the whirlpools of myth... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 241 views • 2:32YouTube description: In the high-altitude city of La Paz, Bolivia, rates of heart problems dwarf those of cities at sea level. But an unexpected partnership between medicine and art is helping address... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 67 views • 3:08"Tardigrades, also referred to as "water bears," are eight-legged microscopic animals that are seemingly impossible to kill, having been found everywhere from Antarctica to the deep sea."
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,101 views • 4:10YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26I never thought of sand as a non-renewable resource, but there's only a limited supply: and to make things worse, it keeps getting washed into the sea. At Cape May, New Jersey, the US Army Corps of Engineers... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,756 views • 3:22The internet allows us to see videos, photos, and news from anywhere in the world almost instantaneously. But how?! In this video we learn about the hundreds of underwater fiber optic cables that connect... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 649 views • 7:37YouTube 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