YouTube description: Originally built by the Incas, the manmade salt pans in Maras, Peru, have endured for over 500 years. Beneath the Qaqawiñay mountains runs a salty fresh spring, which empties into... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,535 views • 1:20

It takes less acceleration to get to other stars than our own sun. Crazy, huh?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,866 views • 3:13

YouTube: May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 175 views • 4:34

At the University of Salford's Energy House, all the energy use is monitored and controlled, allowing researchers to experiment with all sorts of insulation and energy-saving techniques. But how to control... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 104 views • 3:36

YouTube description: Bright pillars of light... clouds of glowing dust... shimmering discs floating around the sun... signs of extraterrestrial activity, or is there a more rational and scientific explanation... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 917 views

Join the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 3 weeks ago • 279 views • 19:04

In the Aljarafe region of Spain, there's PS10 and PS20: concentrated solar power towers. They're huge towers surrounded by heliostats: movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its light onto a giant... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 441 views • 2:42

"It has the most hilarious name out any planet in our solar system, but there's more to Uranus 'dan dis'. It had plenty of rings surrounding it and is the 7th planet from the Sun. Learn all you need to... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 16 views • 3:50

YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months ago • 658 views • 3:23

As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 832 views • 3:38

Just how far is the supposed planet 9?

posted by lv_hunter 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 738 views • 9:28

Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? And how did it get started? Scientists are seeking the answers in the cosmos, our solar system and right here on planet Earth.

"We named the whole shebang after the sun." YouTube: In today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 110 views • 10:17

"How old really is our solar system? Which planet in our solar system has the biggest ocean of all? Find out in The Solar System In Numbers! ..."

posted by ant 9 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 33 views • 2:42

Common misconceptions about climate change. References below: For CO2, sea levels, Arctic sea ice, Antarctic and Greenland land ice: http://climate.nasa.gov Satellite data shows that ground-based... continue reading

posted by cricket 1 decade 2 months ago • 868 views • 6:50

Energy is neither created nor destroyed — and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 292 views • 4:44

"This summer on Fox, a different take on the universe..." From http://www.dorkly.com/post/64025/cosmos-gets-less-complicated-thanks-to-fred-willard ...

posted by ant 1 decade 5 months 2 weeks ago • 42 views • 2:40

While the sun is keeping us all alive on this planet, it's also causing many people to develop skin cancer.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 5 months 2 weeks ago • 137 views • 2:17

"When a science-mad A.I. system (voiced by GLaDOS actress Ellen McLain) is installed at NASA, two hapless computer technicians learn the process behind nuclear fusion in the Sun, and how it differs from fission..." ... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 8 months 3 weeks ago • 85 views • 9:00