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 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,107 views • 6:40

A lot of things happen on Earth, but there are still some things that just don't ever happen here. But, that doesn't mean that what's impossible here is impossible everywhere else in the universe. ... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 11 months ago • 485 views • 7:24

YouTube 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) 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 426 views • 4:05

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months ago • 495 views • 6:19

YouTube description: Wind can be one of the most critical and complicated loads on civil structures. The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 593 views • 8:48

YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading

posted by nanrod 3 years 5 months ago • 517 views • 9:05

How the Sun affects the Earth.

posted by bobknight33 3 years 8 months ago • 99 views • 4:19

As summer winds down, Scott offers some unsolicited career advice.

posted by bobknight33 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 17 views • 3:55

"During a hurricane you usually hear meteorologists refer to its intensity by categories. If you don't know the difference between a category 1 and a category 5 hurricane, The Weather Channel meteorologist... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 69 views • 1:51

"Protection from deportation and the chance to work have been life-changing for DACA recipients. But if Congress and the White House can’t agree on a bill to protect them within a six-month timeframe,... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 218 views • 5:28

YouTube description: These days, giant wind turbines are supplying more and more of our clean energy. And when they break down, they need to be fixed fast. It's a job only a few people are equipped... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months ago • 554 views • 5:44

YouTube description: If you're sitting on a boat in Lake Constance, are you in three countries at once? Or just in one? Does it even matter? Because strangely, it turns out there are parts of the world... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 555 views • 2:32

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 4 years 6 months ago • 102 views • 3:36

A newly designed wind turbine leaves behind a loud, noisy and sometimes dangerous traditional feature of bladed turbines.

posted by newtboy 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 799 views • 1:14

YT: As the world switches to renewable energy - and we are switching - there's a problem you might not expect: balancing the grid. Rotational mass and system inertia are the things that keep your lights... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 828 views • 4:06

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,384 views • 4:32

YouTube description: On La Gomera, a small island in Spain’s Canary Islands, the last speakers of a language without words reside. "El Silbo," a whistled communication used in rural and isolated areas,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 197 views • 3:53

I built this grass hut up on a ridge. It's roughly parallel with the tiled hut and wattle and daub hut that are a couple of hundred meters away down in a valley. I built it on a ridge to get away from... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 558 views • 4:17