Tag: science

February 3, 2016 at 2:34 am

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation (10 Photos)

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation (10 Photos)

Ed Yong discusses the anatomy and evolution of eyes, assessing how a creature’s environment contributes to its function, form and appearance

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February 1, 2016 at 3:20 pm

Thermal Imaging Camera Shows How and Where Human Body Loses Heat

Thermal Imaging Camera Shows How and Where Human Body Loses Heat

Using the military spec Selex Merlin thermal imaging camera, Oli Martin vividly shows how the human body loses heat when exposed to the blistering cold of the Scottish highlands

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January 29, 2016 at 12:01 pm

If There’s 44 People in a Room, What Are the Chances Two People Share the Same Birthday?

If There's 44 People in a Room, What Are the Chances Two People Share the Same Birthday?

The birthday paradox and why our brains struggle to think exponentially

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January 27, 2016 at 11:14 am

These Guys Just Built the World’s Fastest Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot

These Guys Just Built the World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solving Robot

I, for one, welcome our new Rubik’s cube solving overlords

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January 26, 2016 at 9:52 am

Is Titanium Bulletproof?

Is Titanium Bulletproof?

There’s only one way to find out

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January 20, 2016 at 8:04 am

Making Soap Bubbles in the Freezing Cold and Filming the Results

Making Soap Bubbles in the Freezing Cold and Filming the Results

Pablo Zaluska beautifully captures what happens when you make frozen soap bubbles in -15°C weather

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January 18, 2016 at 4:52 am

Elon Musk Shares Close-Up of SpaceX Rocket Landing, Tipping and Exploding

Elon Musk Shares Close-Up of SpaceX Rocket Landing, Tipping and Exploding

Incredible close-up footage shows SpaceX’s latest attempt to land its reusable Falcon 9 rocket

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January 12, 2016 at 9:52 am

Award-Winning Video Captures Single Celled Organism Attacking Its Prey

Award-Winning Video Captures Single Celled Organism Attacking Its Prey

Wim van Egmond’s microscopic video of a Trachelius ciliate feeding on a Campanella ciliate was named the winner of the 5th annual Nikon Small World in Motion Competition

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January 4, 2016 at 5:30 pm

In Case You’ve Never Seen What 13,000 Cubic Feet of Water Per Second Looks Like

In Case You've Never Seen What 13,000 Cubic Feet of Water Per Second Looks Like

Watch flood water get released at a rate of 13,000 cu. ft per second at the Tenkiller Lake Daaaaaaaaaam! in Okla. The madness begins at 0:18

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December 27, 2015 at 11:23 pm

Slow Motion Underwater Explosions with Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen

Slow Motion Underwater Explosions with Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen

YouTube’s ‘Backyard Scientist’ creates underwater explosions in his pool using dry ice and liquid nitrogen, capturing the results in high definition, slow motion

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