Tag: science

June 6, 2016 at 8:46 pm

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They’ll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests

If Wasps Find Colored Paper They'll Make Rainbow-Colored Nests

In an interesting experiment, biology student Mattia Menchetti gives colored construction paper to wasps and photographs the results

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June 3, 2016 at 1:14 pm

This First-Person View of a Rocket Launch to Space is Incredible

This First-Person View of a Rocket Launch to Space is Incredible

“And I think it’s gonna be a long long time…”

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June 2, 2016 at 6:58 pm

Your Brain is Two and What Makes You, You

Your Brain is Two and What Makes You, You

CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt collaborate on a two-part video series about our brain(s) and what we’re ‘made’ of

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May 27, 2016 at 2:23 pm

Guy Sets Remote Camera Deep in the Amazon and Captures the Rainforest’s Incredible Biodiversity

Guy Sets Remote Camera Deep in the Amazon and Captures the Rainforest's Incredible Biodiversity

“An Unseen World” is an award winning short film by Paul Rosolie. The variety of species captured in this one location is astounding

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May 24, 2016 at 12:38 pm

How Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality

How Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality

Your sports team wins. The confetti drops. And suddenly, the video quality falls apart. Why? Interframe compression, bitrate and unnecessary green screen effects. Watch as Tom Scott delves into the intriguing issue

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May 23, 2016 at 1:47 pm

The Entire Universe Explained in 4 Glorious Minutes

The Entire Universe Explained in 4 Glorious Minutes

Everything you wanted to know about the Universe in 4 funny and informative minutes

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May 18, 2016 at 5:04 pm

Picture of the Day: The Room Where Satellites Get Tested

Picture of the Day: The Room Where Satellites Get Tested

Seen here is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) incredible satellite testing room in Noordwijk, the Netherlands

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May 16, 2016 at 1:08 pm

Half a Million Volts Surround This High Voltage Power Line Inspector

Half a Million Volts Surround This High Voltage Power Line Inspector

“Like a bird on a wire”

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May 11, 2016 at 11:36 am

How a Single Car, Inadvertently Braking, Causes a Traffic Jam

How a Single Car, Inadvertently Braking, Causes a Traffic Jam

When one driver inadvertently taps their brakes, it causes the car behind it to do so as well; and so on and so on

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May 11, 2016 at 11:19 am

This Rare Mercury Transit Timelapse Really Puts the Colossal Size of Our Sun in Perspective

This Rare Mercury Transit Timelapse Really Puts the Colossal Size of Our Sun in Perspective

Mercury is roughly 1/3 the size of Earth and you can fit about 1.3 million Earths inside the Sun…

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