The world remains in a state of shock after spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting on the island of Tonga left a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific region. With shocking visuals... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 months 3 weeks ago • 40 views • 4:26

The flight between Papa Westray and Westray takes 80-90 seconds and covers about 2km. Why does it exist? And what's it like? On a rainy day in the Orkney Islands, I went to find out.

posted by newtboy 11 months 2 weeks ago • 381 views • 4:32

From Youtube, "The Orkney Islands, off the northern tip of Scotland, have so much electricity that it's actually a problem. Here's why: and here's what they're doing about it."

posted by w1ndex 11 months 3 weeks ago • 335 views • 5:29

Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 3 months 1 week ago • 749 views • 3:53

The Broomway is surrounded on both sides by quicksand and deep, sucking mud. It has no markers and no guideposts. And if you mistime your walk, you won't outrun the tide. Oh, and it's in the middle of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,096 views • 4:47

Zefrank gives his True Facts about Macaques. From Youtube, "CREDITS: MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/querflote Thanks to Dr. Erin Riley, Dr. Kathryn Devaney, and Dr. Lauren Brent for their time helping ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 377 views • 10:20

YouTube description: This translucent Deepstaria jelly unfurled as it whorled and shapeshifted in currents created by ROV Hercules' thrusters. Its bright red resident isopod, a relative of the pillbug,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 790 views • 5:43

From Youtube, "Dialect coach Erik Singer once again takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. Did Rami Malek do a good job speaking through prosthetics to become... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 19 views • 25:20

YouTube description: Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 417 views • 3:42

The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 36 views • 10:16

YouTube description: On a small island, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan, the world’s most precious kimonos are crafted using a very unusual element: mud. The meticulous technique, which has been... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,037 views • 2:50

The bizarre and convoluted tale of Liberty Island

posted by ChaosEngine 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 647 views • 7:29

This is the story of a rock. It was once worth fighting wars over. Now its just a rock.

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 4 months ago • 407 views • 6:37

"Nearly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they are, and have been since 1917. Watch why Puerto Rico won't have power for months: http://bit.ly/2DBCPVp Read about... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 479 views • 3:56

The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest. Within a few centuries, almost all... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 800 views • 5:22

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

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months ago • 658 views • 2:54

There's a tiny island on the East River that you've probably never heard of, and you're not allowed to visit it.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years ago • 1,631 views • 3:56

YouTube description: There’s an invisible line between two groups of islands in the Indian Ocean with two totally different animal populations. It took three branches of science to figure out why it exists. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 weeks ago • 573 views • 4:53