"Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures..." From http://boingboing.net/2022/04/19/why-are-cockroaches-so-hard-to-kill.html.... continue reading

posted by ant 3 weeks 5 days ago • 52 views • 5:10

Artemis 1: Which will consist of an uncrewed flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion spacecraft around the Moon, where the next generation of spacecraft that will take humans to the... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 month 1 week ago • 55 views • 12:48

have questions about why the videoing auto kept driving into a storm that is spinning a pickup like a top?

“Most of us can’t imagine what it will be like when the whole ocean system collapses,” says Colin Angus, CTO and cofounder Open Ocean Robotics, a tech startup that makes autonomous boats. The... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 1 week ago • 295 views • 8:44

Fascinating stuff about how and why a plant becomes a meat eater

posted by eric3579 3 months 2 weeks ago • 56 views • 16:11

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 3 months 3 weeks ago • 38 views • 4:26

Why This Zig-Zag Coast Guard Search Pattern is Actually Genius - Smarter Every Day 268

posted by BSR 3 months 3 weeks ago • 102 views • 26:54

Dorothea Lange’s photos of the incarceration of Japanese Americans went largely unseen for decades. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 — two months... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 months ago • 78 views • 14:39

"... Extreme weather sometimes happens in very specific areas thanks to extreme surface temperature differences..."

posted by ant 5 months ago • 52 views • 2:29

It's time the news organizations began questioning the actions of police.

From Youtube, "John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants to talk to you about “your... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 6 months ago • 125 views • 23:37

This is why word inflation is a problem: You can try to change reality by redefining words, but it won't work – it just stops you from dealing with it.

posted by BSR 6 months 2 weeks ago • 378 views • 8:08

When a theory makes a prediction that disagrees with an experimental test, sometimes it means we should throw the theory away. But what if that theory has otherwise produced the most successful predictions... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months 3 weeks ago • 436 views • 12:36

From Youtube, "The Brünnlisau shooting range in Switzerland has its targets on the other side of a major road. And it's safe. Here's how and why. Thanks to everyone at the Schiessanlage Brünnlisau!"

posted by w1ndex 6 months 4 weeks ago • 360 views • 5:19

Dr. Matthew Walker and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss how marijuana affects sleep. Dr. Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and is the... continue reading

posted by eric3579 7 months ago • 17 views • 9:40

Axolotls are one of science’s most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 1 week ago • 113 views • 5:22