Check out this interesting report by Biologist Timothy Mousseau, a man who has been studying the lasting effects of radiation on the flora and fauna of Chernobyl, Ukraine for more than a decade. [The New York Times | Via The Presurfer]
1- If you want to know if your eggs are still good, fill a large glass container with water and drop your eggs in. If they sink to the bottom, they’re good, and if they float, they’ve gone bad. 2- If you want to prevent your eyes from crying when chopping up onions, refrigerate them […]
Let’s all get weird… with the power of science! [BuzzFeedBlue]
Impossible planets, mysterious noises from the deep, and inexplicable artifacts buried for centuries, there are some things even the smartest of scientists struggle to explain. Take a look at these ten baffling scientific discoveries. [AllTime10s]
The Vancouver, Canada-based Nerd Corps Entertainment will produce a computer-animated TV series based on the bestselling George Greenby children’s series by Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy. According to Variety: The Vancouver-based animation studio is planning to produce 26 half-hour episodes of the educational comedy-adventure TV series for the world market. The series examines science […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy was on CNN’s Crossfire Tuesday night to discuss the recent report on climate change released by the Obama administration. Since it’s Crossfire, he didn’t just have two hosts to contend with — he also went toe-to-toe with Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research think tank based in Washington, […]
A thought provocative presentation, based on Nietzsche’s critique of scientific positivism, on why science doesn’t always equate to truth. Depending on your position on the matter, and as with all subjects that can be debated in a philosophy class, the answer is open to debate and could lead to a blood bath. Discuss in the […]
The Moon might be much bigger, and farther away, than you think it is… [Kurzgesagt]
When you picture the lowest levels of the food chain, you might imagine herbivores happily munching on lush, living green plants. But this idyllic image leaves out a huge (and slightly less appetizing) source of nourishment: dead stuff. John C. Moore details the “brown food chain,” explaining how such unlikely delicacies as pond scum and […]
A highly interesting video by Minute Earth explaining how scientists can establish a planet’s age, such as our planet being between 4.4 and 4.5 billion years old, not 6000. [Minute Earth]