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2026-10-20 17:20:27 UTC

🤹 WATCH: Contact jugglers use a technique called isolation to make figure-8 rings appear fixed in midair while hands and bodies shift around them.
Fratres #Juggling breaks down the mechanics behind the #trick, showing how practice along a flat wall helps maintain the two-dimensional plane needed to sustain the effect.
👉 https://seethis.tv/post/8-ring-contact-juggling-illusion-video
#circles #illusion #opticalillusions #performance #shapes #physics #circus #tutorial #tksst #video
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2026-10-12 09:30:00 UTC

🐢 NEWS: A new survey estimates roughly 180,000 #Aldabra giant #tortoises on #AldabraAtoll in the #Seychelles, the first rigorous count since the late 1990s.
Improved statistical methods correcting for unseen #animals suggest earlier figures were underestimated. The #population, once reduced below 1,000 by overhunting, is now stable but faces #drought, rising seas, and invasive #predators.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/giant-tortoise-population-reboud/
#conservation #science #nature #wildlife #endangered #ecology #research #education #animals #climate

2026-10-07 18:30:08 UTC

🐸 NEW: Most #animals make ketone bodies in the liver when #glucose runs low, and the #blood carries them to the #brain.
A University of #Missouri study found that #bullfrogs also produce #ketones directly inside brain tissue, letting neural activity continue without glucose. This may explain how the #frogs restart key brain circuits each #spring after #hibernation, when #energy stores are thin.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/bullfrog-brain-superpower-backup-fuel/
#metabolism #amphibians #neuroscience #biology #research #winter #physiology #science #wildlife #nature #diseases

2026-10-02 18:30:04 UTC

🥒 NEW: Electrical engineer Joshua Méndez Harper demonstrated an electrified #pickle at an Electrostatics Society of America meeting.
His #PortlandState team monitored a pickle with a high-speed camera and #hydrogen sensor, finding that alternating current produces both #electrolysis and a stable vapor pocket. Sparks across that gap ignite the hydrogen and #oxygen, creating the glow.
👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-10-pickles-explosive.html
#electricity #physics #science #experiment #chemistry #stem #research #demo #kitchen #video
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2026-09-25 15:30:07 UTC

🐘 NEW: In #Kenya’s #MountElgon region, researchers interviewed scouts and elders living alongside salt-mining #elephants.
The accounts describe elephants choosing particular #plants when unwell, and mothers mixing chewed plant material into #milk for their #calves. The team identified 35 plant species the #animals use, 25 with known local medicinal value.
👉 https://zurl.co/coszl
#elephants #wildlife #animals #science #conservation #medicinalplants #biology #nature #research #ecology #africa

2026-09-20 21:00:03 UTC

🟢 ICYMI: Human #eyes naturally perceive fine variations in #green, prompting artists throughout #history to seek vivid, durable shades.
In #Getty's Becoming Artsy series, host Jessie Hendricks investigates historical #artworks to explain how painters turned to #minerals, tree #resin, and toxic #arsenic to produce green #paint.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/green-painting-dangerous-color-getty-video
#ancientgreece #greexe #art #arthistory #history #museums #books #chemistry #color #conservation #copper #geology #paper #renaissance #rocks #science #tksst #video
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2026-09-19 23:00:02 UTC

🦫 ICYMI: In West #London, the reintroduction of #beavers to an #urban #wetland helped halt chronic #flooding at a local tube station.
Led by the #Ealing Beaver Project in #ParadiseFields, the #animals build natural #water defenses that replace the need for costly council #engineering works.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ealing-beaver-project-success-video
#biodiversity #biology #city #civics #climatechange #climate #community #ecosystem #england #uk #hydrology #nature #rain #science #weather #womeninstem #tksst #video
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2026-09-15 19:17:25 UTC

🐿️ WATCH: In the #Yukon #permafrost, researchers found 700,000-year-old fossilized #dung from an #extinct ground #squirrel species.
These preserved #burrows contained ancient plant material, #bones, and the oldest #woollymammoth #DNA identified in #NorthAmerica, tracking how #prehistoric #ecosystems shifted over time.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ancient-ground-squirrel-poop-becomes-a-treasure-trove-for-paleontologists
#animals #archaeology #biology #canada #climate #climatechange #data #discovery #evolution #fossils #genetics #history #paleontology #plants #poop #research #science #technology #tech #mammoth #tksst #video
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2026-09-10 09:30:01 UTC

⏱️ NEW: #Ctesibius, a Greek inventor of the 3rd century BCE, turned the ancient #clepsydra into an automated #water clock.
A feeding reservoir steadied the flow, while a siphon reset the cycle each day and a floating marker tracked daylight hours. It beat every clock on #Earth until 1656, when the pendulum arrived.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/09/the-ancient-greek-water-clock-that-kept-the-most-accurate-time-for-1800-years.html
#ancientgreece #greece #history #science #invention #engineering #automation #technology #tech

2026-09-08 12:00:25 UTC

📖 ICYMI: Paper engineer Maike Biederstaedt builds intricate #ocean #animals in her pop-up book "Creatures of the Deep."
Based on #drawings by #19thcentury zoologist Ernst Haeckel, the #video demos how complex #paper creases fold and unfold with each turn of the page.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/creatures-of-the-deep-a-pop-up-book-by-maike-biederstaedt
#animals #art #history #biology #books #design #engineering #illustration #marinelife #engineering #science #womeninart #womeninstem #tksst
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2026-09-08 09:00:15 UTC

🎨 ICYMI: Watercolorist and #art teacher Nan shares simple tips for #painting tiny figures without #sketching them first.
In this beginner #tutorial, loose brushwork, quick shadow placement, and head size adjustments help suggest age and posture while letting #watercolor do the heavy lifting.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-to-paint-tiny-people-with-watercolors-nanoart
#activities #demonstration #diy #howto #imagination #paint #play #storytelling #drawing #illustration #craft #tksst #video
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2026-09-03 21:30:02 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 👨‍🚀🌌 Without a #spacesuit, a person exposed to #space would not explode or experience instantly boiling blood. However...
Internal gases would expand, exposed fluids could evaporate, and tissue swelling could occur. Consciousness might be lost within roughly 15 seconds. To make matters worse, holding the breath creates added risk of lung damage or air bubbles in the bloodstream.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/space-flight/what-happens-human-body-space-no-suit/
#astronomy #biology #physics #science #nasa #astronauts #pressure #decompression #ebullism #humanbody #health #travel #death

2026-08-28 21:30:00 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 📚💉 #DollyParton’s death prompted scientists to recall her quiet role in #research. A $1 million gift became the Dolly Parton #COVID-19 Research Fund, supporting early #Moderna #vaccine work. Her #Imagination #Library became the subject of #literacy studies, while the #sheep cloned in 1996 was named after her.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/pieces/dolly-parton-science-tribute/
#science #imaginationlibrary #books #cloning #biology #health #philanthropy #music #education #conservation #baldeagles

2026-08-28 16:30:03 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🩲🌱 In 2021, researchers launched a citizen-science project that asked about 1,000 volunteers in #Switzerland to bury #cotton underwear and tea bags in #soil.
After two months, participants dug up the items, photographed the damage, and mailed the samples for analysis. The results showed faster #decomposition in residential #gardens, while #lawns and farmlands tended to be less active.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/bury-underwear-soil-health/
#science #environment #ecology #microbes #compost #gardening #biology #dirt #nature #underground

2026-08-26 15:30:10 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: A team of scientists engineered an electrospun purple #fabric that reflects about 88% of sunlight and stays cooler than white #cotton in outdoor tests.
In direct #sun, it ran up to 6º C (11º F) cooler than dyed purple cotton, and on simulated skin it beat uncovered skin by nearly 8º C. The lightweight #textile also kept its cooling effect after 50 wash cycles and showed strong durability under #UV exposure.
👉 https://interestingengineering.com/science/purple-fabric-reflects-sunlight-stays-cooler
#science #materials #physics #color #heat #innovation #engineering #clothing #research

2026-08-25 12:30:06 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🍪🧪 Researchers at Southern #Illinois University programmed #yeast to convert #PET #plastic and agricultural waste into edible ingredients.
A hydrothermal process breaks the #waste down, then engineered yeast builds #proteins, #vitamins, and flavorings that get #3D-printed into #cookies called µBites. The #NASA-linked project aims to create #food for disaster zones and deep-space missions.
👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-yeasts-pet-plastic-crop-protein.html
#recycling #science #food #microbes #biotech #sustainability #chemistry #biology #upcycling #innovation
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2026-08-15 10:00:04 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.
These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimushi-sminthurides-springtails-video
#animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video
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2026-08-14 22:47:14 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🔬🌸 Japanese #nature photographer Pendora (ぺんどら) captures tiny globular #springtails measuring around 0.3 mm in length.
These wetland micro-arthropods display face-to-face courtship interactions and use a spring-loaded tail organ called a furcula to execute high-speed jumps that look like #teleportation.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/odoriko-tobimushi-sminthurides-springtails-video
#animals #arthropods #biology #cute #hexapod #macro #mating #microscopy #physics #science #wetlands #insects #macrophotography #japan #microbiology #wildlife #entomology #photography #zoology #tksst #video
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2026-08-14 21:30:00 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧠📈 A #study of over 11,000 British #twins tracked cognitive test scores from age 4 to 21.
Only 1% of children scoring in the top tier at age 7 still scored high at 16, while just 8% of average-scoring #kids climbed into the top range. Genetic and family-education factors predicted stability most strongly, suggesting early gifted labels are an unreliable guide to #adult ability.
👉 https://www.psypost.org/early-giftedness-rarely-lasts-into-adulthood-large-developmental-study-finds/
#childdevelopment #science #psychology #intelligence #education #brain #development #learning #research

2026-08-14 15:30:08 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐙🚫 #Spain’s largest fisheries company shelved the world’s first industrial #octopus farm after years of controversy.
Marine biologists explain that octopus #larvae are fragile, feed costs exceed market value, and the #animals refuse sameness. Scientists and activists weigh the practical failures of #farming against the ethical question of whether this intelligent, solitary wild creature should be imprisoned in the #sea at all.
👉 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/13/environment-food-farming-intelligence-eating-octopus-ethics-sustainability
#marinebiology #biology #intelligence #sentience #ocean #wildlife #sustainability #conservation #science #nature #food #ethics #cephalopod

2026-08-10 18:00:18 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🛩️☀️ In 1973, astronomer Pierre Léna turned a #Concorde prototype into a flying observatory with four ceiling portholes, chasing the #Moon’s shadow across #Africa. Racing at Mach 2.2, he and fellow scientists watched totality for 74 minutes straight, studying the #solar corona from the #stratosphere.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/the-ultimate-eclipse-chase-a-concorde-raced-against-the-moons-shadow/
#solareclipse #astronomy #supersonic #corona #science #history #space #france #sahara #eclipse

2026-08-09 15:00:06 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: ✏️🏭 A tour inside #Blackwing factories in #Japan shows how #graphite cores and incense #cedar slats become classic #pencils. The production process involves #baking graphite strands, shaping cedar casings, applying lacquer coats, and attaching signature #metal ferrules in #California.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/blackwing-pencils-factory-tour
#factory #industry #machines #tech #technology #wood #woodworking #design #craftsmanship #drawing #tools #tksst #video
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2026-08-06 14:52:33 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: ⚡🧲 #Cambridge #math professor Hannah Fry demonstrates how to build a simple electric #motor using a #battery, #copper wire, #magnets, and paper clips.
Winding wire into a coil creates an electromagnet that repels and attracts the magnet beneath, forcing the coil to spin.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-to-make-an-electric-motor-video
#activities #diy #electricity #howto #metal #physics #science #technology #tech #magnetism #engineering #diy #experiment #electromagnets #tksst #video
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2026-08-02 09:00:05 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦘🪵 Kato the Potato, Burrow, Elle, Bunker, Meg, and Minibus are six cube-pooping #wombats who live at #Australia Zoo.
Natural burrowers who construct #underground homes using their powerful #muscles and strong claws, wombats rely on deep digging pits to stay active. Keepers also take them on daily walks to support their physical #health and keep them mentally stimulated.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/wombats-australia-zoo-video
#animals #australiazoo #biology #conservation #marsupials #nocturnal #science #zoo #tksst #video
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2026-07-30 21:30:02 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪴💡 Researchers in #Germany tested how different types of artificial #light affect #nocturnal #insects at railway platforms.
They found that amber 1800K #LED lights, which lack blue light wavelengths, attracted far fewer insects than cool white LEDs or high-pressure sodium lamps. The #darksky reserve where the #study took place has already switched all its platform lights to the insect friendlier option.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-lighting-swap-could-save-millions-of-insects
#lightpollution #biodiversity #conservation #science #nature #moths #ecology #wildlife #environment #biology

2026-07-29 19:30:02 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Researchers in #Brazil reconstructed 3.3 million years of #tropical #vegetation #history and projected changes by 2050.
They found that #climatechange could produce #ecosystem shifts within decades that took millions of years to unfold naturally. Species that evolved in stable tropical refuges, including much of the Malay #Archipelago, face the highest risk from this compression of change over time.
👉 https://theconversation.com/impact-of-climate-change-may-be-equivalent-to-3-3-million-years-of-transformations-in-tropical-vegetation-288073
#climate #amazon #biodiversity #deforestation #globalwarming #ecology #science #ufmg #machinelearning #conservation

2026-07-29 17:30:03 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧱🧠 Play-based #preschool programs help #children develop emotional regulation and social skills that last into elementary #school, according to researchers.
Dramatic #play improves emotion regulation and #language development, while constructive play predicts higher #math achievement. The benefits extend well beyond early #childhood, supporting learning through #highschool.
👉 https://theconversation.com/play-is-essential-for-young-children-including-when-it-comes-to-their-learning-285572
#learning #emotions #problemsolving #preschool #kindergarten #education #parenting #teaching

2026-07-28 17:44:37 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🐛💨 Dr. Adrian Smith captures high speed footage of a giant spiny leaf #insect taking flight and a #butterfly #caterpillar firing frass pellets (aka insect #poop) away from its body.
Filmed at 1,500 frames per second, the detailed #video shows insect movement, #flight, and ballistic #defense mechanisms.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/giant-stick-insect-caterpillar-frass-slow-motion
#beetles #biology #butterflies #camouflage #flying #larvae #science #slowmotion #stickinsect #technology #tech #entomology #tksst #video
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2026-07-28 15:30:07 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌍⏳ An analysis of 89 major geological events over 260 million years finds #Earth’s biggest disasters cluster every 27.5 million years.
An #NYU geologist suggests this may link interior processes to orbital cycles or the #solarsystem’s motion through the #MilkyWay. The idea remains controversial but has held up against refined #data.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-biggest-disasters-strike-in-a-hidden-pattern-every-27-million-years
#geology #earthscience #science #volcano #astronomy #evolution #platetectonics #climate

2026-07-24 15:30:07 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌌🔥 The #BBC and #OpenUniversity have revived their animated “History of Ideas” series with a new chapter on cosmic origins. Narrated by #GillianAnderson, the short #videos cover Thomas Aquinas’ First Mover argument, William Paley’s design theory, #Hindu #cosmology, and the #BigBang.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/07/animations-on-the-origins-of-the-universe-narrated-by-gillian-anderson.html
#astronomy #philosophy #science #education #universe #animation #physics #religion #mythology #learning

2026-07-23 19:30:01 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🔥🫁 Wildfire smoke carries particles and #toxic #chemicals that travel deep into #lungs, enter the bloodstream, and affect the #heart, #brain, and developing fetuses.
Researchers found that even moderate recurring #smoke exposure raises risks of #stroke, #cancer, and #autoimmune #disease. A #Stanford team projects 1.9 million excess deaths from #wildfire smoke in the #USA between 2026 and 2055.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/wildfire-smoke-can-attack-almost-every-part-of-your-body-not-just-your-lungs
#airquality #pm25 #publichealth #health #climate #climatechange #asthma #cardiovascular #environment #pregnancy #science

2026-07-23 11:30:06 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🔍🌡️ A University of #Surrey program called Heat Cool gives #elementary #students thermal #cameras to find hot spots and #design cooling #solutions like green roofs.
More than 500 #children across seven #UK #schools captured over 1,700 thermal #images proving green #infrastructure stays 1-3º cooler. After the program, over 80% of #kids maintained or improved their #climate understanding.
👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-07-children-climate-cool-overheating-schools.html
#science #heat #nature #universityofsurrey #climatechange #education #STEM #heatwaves #climateadaptation
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2026-07-22 17:30:04 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🤖🧠 #Computer scientist Peter J. Denning argues that Alan Turing’s 1950 framing sent #AI #research in the wrong direction by suggesting #human #intelligence could exist without the body.
👉 https://scitechdaily.com/why-ai-may-never-reach-human-intelligence/
#artificialintelligence #philosophy #computerscience #alanTuring #criticalthinking #science #technology #tech #culture

2026-07-22 11:30:02 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋📹 Scientists attached small cameras to #whalesharks in #WesternAustralia to see what the #fish do when nobody is watching.
Researchers identified 36 distinct behaviors and found #whale #sharks spend most of their time low-effort snacking throughout the #water column, not just at the surface.
👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/whale-shark-camera-krill-study-b3018644.html
#marine #science #ocean #ningaloo #marinebiology #biology #animals #wildlife #krill #conservation #ocean #research #australia

2026-07-17 15:30:05 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧬🦗 A genomic study from the Institute of Evolutionary #Biology analyzed 745 ancient dental calculus samples and chitinase genes across #Eurasia.
Northern populations rarely ate #insects and carry mutations reducing their ability to digest insect exoskeletons, a trait persisting since the dawn of #agriculture. #Neanderthals and #tropical populations show more insect #DNA and better adapted #genes.
👉 https://scitechdaily.com/why-you-hate-eating-bugs-dna-reveals-a-9000-year-old-legacy/
#science #entomophagy #evolution #genetics #nutrition #archaeology #food #sustainability #bugs

2026-07-12 10:00:03 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🎨🗽 Using more than 1,800 hand-painted celluloids, this animated #film brings five of sculptor Isamu Noguchi's unbuilt #NYC playground #designs to life.
The abstract, surreal concepts were rejected by #urban planners, but they established his pioneering #philosophy of open-ended, non-directive #play.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/noguchis-new-york-animated-playgrounds
#20thcentury #animation #architecture #art #city #community #design #exploration #handmade #ideas #innovation #kids #museum #newyorkcity #tksst #video
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2026-07-08 15:30:07 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧬🤔 An archaeologist unpacks the #science and #ethics of #cloning extinct #humans like #Neanderthals.
The piece explains why Colossal Biosciences’ widely reported #direwolf de-extinction was actually a genetically tweaked gray #wolf, not a true clone. It walks through how real cloning works, why intact ancient #DNA simply doesn’t exist for Neanderthals, and whether we should even try.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/clone-neanderthals/
#deextinction #genetics #science #paleontology #archaeology #evolution #homosapiens #colossalbiosciences #direwolf

2026-07-03 21:30:01 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🗽🎆 #France is preparing to illuminate the #StatueofLiberty for #America’s 250th anniversary.
The light show will highlight the #statue’s origins as a French gift after the #CivilWar and the #abolition of #slavery. Designed by #Bartholdi and engineered by #Eiffel, the #monument shipped to #NYC in 350 pieces.
👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-france-prepares-to-light-up-the-statue-of-liberty-for-americas-250th-peek-into-the-history-of-the-symbol-of-translatlantic-friendship-180989047/
#america250 #fourthofjuly #july4th #engineering #history #immigration #symbolism #independenceday #freedom

2026-07-02 21:30:00 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL:🍜👩‍🍳 A #Bangkok noodle shop called Wattana Panich has served #beef #soup from the same continuously simmered broth since 1974.
The third generation owner tends the 5 ft (152 cm) pot daily, adding fresh ingredients while straining and boiling the #broth each night. The story raises an interesting question: can a #liquid remain the same #soup after 52 years of molecular turnover?
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/07/the-thai-beef-noodle-soup-that-has-been-continuously-simmering-for-52-years.html
#thailand #noodles #stew #food #science #cooking #tradition #fermentation #history #culinary #chemistry

2026-06-22 17:19:00 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪂🦫 In 1948, #wildlife manager Elmo W. Heter of #Idaho needed to relocate #beavers flooding #farms without killing them during transport by #horse and #mule.
He built special crates with parachutes and dropped 76 beavers from #airplanes into #ChamberlainBasin where 75 survived to found new colonies that helped restore the region’s #watersheds.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71613267/parachute-beavers/
#conservation #history #science #nature #animals #1940s #20thcentury #ecology

2026-06-11 14:30:13 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌊🔥 #Japan’s Meteorological Agency declared El Niño’s arrival, with #NOAA estimating an 82% chance it forms this month.
Scientists track #Pacific sea surface temperatures already rising toward record levels, driving early #tropicalstorm activity off #Mexico.
👉 https://gizmodo.com/japan-calls-it-the-dreaded-el-nino-has-arrived-2000769995
#elnino #weather #climate #climatechange #jma #ocean #meteorology #science #atmosphere #hurricane #globalwarming

2026-06-05 17:45:05 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🐅🐾 Two #tiger mothers live on a small #island in western #Nepal.
One rests in the tall #grass with five cubs around her while the other takes a break. #Drones captured this rare cooperative moment of communal babysitting that #humans have never documented on #camera before.
👉 Learn more https://seethis.tv/post/tiger-island-nepal-mothers-babysitting-cubs-video
#animals #predators #asia #babies #bbc #bigcats #biology #cats #community #discovery #nature #parenting #science #tech #technology #womeninstem #tigers #tksst #video
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2026-06-05 16:30:02 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏛️⚽ Students at #Rome’s Cavour High School, just steps from the #Colosseum, had long whispered about hidden rooms beneath the gym floor. 🤫
After they explored the #tunnels and alerted #Latin teacher Claudia Marino, archaeologists confirmed a 2nd century Roman villa called #Domus Liceo Cavour with frescoed walls, #mosaics, and even older #graffiti. 🏠
👉 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/italian-teenagers-discover-1-800-year-old-roman-luxury-house-underneath-their-high-school-gym
#archaeology #history #ancientrome #teens #excavation #italy #highschool #discovery

2026-06-03 18:30:04 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: In #Banda, #UttarPradesh, a week-long #heatwave hit 47-48°C. 🌡️
BBC reports how residents like farmers, masons, road workers, and rickshaw drivers reshape their days around the #heat. Researchers link tree loss, sand #mining, and groundwater depletion to rising local temperatures. 🥵
👉 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmp0krp98ro
#india #climate #climatechange #farm #work #health #water #deforestation #southasia #geography #environment #extremeweather #weather

2026-06-03 09:30:02 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Between the 13th and 18th centuries, European courts prosecuted #animals for murder and crop damage. 🌾
#Pigs were arrested, jailed, and executed. Lawyers defended #rats by arguing they feared #cats. A #rooster was burned for laying an #egg. Historians say the #trials helped communities restore order after a tragic event. 🐓
👉 https://www.livescience.com/animals/animals-were-imprisoned-in-jails-where-humans-were-incarcerated-the-bizarre-trials-of-the-late-middle-ages-and-surprising-lack-of-criminal-cats
#medieval #history #justice #france #switzerland #law #middleages #europe #culture #philosophy

2026-06-01 12:01:00 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦉🪶 When this great horned #owl was rescued from a cement mixer, the concrete left its #wings and tail #feathers damaged and unusable.
To get this apex #predator back into the wild, the rehabilitation team performed an ancient art of feather-mending called #imping.
👉 Learn more https://seethis.tv/post/concrete-owl-imping-feathers-wings-best-friends-animal-sanctuary
#animals #biology #birds #ornithology #conservation #flying #jobs #owls #physics #raptors #rescue #sanctuary #science #sound #work #tksst #video
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2026-05-28 12:00:30 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: ⛰️🪓 After 70 years of #construction of the #CrazyHorse #Memorial in #SouthDakota, the Oglala #Lakota warrior's face, at a towering 26.5 m (87 ft), is complete.
Conceived by Chief Henry Standing Bear as a #NativeAmerican tribute, the project has drawn #Indigenous criticism for shifting focus to the sculptor's family and the #ethics of #carving natural #rock.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/crazy-horse-memorial-black-hills-video
#USA #history #americanhistory #design #explosions #geology #monuments #museum #nature #northamerica #rocks #sculpture #stone #tech #technology #tksst #video
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2026-05-27 21:30:01 UTC

📜✍️ #Enheduanna (2285–2250 BCE), daughter of King Sargon of #Akkad, was high priestess of the moon god at #Ur in modern-day #Iraq. She wrote hymns to the goddess Inanna and 42 temple hymns, signing her name – something no known #writer had done before.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/people/enheduanna-sumerian-first-author-history/
#sumer #mesopotamia #ancient #history #poetry #cuneiform #archaeology #literature #writing #princess

2026-05-27 20:33:40 UTC

⛰️🪓 After 70 years of #construction of the #CrazyHorse #Memorial in #SouthDakota, the Oglala #Lakota warrior's face, at a towering 26.5 m (87 ft), is complete.
Conceived by Chief Henry Standing Bear as a #NativeAmerican tribute, the project has drawn #Indigenous criticism for shifting focus to the sculptor's family and the #ethics of #carving natural #rock.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/crazy-horse-memorial-black-hills-video
#USA #history #americanhistory #design #explosions #geology #monuments #museum #nature #northamerica #rocks #sculpture #stone #tech #technology #tksst #video
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2026-05-27 12:00:31 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🧸🎁 Hand-carved from cottonwood root, #Hopi kachina #dolls are gifts that teach. Passed from elders to #children, they carry lessons about #spirituality, the natural world, and ancestral connection – from simple forms for the youngest to richly detailed katsintihu for older #kids.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/kachina-doll-hopi-katsina-carving-tayron-polequaptewa
#arizona #art #history #carving #community #creativity #design #indigenous #museums #nativeamericans #nature #tksst #video
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2026-05-26 20:36:46 UTC

🧸🎁 Hand-carved from cottonwood root, #Hopi kachina #dolls are gifts that teach. Passed from elders to #children, they carry lessons about #spirituality, the natural world, and ancestral connection – from simple forms for the youngest to richly detailed katsintihu for older #kids.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/kachina-doll-hopi-katsina-carving-tayron-polequaptewa
#arizona #art #history #carving #community #creativity #design #indigenous #museums #nativeamericans #nature #tksst #video
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2026-05-22 09:30:00 UTC

🦫🏗️ Researchers in #Ealing, #London, are tracking a family of five #beavers that moved into a former golf course.
The #animals build wooden #dams that hold back #rain, preventing local neighborhoods from #flooding. Their work creates #wetlands that attract #birds and #insects while helping the city adapt to changing #weather.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5738979/beavers-britain-climate-change-flooding
#ecology #nature #science #climate #engineering #wildlife #england #uk #hydrology #conservation #biodiversity

2026-05-21 15:30:08 UTC

🐍💉 Tim Friede spent nearly 20 years gradually immunizing himself against #venom from over a dozen deadly #snakes, including #cobras and black #mambas.
Scientists used #antibodies from his blood to create an experimental #antivenom that protected #mice from 13 types of snake venom. The work could lead to a single broad-spectrum antivenom.
👉 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antivenom-snakebite-tim-friede#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=8c2b5212-1894-4d71-8f8a-03d5c1aa0300
#science #immunology #biology #wildlife #medicine #research #nature #wisconsin #newyork #biotech

2026-05-21 09:30:01 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🤝📚 Aaron visits his family's local #library and finds James and the Giant Peach missing, along with dozens of others.
He learns about book banning and the principle that people have the right to read widely and form their own opinions. The #FirstAmendment protects authors' rights to write what they want and readers' rights to read those #stories.
👉 Learn more https://seethis.tv/post/book-bans-censorship-first-amendment-kids-video
#animation #books #civics #communication #community #culture #literacy #ethics #government #humanrights #ideas #journalism #literature #kids #reading #religion #school #stopmotion #teaching #writing #constitution #USA #tksst #video
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2026-05-20 18:30:02 UTC

🐝👑 Researchers at #PennState discovered that worker #bumblebees control which #larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormones.
When workers received the hormone, they passed it into larval #food, producing heavier larvae that grew into queens. The finding shifts our understanding of #bee colonies from a strict hierarchy to a more decentralized system where caregivers shape the colony’s future.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/worker-bees-pick-queen/
#bees #entomology #biology #insects #nature #science #hormones #research #pollinators #evolution

2026-05-20 17:39:12 UTC

🤝📚 Aaron visits his family's local #library and finds James and the Giant Peach missing, along with dozens of others.
He learns about book banning and the principle that people have the right to read widely and form their own opinions. The #FirstAmendment protects authors' rights to write what they want and readers' rights to read those #stories.
👉 Learn more https://seethis.tv/post/book-bans-censorship-first-amendment-kids-video
#animation #books #civics #communication #community #culture #literacy #ethics #government #humanrights #ideas #journalism #literature #kids #reading #religion #school #stopmotion #teaching #writing #constitution #USA #tksst #video
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2026-05-19 18:03:50 UTC

🥁🦜 Many #birds use tools, but the palm #cockatoo, a native #parrot of northern #Queensland, #Australia, and #NewGuinea, is the only animal on #Earth known to make #music with a tool.
Male palm cockatoos craft drumsticks from branches and use them to drum on their prepared tree hollows in the tops of old-growth #trees. Each male has its own rhythmic style, sometimes drumming 200 beats in a row.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/palm-cockatoos-only-animal-tool-use-drumming-video
#ornithology #wildlife #science #biology #evolution #ecology #research #animals #conservation #drums #endangeredspecies #forest #instruments #mating #nature #rainforest #sound #trees #tksst #video
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2026-05-18 12:30:11 UTC

🏛️🧬 Researchers at University College #London found that visiting #museums and attending #concerts may slow biological #aging by 4%.
Analyzing #data from 3,500 adults, the #study suggests weekly cultural engagement reduces #stress and inflammation. The #health benefits are comparable to regular exercise, potentially leading to future "arts prescriptions" for healthy #aging.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/visiting-museums-may-slow-your-biological-aging-study-finds
#science #health #museum #biology #research #culture #wellness #art #lifestyle

2026-05-14 13:30:05 UTC

🦗🔬 University of #Sydney researchers found that house #crickets perform "flexible self-protection" by nursing specific injuries, suggesting they experience pain-like states rather than simple reflexes.
The directed behavior indicates a level of conscious experience previously underestimated in #invertebrates. The findings could challenge our approach toward #insects, supporting a growing scientific consensus on their complex cognitive capabilities.
👉 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/13/insects-feel-pain-research
#insects #biology #science #entomology #nature #research #evolution #neuroscience #discovery #ethics #fruitflies

2026-05-14 10:30:03 UTC

🦅🐍 Researchers found that painting #wind turbine blades with patterns inspired by venomous #snakes significantly reduces #bird collisions.
While standard white blades are often difficult for #birds to perceive, the biomimetic designs trigger a natural avoidance response. The simple visual modification offers a promising way to protect migratory species while expanding sustainable #energy.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/birds-avoid-wind-turbine-snake-colors/
#environment #science #engineering #nature #biomimicry #research #conservation #technology #tech #wildlife #biology

2026-05-13 11:30:03 UTC

🦅🐘 Researchers explain that the #energy required for a giant #bird to take off would exceed the metabolic limits of avian #biology.
Modern bird #anatomy evolved for efficiency and lightweight strength which creates a hard ceiling on how large a flying #animal can become.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/theres-a-reason-we-dont-have-birds-the-size-of-elephants/
#evolution #ornithology #physics #science #nature #zoology #birds #paleontology #stem #biomechanics

2026-05-05 12:00:36 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: ⚖️🎓 A simple question about wearing hats at school leads to a discussion about the #FirstAmendment.
This #ACLU series explains how the Tinker v. #DesMoines ruling protects student expression. The 1969 case established that students cannot be punished for symbolic speech just because adults disagree with their message.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/you-have-a-right-to-speak-your-mind-aclu-kyru-video
#20thcentury #1A #history #animation #civics #communication #community #culture #ethics #government #humanrights #iowa #law #supremecourt #teaching #USConstitution #tksst #video
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2026-05-04 19:43:34 UTC

⚖️🎓 A simple question about wearing hats at school leads to a discussion about the #FirstAmendment.
This #ACLU series explains how the Tinker v. #DesMoines ruling protects student expression. The 1969 case established that students cannot be punished for symbolic speech just because adults disagree with their message.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/you-have-a-right-to-speak-your-mind-aclu-kyru-video
#20thcentury #1A #history #animation #civics #communication #community #culture #ethics #government #humanrights #iowa #law #supremecourt #teaching #USConstitution #tksst #video
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2026-05-01 12:30:06 UTC

🐦‍⬛📜 A segment from the first #Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" episode in 1990 serves as a #teaching tool for #educators introducing classic #poetry. It follows the original text closely and utilizes narration by none other than James Earl Jones
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/04/the-simpsons-edgar-allan-poes-the-raven.html
#edgarallanpoe #literature #animation #education #classic #halloween #tv

2026-04-28 17:23:50 UTC

🐝⚽ #Research at #QueenMary University of #London shows that #bumblebees will choose to stop and play with wooden balls even when #food is available.
This #study from 2022 represents the first time #play behavior has been documented in #insects. Younger #bees participated in ball-rolling more often than older bees, which suggests that playtime helps them practice the motor skills needed to handle different #flowers.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/bumblebees-playing-research-video
#animals #biology #blackandSTEM #cute #experiments #science #tv #womeninSTEM #nature #entomology #wildlife #learning #tksst #video
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2026-04-28 09:30:02 UTC

⚛️🌌 Physical #teleportation requires reading the specific arrangement of atoms and sending that #data to a new location for reconstruction.
Because #quantum laws prevent the perfect copying of a state without destroying the source, the original subject wouldn't survive the scan. Scientists and philosophers debate whether a perfect duplicate would possess the same continuous #consciousness as the original person.
👉 https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/teleportation-is-possible-according-to-physics-but-would-you-survive/
#physics #quantummechanics #science #philosophy #research #nature

2026-04-27 16:30:02 UTC

📜🎶 Dr. Sam Barrett used a rediscovered 11th-century manuscript to restore the melodies of "Songs of Consolation," which were based on the writings of Roman philosopher Boethius.
The reconstruction required identifying ancient melodic patterns to fill in gaps left by historical notation systems that didn't record specific pitches.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/04/an-ancient-philosophical-song-reconstructed-and-played-for-the-first-time-in-1000-years.html
#history #music #archaeology #cambridge #philosophy #medieval #research #science #culture #education #performance

2026-04-21 19:30:01 UTC

🦷🇪🇬 Museum curators in #Vienna found a 4th-century Egyptian papyrus describing a toothpaste #recipe made of rock salt, mint, dried iris, and pepper.
Dentist Heinz Neuman tested the abrasive powder and found it surprisingly effective for cleaning #teeth.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/04/try-the-oldest-known-recipe-for-toothpaste-from-ancient-egypt.html
#history #egypt #archaeology #health #dentistry #science #ancient #innovation #dentistry

2026-04-21 09:30:01 UTC

🐘🔦 Director Werner Herzog documents Dr. Steve Boyes' quest to find a rumored sub-species of #elephant in the Angolan highlands.
The #film features master trackers and scientists using genetic #research and ancestral knowledge to protect these #animals.
👉 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2522722-werner-herzog-searches-for-ghost-elephants-in-stunning-new-documentary/
#wildlife #elephants #documentary #science #nature #conservation #angola #wernerherzog #biodiversity #exploration #biology

2026-04-07 15:30:04 UTC

🐦🧩 #Pigeons rewarded for simple tasks do not settle into repetitive routines.
Instead, they constantly rotate their behavior to stay adaptable, a strategy researchers call the "edge of chaos." This built-in resistance to becoming machine-like helps the #birds adapt to changing environments.
👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-04-pigeons-tend-edge-chaos.html
#science #animals #research #biology #evolution #psychology #nature #uiowa

2026-03-26 11:30:03 UTC

🧬🔬 We often think of #cloning as making a perfect carbon copy, but new #research shows it's much more complicated.
Scientists found that cloned #animals experience rapid changes in how their #genes are expressed, leading to #health issues that aren't present in naturally born animals.
👉 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520756-landmark-experiment-reveals-a-big-unexpected-problem-with-cloning/
💁🏻‍♀️✨ How does the Oregon Zoo care for its geriatric animals? https://seethis.tv/post/oregon-zoo-geriatric-animal-care-video
#genetics #biology #science #epigenetics #dna #biotech #ethics #nature #evolution

2026-03-25 15:30:05 UTC

0️⃣🏛️ From Sumerian clay tablets to ancient Indian stone inscriptions, the concept of #zero followed a long and complex path before becoming the number we use today.
Mathematician Robert Kaplan traces this #history, looking at how "nothing" became a symbolic placeholder and a revolutionary force in human thought.
👉 https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/03/24/zero-robert-kaplan/
#math #science #discovery #philosophy #Mesopotamia #India

2026-03-25 09:30:01 UTC

🪳🪵 In a unique display of partnership, wood-feeding #cockroaches in #Japan participate in mutual wing-eating after they mate.
These #insects form lifelong monogamous pairs and help each other survive while raising young inside rotting logs.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/meet-the-monogamous-cockroaches-that-eat-each-others-wings-when-they-start-a-family/
#entomology #science #evolution #nature #biology #animals #research #ecology

2026-03-20 11:30:03 UTC

🐸✨ From a paperclip-sized "ethereal" frog in the #Amazon to #India's star-speckled "galaxy frog" World Frog Day is all about new species – and the challenges they face.
While roughly 150 new #amphibians are described each year, researchers warn that habitat loss and even "photo #tourism" are putting many at risk before they can be fully studied.
👉 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/world-frog-day-new-species-described-amid-threats-to-amphibian-survival/
#frogs #wildlife #conservation #biodiversity #worldfrogday #science #nature #biology #environment

2026-03-20 09:30:00 UTC

🐿️🌋 In 1980 researchers helicoptered #gophers onto the barren slopes of Mount St. Helens to test their role as #ecosystem engineers.
By digging through volcanic #ash, the #rodents brought vital mycorrhizal #fungi to the surface and sparked a #plant explosion that's still visible four decades later.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a70780384/gophers-mount-st-helens-eruption/
#volcano #ecology #nature #science #biology #washington #mountsthelens #microbes

2026-03-19 09:00:13 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🚬🤥 How does a lie spread when the truth is already known? Hank Green tells the story of the decades-long war over #smoking and what happens when powerful interests work to obscure scientific evidence.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/scientific-research-vs-public-opinion-corporate-interests-hank-green?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=scientific-research-clashes
#civics #culture #ethics #health #history #law #literacy #media #medicine #research #science #tobacco #education #tksst #video
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2026-03-18 17:36:25 UTC

🚬🤥 How does a lie spread when the truth is already known? Hank Green tells the story of the decades-long war over #smoking and what happens when powerful interests work to obscure scientific evidence.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/scientific-research-vs-public-opinion-corporate-interests-hank-green?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=scientific-research-clashes
#civics #culture #ethics #health #history #law #literacy #media #medicine #research #science #tobacco #education #tksst #video
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2026-03-13 12:30:07 UTC

🦥🌱 While we often interpret the facial structure of a #sloth as a sign of happiness, researchers explain that it's an unchanging anatomical trait. Understanding this is vital for #wildlife conservationists and veterinarians to properly assess the well-being of these slow-moving #mammals.
👉 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/the-dark-side-of-smiling-sloths/
#biology #conservation #anatomy #nature #science #education #ethics #zoology #mammals #animals

2026-03-12 09:00:12 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌊⚓ Follow along inside the Longships #Lighthouse during 2026's Storm Goretti, as maintenance engineer Scott Tacchi documents the 12-day visit required to keep this 153-year-old tower functioning in the middle of a major storm.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/inside-a-lighthouse-during-storm-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=inside-a-lighthouse-during-storm-video
#community #engineering #england #helicopters #jobs #ocean #storms #technology #tech #uk #water #waves #work #tksst #video
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2026-03-09 16:01:50 UTC

🐾🇦🇺 The new #meerkat babies at #Melbourne #Zoo have ventured into the outdoor world for the first time.
Spend 10 uninterrupted minutes with these fuzzy, wobbly pups as they nose around their enclosure. After falling, climbing, and leaning on each other, they return to a cozy family pile to nurse and cuddle.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ten-calm-minutes-meerkat-babies-melbourne-zoo?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=ten-calm-minutes-meerkat-babies-melbourne-zoo
#wildlife #nature #biology #zoology #cute #science #learning #australia #babies #cute #parenting #mammals #tksst #video
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2026-03-05 20:33:46 UTC

🪑⚙️ Office chairs swivel, roll, and tilt, but have you ever stopped to count the legs? Emily Zhang looks at the #math and #physics behind why five legs became the industry's stability sweet spot.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-do-office-chairs-have-5-legs-emily-zhang?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=office-chair-legs
#design #engineering #furniture #history #productdesign #research #science #work #tksst #video
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2026-02-25 13:00:28 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🕯️🔈 Physicist Dr. Helen Czerski uses a stethoscope on tree bark and candles in an anechoic chamber to show how #sound is a physical movement of #air molecules. Watch how flames flicker in sync with specific frequencies to make invisible sound waves visible!
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/can-you-use-candles-to-see-sound?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=can-you-use-candles-to-see-sound
#science #fire #trees #stem #physics #nature #trees #audio #forests #education #experiments #tksst #video
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2026-02-20 13:30:06 UTC

🧬🧊 Researchers are studying the "jam-packed" world inside our #cells, where proteins are so crowded they behave more like a thick glass than a simple liquid.
This density is actually vital for life, as it helps molecules find their way through the cellular "traffic jam" to do their jobs.
👉 https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-biophysical-world-inside-a-jam-packed-cell-20260218/
#biology #physics #science #molecularbiology #stem #learning

2026-02-18 12:00:22 UTC

⚙️🏛️ University College #London researchers have developed a digital model to explain how the 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism actually functioned.
This animated look demonstrates how the ancient Greek device used intricate bronze gears to track the movements of the #cosmos.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/an-animated-introduction-to-the-antikythera-mechanism.html
#greece #history #engineering #technology #astronomy #archaeology #computers

2026-02-13 15:00:43 UTC

🐘🍕 Scientists have discovered the secret to an elephant's gentle touch: their whiskers are built with a "stiffness gradient."
While most #mammals move their whiskers to feel around, #elephants have "baked-in" #intelligence in the hairs themselves.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/unique-structure-of-elephant-whiskers-give-them-built-in-sensing-intelligence/
💁🏻‍♀️✨ 6 things you didn’t know about elephants: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/six-facts-secret-world-elephants-amnh
#biology #science #nature #robotics #innovation #stem #animals #engineering #biomimicry #wildlife

2026-02-12 19:56:09 UTC

🌽🌱 Every kernel on a cob is a seed that can grow into a new stalk of #corn. But does it actually need to be planted in the ground to sprout?
Watch these wordless #timelapse videos of corn kernels germinating in five different ways, including sprouting without any soil at all.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/five-corn-kernel-germination-time-lapses?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=corn-germination
#agriculture #biology #botany #stem #gardening #nature #experiments #plants #science #water #tksst #video
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2026-02-10 10:00:21 UTC

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from #BeninCity. Now, the University of #Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to #Nigeria.
Dr. Mark Elliott and Professor Nicholas Thomas discuss the #history of these brass heads and ivory carvings, and why repatriation is the right step for the #museum sector.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/returning-benin-bronzes-cambridge-university
#africa #art #culture #england #uk #ethics #sculptures #statues #thebritishmuseum #war #westafrica #tksst #video
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2026-02-09 20:24:05 UTC

🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from #BeninCity. Now, the University of #Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to #Nigeria.
Dr. Mark Elliott and Professor Nicholas Thomas discuss the #history of these brass heads and ivory carvings, and why repatriation is the right step for the #museum sector.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/returning-benin-bronzes-cambridge-university?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=benin-bronzes
#africa #art #culture #england #uk #ethics #sculptures #statues #thebritishmuseum #war #westafrica #tksst #video
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2026-02-03 18:13:02 UTC

🥚♻️ Product #design teacher Luis Giestas explains how to turn a month's worth of saved eggshells into a biodegradable bowl using simple ingredients like agar and glycerin.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/biodegradable-plastic-eggshell-bowl-giestas-video-activity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=eggshell-bioplastic
#art #biology #biotechnology #chemistry #diy #experiments #food #howto #recipe #recycling #sustainability #tksst #video
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2026-02-03 13:30:05 UTC

🐹💤 Forget the #weather forecast: the real #science of #groundhogs is much stranger. These "#ecosystem engineers" are true hibernators that can drop their heart rate to just four beats per minute, chemically recycling their own waste so they don't have to leave their burrows all #winter.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/groundhog-facts/
#wildlife #biology #groundhogday #nature #animals #ecology #discovery

2026-01-26 13:30:06 UTC

🐉🐸 Nearly two millennia ago, Chinese inventor Zhang Heng designed a bronze vessel that dropped metal balls to signal distant #earthquakes. Modern researchers in #China have used replicas to prove this ancient #engineering was surprisingly accurate.
👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/discover-the-worlds-first-earthquake-detector-invented-in-china-2000-years-ago.html
#history #science #technology #tech #invention #ancient #geology #stem

2026-01-23 19:30:02 UTC

🧬🐘 From heat-tolerant corals to "winterized" #elephants, scientists are weighing the use of gene editing to help #wildlife survive threats like #climatechange and disease.
While traditional #conservation focuses on protecting habitats, these new tools could allow us to reinsert lost genetic diversity directly into struggling populations.
👉 https://discoverwildscience.com/the-future-of-genetic-engineering-in-wildlife-conservation-4-271105/
#genetics #crispr #nature #stem #biodiversity #science #future #climate

2026-01-20 22:00:13 UTC

🧠🧪 We often hear about "dopamine hits" from social media or junk food, but #science shows we've been getting the story wrong. Dopamine isn't the molecule of pleasure – it’s the molecule of anticipation.
This deep dive explains how our #brain actually processes rewards and why understanding the difference matters for our focus and well-being.
👉 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260116-what-we-get-wrong-about-dopamine
#neuroscience #biology #psychology #stem #education #learning

2026-01-15 13:22:34 UTC

🌾🐦 The red-winged blackbird is one of #NorthAmerica's most abundant #birds. While the males are known for their "conk-la-ree" song and bold red patches, the streaky brown females have their own distinct musical calls.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/red-winged-blackbird-bird-in-the-spotlight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=red-winged-blackbird
#animals #birding #ornithology #cornell #nature #spring #tksst #video
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2025-12-18 13:30:05 UTC

🤖🎮 Fundamental #Research Labs' Project Sid placed 1,000 #AI agents in #Minecraft where they autonomously developed specialized roles, economies using emeralds as currency, and even spread Pastafarianism as a #religion.
👉 https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/ai-agents-village
#technology #tech #gaming #science

2025-12-08 23:00:12 UTC

🐸🐝 Japanese researchers discovered that black-spotted pond #frogs can successfully hunt and eat Asian giant #hornets (aka "murder hornets") despite their massive stingers and venom. The study found frogs ate the hornets 79% of the time even when repeatedly stung in the mouth or eyes.
👉 https://newatlas.com/biology/frogs-murder-hornets/
#wildlife #biology #japan #research #nature #animals #insects

2025-12-08 22:00:16 UTC

🐟🧽 University of #Bonn researchers developed a washing machine filter inspired by sardine and anchovy gill systems that removes over 99% of #microplastics from laundry wastewater. The biomimetic design uses funnel-shaped filtration with self-cleaning mechanisms copied from #fish feeding systems.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/fish-washing-machine-microplastic-filter/
#biomimicry #environment #sustainability #engineering #innovation #technology #tech

2025-12-02 13:30:06 UTC

🐱👱‍♂️ A study of 31 #cats found they use increased vocalizations when greeting male humans compared to female caregivers. The difference appears driven by gender differences in responsiveness to quiet signals like tail flicks and head rubs.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/cats-scream-louder-at-men-and-its-probably-the-mens-fault/
#animals #pets #felines #psychology #science #zoology

2025-11-21 21:35:47 UTC

🧪⚗️ Dr. Tatiana's enthusiasm for #physics is infectious as she demonstrates Bernoulli's principle with a toilet paper roll and leaf blower, then repurposes materials for an egg drop inertia #experiment.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/dr-tatiana-demonstrates-bernoullis-principle-newton-inertia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=dr_tatiana_physics
#diy #fluiddynamics #play #science #teaching #wind #tksst #video
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2025-11-19 13:30:03 UTC

🏗️💧 In 1900, #Chicago engineers accomplished the unprecedented feat of reversing the Chicago River's flow to prevent cholera and typhoid outbreaks caused by polluted #water entering #LakeMichigan, the city's drinking water source.
👉 https://discoverwildscience.com/the-river-that-flows-backwards-how-the-chicago-river-was-reversed-to-fight-disease-3-291496/
#engineering #history #publichealth #innovation #rivers #disease #environment #urban