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Just like other living organisms, plants have found some pretty creative ways to defend themselves from those creatures that want to eat them. From homemade insect repellant to spikes, barbs, and bark, learn some of the ways that plants defend themselves.
Read it »At the beginning of the 20th century, a horse became famous for seemingly knowing how to do math. Hans couldn’t actually do math but was very clever. This video explains how humans and animals pick up on tiny clues that let it seem like they know more than they do.
Read it »Bees have two stomachs? Bees have jobs? This video details every step of the honey-making process which includes — spoiler alert — a lot of bee barf.
Read it »Filmed over three weeks, this incredible time-lapse video shows a salamander growing from a single cell into a wiggling, swimming creature.
Read it »“When we create such effective solutions, people forget how serious the problems were.” That’s the case with the many diseases we’ve virtually eliminated with vaccines. The number of people vaccinated against a disease also lowers the reproduction number of a virus. That means, the more people are vaccinated, the more quickly and effectively we can […]
Read it »Pandemics are inevitable. But a combination of science, technology, and healthy public policy can help us get ahead of the next one. Bill Gates explains how.
Read it »The mRNA vaccines that combat covid were developed and approved very quickly. This led a lot of people to believe that they couldn’t be safe. The truth is that the technology behind mRNA vaccines has been developed over decades of work.
Read it »Nocturnal bats use a process called “echolocation” to “see” in the dark. It’s really a method of chirping and listening to how that sound returns to their ear. It’s not unlike our technology called “sonar.” Learn more in this video.
Read it »In a case of scientific discovery happening right in front of us, endangered California Condors have hatched chicks without a mate. Researchers have written about two observed cases of parthenogenesis in the species. This explanation also discusses whale poop. It’s a twist!
Read it »What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak? It’s biodiversity: ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity. That means nature often favors diversity at all levels: in the system, among its species, and in the genetics of those species.
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