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Wagon Wheeled Walruses?

Wagon Wheeled Walruses?

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1 week ago
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Some animals occasionally tumble or roll like a ball, but none seem to have evolved wheels as an alternative to legs, wings, fins, flippers, tentacles, etc. Why not? Are they too selfish? Watch the video below to learn more.
How to cave critters survive?

How can cave critters survive?

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2 weeks ago
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Carnivores eat herbivores and smaller carnivores or omnivores. Herbivores eat plants, but plants need sunlight. How can animals spend there whole lives in caves? (Such creatures are known as troglobites) Even more extreme ecosystems form around deep sea
It’s a wasp! It’s a praying mantis!

It’s a wasp! It’s a praying mantis!

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4 weeks ago
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It’s a mantidfly. These cool-looking insects are harmless to humans, but prey on smaller insects. Some species, such as this one, are wasp mimics. This means they have evolved colors and shapes that look like a wasp, so that animals which have learned that tangling with wasps can be painful will [...]
Space Snacks

Space Snacks

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1 month ago
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Mythbusters Adam & Jamie talk with recently returned Canadian astronaut Chris Hadafield about his meals in space. Then they have a coworker try to come up a new recipe for the ISS crew: More about the history of space food:

Hitting the ground running…

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1 month ago
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…or at least spinning. That’s the goal of an invention by a South African teen meant to reduce wear and tear on airplanes.
Nature by Numbers

Nature by Numbers

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1 month ago
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You can find math in the oddest places… Have you ever noticed an unexpected pattern or mathematical representation in the world around you? If not, take a closer look sometime!
Automatic napkin

Nailed it!

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1 month ago
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Rube Goldberg is a cartoonist from the 1920s best known for his sketches of overly complex contraptions intended to perform simple every tasks. Every year people from around the world compete to create the best “Rube Goldberg” contraption they can. Right now you can vote for which middle school [...]
What are goosebumps for?

What are goosebumps for?

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1 month ago
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Josh from “How Stuff Works” explains in this video:
Why are baby animals cute?

Why are baby animals cute?

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2 months ago
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Humboldt

Humboldt

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2 months ago
by JPierce in
Learn about the most famous scientist you’ve never heard of:
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