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It’s a wasp! It’s a praying mantis!

4 days ago

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 [...]

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Space Snacks

1 week ago

by admin in Cool Stuff

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:

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Nature by Numbers

2 weeks ago

by admin in Cool Stuff

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!

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Nailed it!

3 weeks ago

by admin in Cool Stuff

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 [...]

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What are goosebumps for?

4 weeks ago

by admin in Cool Stuff

Josh from “How Stuff Works” explains in this video:

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Why are baby animals cute?

1 month ago

by admin in Cool Stuff

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Humboldt

1 month ago

by JPierce in Cool Stuff

Learn about the most famous scientist you’ve never heard of:

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Foul food?

2 months ago

by admin in Cool Stuff

You might feel like you’re sitting safely atop the food-chain, but lots of things don’t want to be eaten and will kill you for trying to do so. Many are not what you would expect…

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