September 2, 2007 8:16 am Posted By nova in Technology Inventor Dean Kamen previews the extraordinary prosthetic arm he's developing at the request of the Department of Defense.
September 2, 2007 7:54 am Posted By nova in Experiments Electronegativity is a chemical property which describes the power of an atom (or, more rarely, a functional group) to attract electrons towards itself.
August 23, 2007 12:05 pm Posted By nova in Documentaries Richard Dawkins tackles the apparently harmless but utterly irrational belief systems from astrology to New Age mysticism, clairvoyance to alternative health remedies are booming. Part 2 of 2.
August 20, 2007 4:29 pm Posted By nova in Technology The Graffonic art system utilizes a surface that detects the path of lasers that are shone upon it. Once a laser is detected by the system a trace is made upon the corresponding area.
August 17, 2007 8:17 am Posted By nova in Documentaries Richard Dawkins tackles the apparently harmless but utterly irrational belief systems from astrology to New Age mysticism, clairvoyance to alternative health remedies are booming. Part 1 of 2.
August 15, 2007 9:30 am Posted By michellethemit in Science Fiction A music video by Muse with a science fiction twist - watch out for the surprise ending!
August 14, 2007 9:35 am Posted By nova in Nature The pororoca is a tidal bore, with waves up to 4 meters high that travel as much as 13 kilometers inland upstream the Amazon River.
August 14, 2007 9:19 am Posted By nova in Nature Captured on video for the first time: the mysterious forces that move rocks across the surface of Racetrack Playa in California's Death Valley.
2. Frilled Shark (English Report) (This video shows rare footage of a frilled shark in shallow water. The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a living fossil and is usually found at depths of around 2,000 feet.) Hits: 48495
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3. Lake Peigneur Mining Disaster (A mining crew drilled through the bottom of a lake and into a salt mine. As the lake begins to drain into the mine, a whirlpool forms, sucking down barges, kilometres of land and reversing the flow of the Gulf of Mexico.) Hits: 39353
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4. How Many Times Is The Ball Passed? (Try to count how many times the ball is passed between the players in the white shirts. A very interesting psychology experiment.) Hits: 37227
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5. Frilled Shark (Japanese Report) (This video shows rare footage of a frilled shark in shallow water. The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a living fossil and is usually found at depths of around 2,000 feet.) Hits: 31033
Category: Life
6. Cordyceps - Parasitic Fungi (Cordyceps are a parasitic fungi that brainwashes an insect to climb up to a high point. It then uses the immobile insect as fertilizer.) Hits: 30957
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8. Giant Jellyfight (The Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest known species of jellyfish. Click here fore more info.) Hits: 28979
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10. World's Largest Ant (The male siafu ant may be the largest in the world, but it's destined to live its life as a slave. Click here for more info.) Hits: 27036
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1. Battle Between Lions, Buffalos, and Crocodiles (A pride of lions takes down a buffalo cub and finds itself fighting off crocodiles and then the entire buffalo herd. An unbelievable video.) Rating:
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2. Frilled Shark (English Report) (This video shows rare footage of a frilled shark in shallow water. The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a living fossil and is usually found at depths of around 2,000 feet.) Rating:
3.94
Category: Life
3. Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, or vampire squid, is a deep ocean squid that has several interesting tactics for offense and defense. It has only been caught once on film. This is that video.) Rating:
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Category: Life
5. The Root Of All Evil - The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion explores the unproven beliefs that are treated as factual by many religions and the extremes to which some followers have taken them. Part 1 of 2.) Rating:
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Category: Documentaries
8. Cordyceps - Parasitic Fungi (Cordyceps are a parasitic fungi that brainwashes an insect to climb up to a high point. It then uses the immobile insect as fertilizer.) Rating:
3.78
Category: Life
10. Frilled Shark (Japanese Report) (This video shows rare footage of a frilled shark in shallow water. The frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a living fossil and is usually found at depths of around 2,000 feet.) Rating:
3.75
Category: Life
Gene That Turns Cancers Off Discovered (Article) (A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.) Hits: 1156
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Muse - Sing for Absolution (Video) (A music video by Muse with a science fiction twist - watch out for the surprise ending!) Hits: 1955
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Category: Science Fiction
(A cool video of an experiment to test the reaction of a water balloon popping in space.) Posted on September 8, 2007 at 7:54 am in Astronomy.
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(Hey, it's Science Fiction Day ! Invent sci-fi ways to have fun with all your near and dear ones.) Posted on September 5, 2007 at 7:07 am in Science.
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(Scientists use quantum tunnelling to get photons from "here" to "there" faster than normal light speed.) Posted on August 23, 2007 at 11:42 am in Science.
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(An Iraqi war verteran recieves the first ever cybernetic hand. Cyborgs are right around the corner.) Posted on August 23, 2007 at 11:41 am in Tech.
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(Iguacu falls are spectacular waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, around the coordinates 25°41′S, 54°26′W. They divide the river into the upper and lower) Posted on August 20, 2007 at 8:32 am in Nature.
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(After nearly a year of research and analysis, experts now believe they have an unprecedented case history of a giant hurricane from birht to death, offering levels of insight never before seen.) Posted on August 19, 2007 at 7:34 am in Nature.
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(Tiny magnetic atoms of chromium display superfluidity—and the possibility of exotic quantum phases) Posted on August 15, 2007 at 9:53 am in Science.
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(By surrounding carbon nanotubes with cellulose, researchers have devised a flexible, paper-thin power source.) Posted on August 15, 2007 at 9:52 am in Tech.
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(This site keeps track of current stats and their rate of change. While the actual numbers cannot be precise the rates of change are what is most interesting.) Posted on August 14, 2007 at 8:14 am in Science.
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