Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading
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For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 3 weeks ago • 134 views • 3:07"There's a scientific reason behind your 'second stomach.' ... How is it that, after stuffing ourselves full at dinner, we somehow find room to eat again once dessert comes around? Turns out, the thing... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 234 views • 4:15YouTube description: This Valentine’s Day, send a little love to your bacterial buddies! Our microbes keep us healthy, but some bacteria give their animal companions superpowers, like immunity to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 245 views • 12:11Cutting down some leaning trees at a friends house. These cedar trees were healthy but too close for comfort and one was leaning. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with something like this, do... continue reading
posted by eric3579 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,785 views • 7:59"... Female mammals make milk, a cocktail of filtered blood, to provide their babies with vital nutrients..."
posted by ant 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 92 views • 2:43"... Watch this Simon's Cat Logic episode to find out how cats communicate using body language. Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 228 views • 7:45Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 541 views • 8:11YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26I'm dreaming of a white Christmas [no I'm not] YouTube: This episode Nellie Benner snorts a white crystalline powder: Cocaine. The active substance is cocaine hydrochloride and has a stimulating effect... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 318 views • 10:35The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 330 views • 8:10YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months ago • 658 views • 3:23Love these cat behaviorist advice videos from Simon. Really hit the mark. YouTube: IN OR OUT? - WHY ARE CATS SO INDECISIVE? Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month ago • 646 views • 7:01This is a great idea for a new series from Simon Tofield! Love it! YouTube: Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.uk)... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,383 views • 4:53The eight glasses of water a day is a myth! YouTube: How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 793 views • 6:46Warning****hard to watch badly poisoned dog, but he's saved and healthy in the end. In a very close brush with death, we rescued this very sweet dog who had most likely ingested rat poison containing... continue reading
posted by newtboy 9 years 1 week ago • 435 views • 2:51This explains a lot! YouTube: It’s supposed to help keep your body healthy in stressful situations. But the constant stress of our everyday lives means we’re getting overexposed to cortisol. Raychelle... continue reading
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