8 min read
Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
The Conversation
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8 min read
3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws
A new study has found that Tasmanian tigers had an adaptation is found in no living carnivorous mammal.
The Conversation
BrainstemCore
8 min read
The Periodic Table of Endangered Elements: Visualizing the Chemical Elements That Could Vanish Before You Know It
The Periodic Table of Elements lists the 118 chemical elements that make up everything in our world. Some you’re familiar with—Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, etc. Others maybe less so
Open Culture
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12 min watch
What If Gravity Was 10% Stronger?
Just 10% more gravity doesn’t sound too bad. Until satellites fall from the sky, bridges collapse, planes struggle to fly and earthquakes shake the planet. On the bright side: more
Kurzgesagt
CoreFrontalBrainstem
8 min read
Life in the Harshest Places on Earth
Boiling acid, solid rock, hard vacuum — extremophiles are not curiosities, they are the edge of what living means.
Quanta Magazine
Brainstem
14 min read
Why Are Rivers So Mathematical?
One scaling law brings order to water, rock and sediment — and it keeps holding further than anyone expected.
Quanta Magazine
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6 min explore
Ancient Earth Globe
Spin the globe back 600 million years and find where you are standing.
Ian Webster
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21 min explore
Moon
Move the Earth, Sun and Moon yourself until the phases finally make sense.
Bartosz Ciechanowski
OccipitalBrainstem
20 min explore
Airfoil
What a wing really does to the air around it, and why that lifts a plane.
Bartosz Ciechanowski
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4 min explore
Ventusky: Weather in Motion
Dynamic animated weather map showing global storms, winds, and atmospheric conditions.
Ventusky
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6 min explore
NASA Eyes on the Solar System
Explore planets, moons, and spacecraft positions in real-time solar system visualization.
NASA/JPL
ParietalBrainstem
4 min explore
A Living Map of the Weather
Real-time animated weather map displaying wind, precipitation, and atmospheric conditions globally.
Windy
BrainstemParietal
5 min explore
Stellarium: The Sky, Live
Real-time planetarium showing live night sky with searchable stars, constellations, and celestial objects.
Stellarium
ParietalBrainstem
6 min explore
Solar System Scope
Interactive 3D visualization of planets, moons, and spacecraft orbiting the solar system.
INOVE
ParietalBrainstem
4 min explore
How Fireflies Sync Themselves
Animated explanation of the mathematical patterns fireflies use to synchronize their flashing.
Nicky Case
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4 min explore
A Living Map of the Wind
Real-time animated wind patterns flowing across Earth's surface with live weather data.
earth.nullschool
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5 min play
Asteroid Launcher
Launch asteroids and watch them collide with Earth.
neal.fun
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6 min explore
The Deep Sea
Interactive journey exploring bizarre creatures and extreme conditions of ocean depths.
neal.fun
BrainstemCore
9 min watch
Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps
High-speed footage reveals why Prince Rupert's Drops shatter explosively when tapped.
SmarterEveryDay
BrainstemCoreFrontal
9 min read
On the Origin of Wonder
Wonder emerges from curiosity, uncertainty, and our confrontation with the unknown.
Behavioral Scientist
BrainstemCore
11 min read
The Forest Is Smarter Than You Think
Forests communicate and cooperate through interconnected root and fungal networks.
The Conversation
Brainstem
15 min watch
Prince Rupert's Drop Exploding in Epoxy
Slow-motion footage of Prince Rupert's Drops shattering inside hardened epoxy resin.
SmarterEveryDay
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22 min watch
How Earth Moves
How Earth's movements through space affect our daily lives and perception.
Vsauce
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