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Human population through time

From Aeon: “From our origins in Africa, humans began migrating around the globe roughly 100,000 years ago. But it was only with the advent of agriculture about 12,000 years ago that our population started to swell to more than a million. This data … Continue reading

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Coded vibrations and signal jamming – the secret language of the treehoppers

From Aeon: “Treehoppers, a large family of insects found around the globe, live on plant branches, sucking nutrients from sap and frequently blending in with their surrounding to avoid the attention of predators. At first glance, the creatures appear rather … Continue reading

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Beautiful chemistry

This video isn’t just for the scientists. “Eight types of beautiful chemical reactions are presented in this short video, including metal displacement, precipitation, chemical garden, crystallization, color change, bubbling reactions, dancing fluorescent droplets, and smoke. This video won an Experts’ … Continue reading

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Aliens have arrived – White Pelicans!

“It was like seeing aliens arrive,” says Ehler, a seasonal biologist with a degree in ornithology. “It’s unprecedented for them to be here, so something really unusual is happening.” White pelicans are different from brown pelicans, a more common summer visitor … Continue reading

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