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Is this the world’s smallest wild species of cat?

Rion NakayaJanuary 12, 2018January 12, 2018

Surprising Applications of the Magnus Effect – Veritasium

Rion NakayaJuly 18, 2015September 29, 2016

The Future of Food: Can we create the “perfect” farm?

Rion NakayaOctober 13, 2020October 27, 2023

The Man Who Put the Pee in Phosphorus

Rion NakayaMay 17, 2016October 12, 2021

This festive robotic glockenspiel plays Christmas songs on demand

Rion NakayaDecember 18, 2017October 24, 2023

The Physics Behind a Curveball: The Magnus Effect

Rion NakayaJuly 8, 2014March 17, 2023

Everything Is Chemical: Exploring the Science of Agriculture

Rion NakayaJuly 21, 2020June 2, 2021

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Bison walk in the snow, a 5K 360 video

Rion NakayaNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023

A crisp blue sky. The crunch of cloven hooves on fresh snow. Large brown creatures with woolly winter coats observing a 360 camera up close. What’s it...

How to make homemade ‘cold porcelain’ air dry clay

Rion NakayaNovember 29, 2023November 26, 2023

“This DIY air dry clay is as easy as pie to make,” Clay It Now writes of this ‘cold porcelain’ baking soda clay recipe, “and the results...

How to dust for fingerprints

Rion NakayaNovember 28, 2023November 28, 2023

What did you touch today? The light switch in your room? A water glass? A car door handle? “If you tried, could you remember all the things...

How are bespoke globes handmade and painted?

Rion NakayaNovember 28, 2023November 28, 2023

“After a fruitless search for a globe for my father’s 80th birthday present, I set about making one myself. “The original plan was to make just two,...

Is tiny Portia the smartest spider in the world?

Rion NakayaNovember 27, 2023November 26, 2023

Known for their hunting expertise, Portia fimbriata, a.k.a. fringed jumping spiders, are often called the smartest spiders in the world. Portia spiders must be smart and strategic...

Octopus vs Mark Rober’s Underwater Maze

Rion NakayaNovember 27, 2023November 28, 2023

Meet Sashimi, Mark Rober’s pet octopus. He originally purchased her at a pet store to learn more about octopus intelligence, but charmed by her playful curiosity over...

The Five Deeps, the deepest point in each of Earth’s oceans

Rion NakayaNovember 22, 2023November 21, 2023

Molloy Deep, the Sunda Trench, aka Java Trench, the South Sandwich Trench, the Puerto Rico Trench, and the famed Mariana Trench, home of Challenger Deep, the deepest-known...

Eastern wild turkeys strut in a meadow

Rion NakayaNovember 22, 2023November 21, 2023

Turn the sound up for this 2m40s video from The Nature History Channel, a nature YouTuber in South Carolina. There, eastern wild turkeys wander the woodlands and...

What happens to matter under extreme pressure? Something weird…

Rion NakayaNovember 21, 2023November 21, 2023

With the colossal Omega EP laser, the team at NSF’s Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP) are simulating the intense pressures inside planets and stars. “Scientists...

How are cranberries grown in Oregon?

Rion NakayaNovember 21, 2023

In Oregon, cranberry farmers don’t have to worry about snow or early freezes; west coast cranberries can be picked later in the year—six to eight weeks later—and...

Sinking LEGO boats with six LEGO machines

Rion NakayaNovember 20, 2023November 20, 2023

What does it take to sink a LEGO boat? It depends on the size and build of the boat, and the method used to sink it. This...

Cats and Domino 2

Rion NakayaNovember 17, 2023November 15, 2023

Beruru, Kururu, and Maruru have learned to delicately tap objects with their paws, a skill that comes in handy when there’s a marble and ping pong ball-filled...

Bird Eyes: Nictitating membranes in slow-motion

Rion NakayaNovember 16, 2023November 13, 2023

A nictitating membrane, a third eyelid, is a translucent or opaque membrane found in some animals, including birds, reptiles, and certain mammals. This membrane can move horizontally...

Three minutes with Wilbur, an adorable wombat joey

Rion NakayaNovember 15, 2023November 28, 2023

Little Wilbur is a wombat joey, an adorable six-month-old marsupial that’s getting ’round the clock care from Keeper Seleena De Gelder at the Australian Reptile Park on...

Six Ways to Start a Sentence

Rion NakayaNovember 15, 2023November 14, 2023

The clock is ticking. It’s after school, and there’s a blank paper in front of you. What are you going to write? Tapping the pen on the...

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