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How To Draw A Peregrine Falcon Diving - Advanced

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Hey, art friends! This lesson is a little more advanced and is meant for older artists. I still think it would be amazing if your younger artists felt up for the challenge! Remember to not worry about making your drawings look exactly like ours, just focu
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Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth

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Cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO This video features a clip courtesy of Human Planet, a BBC, Discovery Channel and France Television Co-Production. Check out BBC Earth Unplugg
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The Chicago Peregrine Program

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By the 1960s the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) was extinct in many states - including Illinois - because of the negative effects of the pesticide DDT. But, thanks to dedicated reintroduction and monitoring efforts over the last 30 years in part from
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Watch These Peregrine Falcons Become Fierce Parents | Deep Look

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High up in their 300-foot tower penthouse, falcon stars Annie and Grinnell's romance quickly gets real, as they face the tough demands of raising a family. They furiously guard their eggs from invaders, then stuff their screaming newborn chicks with meat.
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Equal Protection: Crash Course Government And Politics #29

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Today, Craig is going to talk about the most important part of the Constitution - the Fourteenth Amendment. In particular, we're going to discuss the "equal protection" clause and how it relates to our civil rights. So we've spent the last few episodes ta
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Peregrine falcons maneuver best when dive-bombing at over 300 km/hr

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Higher speeds let them generate more turning force. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2HtRJQ7 Read the paper: http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006044 CREDITS: producer Sarah Crespi script and story Katie Langin citation Rob
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Peregrine Falcons are Feathered Fighter Jets, Basically | Deep Look

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Peregrine falcons catch other birds mid-flight by diving at more than 200 mph. To do it, they need some high-precision gear: special eyesight, talons and aerodynamics that can't be beat.SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqtPlease support us on Patr
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Touchdowns! SpaceX Lands All 3 Falcon Heavy Boosters After Launching Satellite

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All three boosters of the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched the Arabsat-6A mission landed safely. Two landed on the ground in Florida and one on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-triple-rocket-lan
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Falcon Heavy & Starman Music Video by Space X

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When Falcon Heavy lifted off, it became the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage
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Watch SpaceX Launch A Tesla Roadster To Mars On The Falcon Heavy Rocket — And Why It Matters

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SpaceX just launched a Tesla Roadster to Mars on this: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. This was the Falcon Heavy's maiden flight. It's the launch that everyone's been waiting for. The Falcon Heavy is a monster. It has 27 engines, can generate more power t
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What's inside the Millennium Falcon? (Star Wars)

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How These Star Wars Fans Are Building a Full-Size Millennium Falcon Cockpit | WIRED

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For the past six years Greg Dietrich, Jake Polatty, and a group of fellow Star Wars fans have been building a blinking, bleeping, insanely detailed full size version of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit. Read More about Star Wars on WIRED.com: The WIRED Gui
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Watch Us Build a 7,500 Piece Lego Millennium Falcon | WIRED

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WIRED staffers, and some family, built the largest and most expensive lego set to date, the Millennium Falcon. Of course, we made a time-lapse of us putting this behemoth together. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CON
WATCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites from LC-39A

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Thursday, March 4 at 3:24 a.m. EST (08:24 UTC). NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission Watch: https://youtu.be/w9zFaCNXTCY Subscribe for LIVE EVENTS ALE
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Millennium Falcon - 7 Years To Complete World's Most Accurate Replica

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Sean from the Youtube channel Square Models, spent 7 years to complete, the most screen accurate, filming quality miniature replica, of the Millennium Falcon, based on the miniature used in the filming of the original 1977 movie, Star Wars.This Millennium
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What it's like to pilot the Millennium Falcon

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens, and Los Angeles Times reporter Todd Martens takes a look at the Millennium Falcon and finds out what it's like to fly the hunk of junk in the Smugglers Run attraction.SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWShttp://www.youtube.com
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6 Animals with Extraordinary Adaptations to Cave Life

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Living in a cave isn’t easy, but these six cave-dwelling animals have gained some amazing traits to help them survive there! Hosted by: Michael Aranda Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciSho
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Could the Millennium Falcon Actually Go Faster Than the Speed of Light?

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The Amazing Adaptations of Cave Animals! | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Mister Brown and Squeaks are visiting Sam the Bat's family in their cave! Now, animals that live in caves are pretty special. Since caves are real
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Why SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch was a big deal

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SpaceX just launched their Falcon Heavy rocket into space. It's the world's most powerful rocket, and had one of Elon Musk's Teslas on board as cargo. One day, it could be the first private rocket to take humans beyond Earth’s orbit, to the moon or even M
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How to fly the MILLENNIUM FALCON! | Maddie Moate

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Have you ever wondered how to fly the Millennium Falcon?! Whilst Greg and I weren't able to find an actual spaceship, we did get to experience some serious G-force on an aerobatic flight of a lifetime! Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/1kPjJZL If you've s
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Historic Landing of Falcon 9 First Stage at Landing Zone 1

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The very first Falcon 9 first stage has successfully landed at Landing Zone 1, formally Launch Complex 13, of Cape Canaveral after launching as part of the OG-2 return to flight mission from Space Launch Complex 40 just 10 minutes before landing. VIDEO CR
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy- Elon Musk's Engineering Masterpiece

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Tens of thousands of spectators made the pilgrimage from across the country & 22 million people around the world on Youtube witnessed the thunderous roar of the SpaceX's new 23-story-tall jumbo rocket as it has blasted off on its first test flight, ca
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The Incredible Sounds of the Falcon Heavy Launch (BINAURAL AUDIO IMMERSION) - Smarter Every Day 189

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Banding Baby Dinosaurs

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BABY DINOSAURS IN THE CITY!... and we've been studying them for years! We talked with Field Museum ornithologist Josh Engel about how scientists gather information and take risks while monitoring these impressive aerial predators. By the 1960s the peregri
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Speed Comparison: World's Fastest Animals

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Incredible Animation Shows a Comparison of Animals' SpeedFor some reason, the idea that cheetahs are the worlds fastest animal has turned into fact through years of childhood repetition.But not all great qualities in the animal kingdom are so easily settl
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Starlink Mission

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SpaceX is targeting Saturday, June 13 at 5:21 a.m. EDT, 9:21 UTC, for launch of its ninth Starlink mission, which will include 58 Starlink satellites and three of Planet’s SkySats. Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape
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Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission

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SpaceX is targeting launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on Friday, May 11 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The two-hour launch window opens at 4:14 p.m. EDT or 20:14 UTC. A backup launch window opens on Saturda
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How SpaceX Lands Rockets with Astonishing Accuracy

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A look at how SpaceX achieves their astonishing landing accuracy with the Falcon 9 rocket.Support Art of Engineering on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ArtofEngineeringShop Art of Engineering Merchandise:https://teespring.com/stores/ArtofEngineeringTwitte
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Starlink Mission

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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 24 for launch of its sixteenth Starlink mission, which will launch 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:13 p.m. EST,
Why Do Deep-Sea Animals Look So Weird? | Monterey Bay Aquarium's Into The Deep

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"Strange." "Alien." "Bizarre." "Scary." These are just some of the words used to describe deep-sea creaturesbut what if they're *not* the weird ones?! Join Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists Alicia, Ellen, Mackenzie and Tommy to learn more about the fascina
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SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight

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SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on an historic first private crewed flight into space. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with
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Crustaceans, the 'Insects' of the Deep Sea

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Crustaceans, of all the animal groups in the ocean, are by far the most successful. Coming in a boundless array of colours, shapes and sizes, crustaceans have diversified so much that they are often called the insects of the oceans, a title reflecting the
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The Wonderful World of Deep Sea Worms

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Polychaete worms in the deep sea are among the most diverse organisms in the ocean. From giant tube worms and Pompeii worms at deep sea vents, to the ghostly tomopteris in the twilight zone, they display a number of unique adaptations in order to survive
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Whats inside an Engine?

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We CUT an Engine in HALF!! Check availability of Mobil 1™ Annual Protection motor oil at your local AutoZone or buy some online here: http://bit.ly/2onvLVG Learn more about the product from ExxonMobil here: http://mobil.co/2s1UT8U Watch our latest video f
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Why The Air Force's Lightest Fighter Is Its Most Effective

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The F-16 Fighting Falcon has a take-off weight of just 20,000 pounds, less than half the weight of the F-15. But as aerial opponents soon discover, lighter doesn't mean lesser. From: AIR WARRIORS: F-16 http://bit.ly/1PkvXL1
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Space X First-stage landing | Onboard camera

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Sped up video of the Falcon 9 first-stage landing during the THAICOM 8 mission on May 27, 2016. More info: http://www.spacex.com/news/2016/05/27/thaicom-8-mission-photos
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The Great Marine Migrations

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Migrations are a key to survival in the marine ecosystem. From whales and turtles to sardines, by travelling to different locations, nektonic animals stand better chances offinding food or a suitable place to breed and raise their young. In this video, we
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A Jungle Outside Your Front Door!! | Maddies Urban Jungles

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You might not believe it, but even in the largest cities around the world, amazing wildlife experiences are taking place. Sometimes, you just need to know where to look! Maddie Moate and her team of young local experts discover all kinds of Spring awakeni
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If Rockets were Transparent

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Launch to orbit in real time Fuel Burn and Staging of the Saturn V, Space Shuttle,Falcon Heavy and the Space Launch System (SLS) rockets Launching from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 Red = Kerosene RP-1 Orange = Liquid Hydrogen LH2 Blue = Liquid O
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This drone has legs: Watch a flying robot perch on branches, catch a tennis ball in mid-air

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Wings arent the only things that make birds so successful. If it werent for their feet, how would pelicans skimming the tips of waves be able to suddenly land on a pier piling, or owls grab a mouse at 64 kilometers per hour without missing a beat? Robot b
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Matt Tomasello Creative Skateboarding

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Matt’s skating, with all his folding and unfolding board contraptions, no handed pogos, and sideways grinds, slides, and flips, feels like just that. You even have to rewind it or watch it in slo-mo just to comprehend most of his clips. So for the f
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How Bad Are Rocket Launches for the Environment?

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From Space-X to Blue Origin, rocket launches have increased tremendously over the past year. How do these numerous launches affect the environment? These Engineers Want to 3D Print an Entire Rocket in 60 Dayshttps://youtu.be/R5mhUm6NzqERead More: Why its
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Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-sloths-so-slow-kenny-coogan Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creature
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I, Octopus

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SCIENCE FRIDAY'S CEPHALOPOD WEEK 2016 BEGINS May 17th! http://www.sciencefriday.com/cephalopodweek With thousands of chemically-sensitive suckers, color-changing skin, and a brain that literally stretches when they eat, octopuses seem like aliens living i
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SpaceX spacesuits are a new breed

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Astronauts launching to space aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will be sporting a next-generation spacesuit. It is "designed to be functional, lightweight, and to offer protection from potential depressurization," according to NASA. Credit: Space.co
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How Do We Keep Our Bacteria From Contaminating the Galaxy?

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There are laws requiring government spacecraft to be decontaminated, but are private companies under the same regulations? Clues to Life on Mars Could Be Found in the Driest Place on Earth - https://youtu.be/8zQXvT_FIhs Read More: How NASA Prevents a Spac
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Bringing the Polo Helmet Into The 21st Century | Casio Shorts

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Robin has suffered from many head injuries whilst playing polo, so he's taken it upon himself to build an advanced helmet for better protection. Subscribe to Discovery TV for more great clips: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=DiscoveryT
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Greenpeace holds a historic performance with pianist Ludovico Einaudi on the Arctic Ocean (English)

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Through his music, acclaimed Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi has added his voice to those of eight million people from across the world demanding protection for the Arctic. Einaudi performed one of his own compositions on a floating platform
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Why Do We Need A New Flu Shot Every Year?

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Every year doctors recommend getting a flu shot to protect you from the influenza virus, but scientists might be closer to finding a universal vaccine. Can we cure the flu? How The Flu Shot Works ►►►► http://dne.ws/1JK1m9T Read More: Universal Flu Vaccine
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The Bug Hunting Game!

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There are some animals with special adaptations that help them blend in to the places they live! See for yourself how this works as you take on the role of a hungry bird looking for tasty bugs! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Bec
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From the Ground to the Sky: The Layers of the Redwood Forest

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There's all sorts of life in the Redwood forest, but not just in the ground, different animals live in all layers of the Redwoods!----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowIf you ha
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The world's largest model airport is incredible

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Watch more CNET Quickies here - http://bit.ly/1NaDC2z Watch a Concorde and even the Millennium Falcon take off and fly at Hamburg's Miniatur Wunderland. Subscribe to CNET: http://bit.ly/17qqqCs Watch more CNET videos: http://www.cnet.com/video Follow CNET
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Meet the mycologists aiming to illuminate the hidden world of fungi

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A new nonprofit, the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, is on a mission to illuminate the hidden world of fungi beneath our feet. Gabriel Popkin, a contributing correspondent, joined these researchers on their inaugural sampling expeditio
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Why Sharks get Creepier the Deeper you Go

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Why Deep Sea Sharks Appear so Mysterious. Sharks have ruled the deep sea for 450 million years. A time during which sharks have adapted and diversified into an array of weird and wonderful species. Many, like the well-known Great White Shark, have adapted
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I'm Batman - Amy Wray

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/i-m-batman-amy-wray What flies through the night, silently guarding and protecting our world from evil? Batman? Try...a bat. Like Batman, bats are widely misunderstood and vilified. Amy Wray disproves the myth t
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Visualizing Ultrasound with Schlieren Optics Part II

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Part 2 of 3. We use our strobing schlieren system to look at diffraction and standing wave patterns in air created by an ultrasonic transducer (driven at 28 kHz) and a reflecting glass plate.More information about our schlieren optics set-up and how it wo
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The Egg Collection!

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Eggs! There are around 10,800 different species of birds, all which lay eggs that vary in size, color, shape, and parental care required. Dr. John Bates pulled some highlights from the Field Museum's egg collection to share these fragile, historically imp
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How the Sun Burns Your Skin (and How Sunscreen Prevents This)

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If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon's voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling packa
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24 Of The Most Famous Space Launches Ever

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Space is cool. From the first-ever photo of Earth from beyond our atmosphere, to the Apollo missions, to the Falcon Heavy test launch, humanity has seen some incredible spacecraft launch toward the stars. Here are 24 famous rockets and space shuttles as t
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Channel Your Inner Jedi With These Five Star Wars Stories

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Warning: watching this reel might turn you into an even bigger nerd. And we can’t think of anything better. Meet the guy who *really* wrote Star Wars, the toy designer behind every Millennium Falcon and the puppet master who brought Yoda and Jabba the Hut
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Tour from Space: Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft on Its Way to the Space Station

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In this video, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley take viewers on a tour of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that will take them on a 19-hour-journey to their new home in orbit. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft success
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Softstop Barrier System by LASERVISION

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The Softstop™ Barrier System solution was developed from Laservision’s Government endorsed Research & Development facility. The emergency response system was primarily designed for vehicle tunnels and has the key objectives of Safety (prev
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How I Make It Look Like I'm Flying - Magic Makers Episode 3

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Have you ever wondered how I fly in my videos? My team and I are finally revealing some of the secrets of our magic videos in this behind-the-scenes series. In this episode, we show you how we created a SpaceX Rocket Launch into the sky with Zach attached
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Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out - Lucas C. Majure

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Discover the adaptations that allow cacti to not only survive, but thrive, in some of the harshest desert climates on Earth. --If you were a jackrabbit in the desert, youd be glad to stumble across a cactus: the flesh of these plants is a water source for
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How Serious is Antibiotic Resistance?

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Vertical Landing Rockets Before SpaceX

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https://brilliant.org/CuriousDroid If you thought Blue Origin and SpaceX invented vertical landing rockets with the New Shepard and Falcon 9 then think again. We have had vertical take of and landing systems for the best part of 60 years though its really
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These animals are also plants wait, what? - Luka Seamus Wright

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Explore the incredible adaptations of Elysia chlorotica, a species of sea slug that can photosynthesize food. --The species of slug known as Elysia chlorotica may not look like much it resembles a bright green leaf but its one of the most extraordinary cr
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The sharks that hunt in forests - Luka Seamus Wright

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Discover the unique adaptations of marine forests, the ecosystems that provide food and shelter for sharks and diverse coastal species.--Forests dont usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the worlds sha
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Amazing Ways to Live in the Desert!

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Life in a desert can be tough, but the plants, animals, and people that live there have some special skills to help them survive! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids ---
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Millipedes: The First Land Animals

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More than 420 million years ago ancient millipedes took their first many -- many many many -- steps onto land. Today they remain largely cryptic animals, as there are tens of thousands of species still unknown to science. Associate Curator Dr. Petra Sierw
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What Happens When an Aircraft Catches Fire?

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The complications faced by air rescue fire fighters are unlike anything else. See how chemicals and velocity challenge an already intense job. How Do You Test the World’s Fastest Jet Engines? - https://youtu.be/8cHRmj42tcQ Read More Riding Shotgun in a Fi
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Lost Maples | 4K Astrophotography Timelapse Compilation

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Lost Maples State Natural Area is a large, pristine area of beautiful hills and canyons on the upper Sabinal River in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas. It is designated a Natural Area, rather than a State Park, which means the primary focus is the main
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Armadillos: Animals with Armor!

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Animals use all kinds of tricks and adaptations to keep themselves safe from predators, but armadillos stand out for a really special reason: they have their own, built-in suit of armor! ----------- Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and
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Meet the bluefin tuna, the toughest fish in the sea - Grantly Galland and Raiana McKinney

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Discover the unique adaptations that make the Atlantic bluefin tuna one of the most dominant predators in the ocean.--Whats as big as a polar bear, swallows its prey whole, and swims at forty miles an hour? Its not a shark or a killer whale... its the Atl
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Mosasaurs 101 | National Geographic

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Mosasaurs were Earth's last great marine reptiles. Learn about the surprising places they'd hunt, how some species dwarfed even the Tyrannosaurus rex, and how key physical adaptations allowed these reptiles to become a prehistoric apex predator. ➡ Subscri
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This Mysterious Remedy Might Cure One Of The Deadliest Diseases

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A tree in Africa contains compounds that kill mosquitoes and the malaria parasite they carry. Could this be the key to ending malaria? Why Can't We Get Rid Of Mosquitoes? - https://youtu.be/eg0CdYzpU2c Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.l
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Sadness As An Orangutan Tries To Fight The Bulldozer Destroying Its Habitat

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Footage recently released by International Animal Rescue, shows harrowing footage of an orangutan trying to fight off a bulldozer destroying its habitat. As loggers smash the base of a tree in the Ketapang District, West Borneo, heart-breaking video shows
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The bizarre physics of fire ants

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They're not just an animal, they're a material. And that's got engineers interested. // Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For more information about the Hu lab: http://www.hu.gatech.edu/ Red imported fire ants (solenopsis invicta) are native
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The Asian Elephant: An Endangered Icon

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Asian elephants are icons of their land and gardeners of their ecosystems. They are an important part of the places they live in, but populations are declining. Faced with habitat loss and resulting human-elephant conflict, as well as poaching, there are
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10 Levels of Sleight of Hand

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A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals - Gilad Bino

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Trace a year in the life of a platypus, and explore how the animals unique adaptations ensure its survival.--Waddling along the parched Australian earth, a female platypus is searching for fresh water. Over the past year, a severe drought turned rivers an
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When Can I Die On Mars?

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Elon Musk recently announced SpaceX's plans to send a spacecraft to the surface of Mars by 2018. It’s never been easier to die on Mars. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter
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Why Are These Urban Lizards Evolving in Overdrive?

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Learn more about Human Footprint: https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprintPuerto Rican Crested Anoles are a prime example of adaptation in action. In just a few decades, these city-dwelling lizards have undergone remarkable evolutionary changes to thrive
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What It Would Be Like To Live On A Super Earth

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The discovery of several Earth-like planets outside the solar system has opened the possibilities of expanding our horizons and establish out first interstellar colonies. What would life be like on these 'super-Earths'? And if we ever got there... would w
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Heart-warming moment Damian Aspinall's wife Victoria is accepted by wild gorillas OFFICIAL VIDEO

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In June 2017 our Chairman, Damian Aspinall and his wife, Victoria, made a special trip to our project in Gabon to oversee the transfer of a young gorilla group from the sanctuary where they met, to our Gorilla Protection Project in the Batéké
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Unbelievably Strong Glass - New Revolution in making thin Glass

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This is a new type of glass which will be manufactured in the future. It will replace ordinary glass in the near future. It will also be used by mobile phone manufacturers. This type of glass is the strongest glass in the world. It is ten times stronger t
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Some people have evolved bigger spleens to hunt underwater

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Researchers have found that Indonesia’s Bajau people, who for generations have spent the majority of their days diving and hunting underwater, also have genetic adaptations for their unusual lifestyle. Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/ind
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How Native Americans Are Saving Vegetables from Extinction

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Rare strains of corn, beans, squash and other native crops might have been lost forever if not for the protection efforts of the Potawatomi and Ojibwe tribes and the Jijak Foundation in Hopkins, Michigan. Thanks to the salvation efforts of these tribes an
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Why Don't We Launch Our Trash Into The Sun?

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Tired of all that STINKY garbage? Chuck it into the sun! Problem solved! How Small Are You Compared To The Universe?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VfPXg-Snh8 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch: http://keepon
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Watch SpaceX Launch And Land The World's Most Powerful Rocket

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SpaceX has launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the second time. It's the first commercial launch for the rocket and just the first of many to come according to the rocket's $500-$750 million manifest.MORE SPACE CONTENT:How Astronomers Took The First Ever
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Electronic skin that lets prosthetic limbs "feel"

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The "e-dermis" was invented by Johns Hopkins University researchers. It's an electronic skin that fits over the fingers of a prosthetic hand, and allows amputees to feel pain and pressure. No one likes pain, but it serves a purpose: it protects us from in
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These Ice Swimmers Battle Frozen Death with Every Stroke | That's Amazing

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High in the mountains of southern Africa, 15 swimmers compete in one of the most extreme—and chilling—races on earth. With no wet suits or protection, they swim one kilometer in water that is cold enough to kill them. For these athletes, it’s not just a b
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Bill Nye Explains the Science Behind Solar Sailing | WIRED

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On June 25, the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 hitched a ride into orbit on board SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. The solar sail is propelled only by sunlight, and its technology holds promise for early detection of major events in space, as well as travel
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The Insects Who Vibrate To Communicate | Planet Earth III | BBC Earth

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In the Amazon, there are many weird and wonderful creatures not least of all these treehoppers, who communicate with each other by vibrating. This comes in useful when their young are under attack, and this mother enlists the help of her forest friends fo
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Matchstick Art, 7.5 Million sticks over 40 years - COOLEST THING I'VE EVER MADE- EP15

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Calling it "Amazing Art with matchsticks" does not do Patrick Acton's sculptures justice. Over the past 40 years, this Iowa native has been building some of the world's biggest and complicated matchstick sculptures. While some of the larger ones are in "R
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Kids Read to Shelter Animals! | Localish

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Cute kids and puppies what could be better? Citizens for Animal Protection in Houston, Texas started its 'Storytime' program in 2019. In just one year, nearly 500 kids participated! The idea is simple, anyone over the age of 6 can come to the shelter and
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Why Are Wine Bottles Usually Green?

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Most wine bottles are green. Is it because they're pretty? Or do they protect the booze juice inside somehow? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/winemaking.htm Share on Facebook: Share on Twitte
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Reptiles of Britain | BBC Earth

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From lizards to adders, Britain is home to some surprising reptiles amongst its vast wildlife. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlayli
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The Amazing Rituals of the Welsh Shepherd Dogs | BBC Earth

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It's not easy to control sheep in the Welsh countryside, but these dogs are up to the task. Subscribe to BBC Earth for more amazing animal videos - http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSub Watch more videos from BBC Earth: Planet Earth http://bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist
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These 8 Unique Creatures Are As Rare As They Are Fascinating

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Great Big Reel 147: New to our channel, or don't have time to look through our back catalog? This video is part of a series of Great Big Reels we've put together for a blast through our world. In this reel, we meet 8 of our planet's rarest and most unique
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Secret WOOHP Missions | Totally Spies: COMPILATION

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Subscribe to Totally Spies! https://www.youtube.com/user/TotallySpiesChannel?sub_confirmation=1The World Organization Of Human Protection (WOOHP) is a worldwide spy agency in "Totally Spies!". Founded and headed by Jerry Lewis, WOOHP uses cutting edge tec
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What If All The World’s Coral Reefs Disappeared?

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Earth is currently facing the worst bleaching of coral reefs ever known in history, but what would happen if all the coral reefs died off? We've already lost 50% of the world's coral, and we're at risk of losing even more. If the world lost all its coral
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Could a Polio Vaccine Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options while vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are being developed. One option might be the oral #polio #vaccine. We chatted with one of the researchers proposing the ideaDr. Robert Gallo
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Through natural selection, living things have evolved over billions of years from simple cells into an awe-inspiring array of organisms. “Life at the Limits” Co-curators John Sparks and Mark Siddall explain how over time natural selection leads to changes
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Fastest time to build LEGO Titanic - Guinness World Records

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Subscribe || https://gwr.co/YT-SubFavourites || http://gwr.co/YT-FavsPaul Ufema, from the channel All New Bricks, attempts to break the Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to build the LEGO Titanic.Paul came agonizingly close to setting his
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Lyme disease is spreading. Blame ticks — and climate change

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Nature fanaTICKS beware; cases of Lyme disease are on the rise. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US; and climate change is helping it to spread even more. Animals such as deer, mice
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DNA Sequencing Is Cracking Down on Shark Poaching

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About one in five fish sold around the world are captured illegally. But proving that a fish was poached can be especially difficult once it gets to shore. Now, a new device is taking forensics to a genetic level allowing field experts to crack down on sh
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How Selfies Helped Protect a Threatened Species

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When you visit Rottnest Island, be prepared to smile. The island is home to the largest viable population of quokkas—small wallabies that are cute and camera ready. These furry creatures have become the latest internet sensation, as visitors from all over
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Ultrasonic Levitation

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Acoustic levitation meets Schlieren optics: By reflecting a sound wave back onto itself, one can secure a standing wave if the distance between the source of the sound and the reflector is equal to an integral number of half wavelengths. In this demonstra
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The Fourth State of Matter Could Scrub Viruses From The Air

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Using cold plasma as an air purifier is not only safe, but can eliminate 99.9% of a test virus from the air...in a fraction of a second! According to research from University of Michigan, here's how it works.What Happens When a Human Gets Rabies? - https:
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Why do you need to get a flu shot every year? - Melvin Sanicas

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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Perfect Storm - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the second lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by airborne infection expert Cath Noakes and mathematician Julia Gog is uncover what drives a virus to world domination, and how maths may be the secret weapon to thwart it.
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The deadly race to the South Pole

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Christmas Lectures 2021: The Invisible Enemy - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the first lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van Tam dives into the micro-world of viruses, revealing how these invisible invaders can infect our bodies, and how a revolution in testing may transform medicine forever with the help of immu
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Christmas Lectures 2021: Fighting Back - with Jonathan Van Tam

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In the third and final lecture of the 2021 Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by vaccine scientist Teresa Lambe and microbiologist Sharon Peacock to explore the inner workings of vaccines to reveal how these medical marvels can help win the wa
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Hammer vs Feather - Physics on the Moon

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Courtesy: NASA - Galileo and Apollo 15 At the end of the last Apollo 15 moon walk, Commander David Scott (pictured above) performed a live demonstration for the television cameras. He held out a geologic hammer and a feather and dropped them at the same t
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Former Secret Service Agent Explains How to Detect Counterfeit Money | Tradecraft | WIRED

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Former Secret Service Agent Jonathan Wackrow explains how the Service keeps counterfeit currency out of circulation. The Secret Service was installed to combat counterfeit money during the Civil War, and the Service still to this day works tirelessly to s
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Microworlds: Fiercest Ocean Predators

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Plankton stick, sting, sense, and sneak to keep their bellies full. See how these ferocious creatures find food in a vast ocean. Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Microworlds: - Plankton, zooplankton - C
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Do Penguins Fly? | Penguin 101

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We get this question a lot at the Aquarium: "Do penguins fly? They're a bird, right?" And the answer is: "Yes, penguins fly—but not through the air!" Penguins are expert swimmers and use their paddle-like wings to fly through the water. Penguins are shape
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Amazing Balloon Tricks and Science Experiments

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Fun science experiments and party tricks with balloons for you to try at home. Great for kids, charge a balloon with static electricity and bend water or pick up pepper. Poke a needle into a balloon and roll a coin around the inside. If you try the needle
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Masks and PPE have a Big Plastic Problem, Here's How We're Fixing It

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created just the right conditions for a surge in plastic waste. But scientists are exploring ways to reuse protective plastics without compromising public safety. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elem
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Visualizing Ultrasound with Schlieren Optics Part III

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A whale's eye view of Antarctica

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Scientists have attached cameras to unlock the mysteries of whales lives in Antarctica. The cameras have helped scientists gather information on where, when and how whales feed, their social lives, and even how they must blow hard to clear sea ice so they
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Hunting For The Bones Of An Ancient Sea Monster: #bestjobever

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As it turns out, the Jurassic Park films are not entirely accurate. Aubrey Jane Roberts, a National Geographic Young Explorers grantee and professional dinosaur hunter (aka paleontologist) loves the films but laments the fact that they have not kept up wi
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Bunker Building | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network

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There's a catastrophic storm headed for The Grasslands, so Finn, LSP, and BMO decide to build a bunker for protection, but Jake has plans of his own! CN GAMES: http://bit.ly/CNGames SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/109Y6wq WATCH MORE: http://bit.ly/CNAdventureTim
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The Dope Beats Of Life | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network

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Yo-Yo Ma and Anna Clyne - In The Gale - The Birdsong Project (Official Video)

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Crafting Indias 120-Foot-Long Snake Boats

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Four hundred years ago, the snake boats of India were warships, used by battling kings along the backwaters of Kerala. Today, the long, canoe-like boats are used exclusively for racing. Reaching up to 120 feet in length, each snake boat can accommodate 10
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Watch live with us as a total solar eclipse moves across North America on April 8, 2024, traveling through Mexico, across the United States from Texas to Maine, and out across Canada’s Atlantic coast. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passe
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The Town That Was Burned for Science: Aultsville

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Thanks to Betty from Articulations! Go see her video on the ISO Standard Exit Sign here: https://youtu.be/i5uSlAw8U9s - and pull down this description for links to all her sources. The St Lawrence Burns were a series of deliberate fires in the soon-to-be-
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The Amazing World of Gumball | Gary Hedges | Cartoon Network

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The Future of Farming Is Underwater

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Beneath the glistening blue waves of the Bay of Noli in the Italian Riviera are biospheres bursting with basil, tomatoes, herbs and other plants. It's all a part of a science experiment known as Nemo's Garden. While growing plants underwater might seem st
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It can be hard to stick to a diet in modern times when eating out. It was much the same for a medieval knight, so when he was dining in his own household his personal physician would work with his cook to keep their master in peak condition. In this episo
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Why You Shouldn’t Eat Too Fast

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What Happens During a Solar Eclipse? Get Ready for the Great American Eclipse on August 21, 2017

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North America is preparing itself for the August Eclipse, so we thought it would be a good time to explain how eclipses work and what’s going on as the Moon briefly destroys the Sun. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: htt
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SpaceX Just Sent Algae to the ISS, Here's How It'll Power Deep Space Missions

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SpaceX has taken over refueling missions to the ISS, and they're bringing some exciting new experiments along the way. NASA Just Launched a Mission to Mars to Dig Deep Inside the Planet’s Core - https://youtu.be/MusWmN1i5vE Read More: Plants, Algae and Ot
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What's the Largest Living Thing On Earth?

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Check out American Veteran on @PBS Voices https://youtu.be/P8bt1bwllZg Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below The biggest thing that has ever lived on Earth is a tree? Hard to believe, but
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How Did This Animal Survive Extinction In Dubai?

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Have you heard of the Arabian Oryx? If you haven't, it's probably because they were once declared extinct!This symbol of the Arabian Peninsula was almost completely lost when declared extinct in the early 1970s due to poaching. Since then, theres been a h
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Amazing Magnetic Levitation Device!

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Baby Flying Foxes Rescued in the City | Cities: Nature's New Wild | BBC Earth

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How squids outsmart their predators - Carly Anne York

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This week on Crash Course Econ, Jacob and Adriene are talking about failure. Specifically, we're talking about market failures. When markets don't provide a good or service efficiently, that's a market failure. When markets fail, often governments step in
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The Secret Things Living In Your Drains

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This episode is sponsored by Wren, a website where you calculate your carbon footprint. Go to https://www.wren.co/join/journeytothemicrocosmos to sign up to make a monthly contribution to offset your carbon footprint or support rainforest protection proje
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Untangling the Devil's Corkscrew

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In the late 1800s, paleontologists in Nebraska found huge coils of hardened sand stuck deep in the earth. Local ranchers called them Devil's Corkscrews and scientists called them Daemonelix. It was clear these corkscrews were created by some form of life,
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Banana Slugs: Secret of the Slime | Deep Look

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Beneath the towering redwoods lives one of the most peculiar creatures in California: the banana slug. They're coated with a liquid crystal ooze that solves many problems slugs face in the forest -- and maybe some of our own. SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/8NwX
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Humpback Whales Return To New York | Cities: Nature's New Wild | BBC Earth

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"Operation" Gary the Snail | Everything Beneath Gary's Shell | SpongeBob

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SpongeBob's pet snail Gary has a beautiful pink shell that offers him protection and a place to rest! Ever wonder what lies beneath Gary's exoskeleton? Let's get to "operating" on Gary the Snail and take a look at every time we've seen beneath his shell!#
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Plastic: the new fantastic?

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Plastic has become a malevolent symbol of our wasteful society. Its also one of the most successful materials ever invented: its cheap, durable, flexible, waterproof, versatile, lightweight, protective and hygienic. During the coronavirus pandemic, plasti
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Scientists overlooked how high radiation could devastate Mars exploration missions

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Scientists have long known high levels of radiation exists on Mars. But could it be so high that humans won't be able to handle when we get there? Following is a transcript of the video. Going to Mars may be more dangerous than we thought. The major probl
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What Your Cat's Sleeping Position Reveals About Their Health and Personality

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Cats Sleeping Positions can reveal a lot about their personality, health and how they are feeling.This guide breaks down the most common cat sleeping positions and explains the science behind why cats sleep in certain ways. #1. Curled-upIn the curled-up p
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The Great Vertical Migration

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Diel vertical migration truly is a phenomenon. This migration serves as the anchor for the food web that supplies the entire planet. Every day, 5 billion metric tonnes of organisms migrate to the surface to feed. Predators chase prey, forming a layer of a
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Most People Don't Know Wine Moves Like This | EVERYDAY MYSTERY

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Is There Poo Everywhere? | Earth Lab

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95% of paper currency has a trace of faecal matter! Greg Foot investigates the grim topic of atomised poo. Subscribe to Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab Best Earth Lab videos http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals 1 http://www.umass.edu/mycenter/docu
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How Do Fire Sprinklers Know There's A Fire?

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There's a big fire in the building and suddenly all the sprinklers turn on -- that's not really how works. Let science extinguish this myth. How Fire Burns in Space - http://bit.ly/1OqRB5b Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Rea
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Humans And Other Animals: Cultural Evolution And Social Learning

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How Does Television Stone Work?

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Part one: Can a saw blade made out paper cut through a sheet paper? It can if it's spinning fast enough. Circles of paper are mounted onto a Dremel type tool and then are tested to see if they can cut paper, cardboard foam cups, even thin strips of wood.
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How Do We Protect Earth From Asteroids? Part 2 - Stopping Them

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Do SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets Actually Make Space Travel Cheaper?

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SCOOB! - Official Teaser Trailer

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What's It Like to Live Underground?

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Hank introduces us to the framework of our bodies, our skeleton, which apart from being the support and protection for all our fleshy parts, is involved in many other vital processes that help our bodies to function properly. Crash Course Biology is now a
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How this disease changes the shape of your cells - Amber M. Yates

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Dig into the science of how a single genetic mutation alters the structure of hemoglobin and leads to sickle-cell disease. -- What shape are your cells? Squishy cylinders? Jagged zig-zags? You might not spend a lot of time thinking about the bodies of the
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Visualizing Ultrasound with Schlieren Optics Part I

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