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What is all that noise about?
Click HERE for a link to the original article from Whistle Naturalists In Emerald, Whistler, the nightly chorus of local amphibians, including four frog species and one toad species, is causing quite a disturbance. The Columbia Spotted frog, Wood frog, Pacific...
Super Skinny House In South Kensington
Click HERE for a link to the original article The "Thin House" at 5 Thurloe Square in South Kensington, London, is notable for its extreme narrowness, measuring just 6 feet wide at its narrowest point. Originally an artist’s studio in the 19th century, the building...
How Aerogels Work
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 How Aerogels Work Click HERE for a link to the original article from How Stuff Works? Here is a summary of the article linked above. Aerogels, often referred to as "frozen smoke" due to their ethereal appearance, are...
Evidence of Dark Oxygen Production at The Abyssal Seafloor
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor Nature Geoscience (2024) The article discusses experiments conducted on the abyssal seafloor of the Pacific Ocean,...
London’s Iconic Tumbling Telephone Box Installation
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article Here’s The Story Behind London’s Iconic Tumbling Telephone Box Installation • Out Of Order • GEORGIE HOOLE - EXECUTIVE EDITOR • 24 MAY, 2021 The "Out of Order" sculpture in...
Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made – So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article In 2020, scientists at Purdue University developed an ultra-white acrylic paint that initially reflected 95.5% of sunlight. They have since improved it to reflect 98.1%,...
LD @ School Educators’ Summer Institute
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 LDAO will be hosting its 11th annual Educators’ Institute on August 20th and 21st, 2024! The Educators’ Institute is a two-day virtual event designed to provide educators with information and strategies to support students...
Sea Sheep…It Can Photosynthesize!
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for the original article Sea Sheep? This Adorable Sea Slug Eats So Much Algae It Can Photosynthesize The Costasiella kuroshimae, or "Leaf Sheep," is an adorable sea slug resembling a cartoon sheep....
Why Did The Millennium Bridge Close On Its First Day?
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article In 2000, Central London's Millennium Bridge, a £18.2 million suspension bridge connecting St. Paul's Cathedral with the Tate Modern gallery, had to close just two days after its...
Point Nemo
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. "Eerie Facts About Point Nemo, The Most Remote Location On Planet Earth" by Gina Dimuro: Most Remote Location: Point Nemo, also known as the oceanic pole of inaccessibility, is...
Natural History Museum Earth Hall Globe Escalator
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article Natural History Museum Earth Hall Globe Escalator The Natural History Museum in London is a favorite spot for interior photography, particularly when the weather isn't ideal for...
Day / Night Terminator
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article Day / Night Terminator The terminator is the line that separates day and night on Earth, also known as the "grey line" or "twilight zone." Due to atmospheric refraction, this line...