— by Red Wolf
— via Feel Squares
For the microscopic lab worm C elegans, life equates to just a few short weeks on Earth. The bowhead whale, on the other hand, can live over two hundred years. Why are these lifespans so different? And what does it really mean to age
anyway? Joao Pedro de Magalhaes explains why the pace of ageing varies greatly across animals.
Lesson by Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, animation by Sharon Colman — via Youtube
— by Red Wolf
The chief feature of any BEEcosystem hive is that it gives a literal window into the bee colony it houses. The hexagon-shaped module is framed in cedar and fronted with a pane of glass. Side vents can be opened and closed to connect multiple modules or to keep the bees contained if you need to move the hive.
How do the bees get inside your house? The hive can be connected to a tube that runs to a small window unit—sort of like a miniature version of vent tube for a portable air conditioner. The window unit has the added benefit of providing bees with an ideal platform for take-off and landing. The tube has a safety mechanism that instantly snaps closed if it’s ever disconnected.
BEEcosystems start at $599 for a one-hex hive — via Curbed
Lakenfelder, Ayrshire, Alpacas and Lute originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Chinese Goose, Öland Geese, Öland Goose, Frizzle, Frizzle and Crested originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Japanese Silkie, Brabanter, Dutch Bantam, Japanese Silkie, Mallard and Embden Goose originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Agave, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Dutch Bantam, Ancona, Plymouth Rock and Golden Laced Wyandotte originally uploaded by Red Wolf
— via Maximumble
© Sony Music Archives 1971 — via missadler1897
— via Youtube
You’ve heard of the island of misfit toys. But at Crown Candy Kitchen, the owner is creating misfit chocolates — via Youtube
— by Red Wolf
Random Dinosaur originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Worryingly described by entomologists and arachnologists as a not uncommon
occurrence in certain parts of the globe, spider rain can see anywhere from a few thousand to several million spiders tumble from the sky in a given area, seemingly out of nowhere — via Youtube
At the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there’s a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They’re used to generate random numbers and keep a good bit of the internet secure: here’s how — via Youtube
— by Red Wolf
The true story of a rescued greyhound who becomes a healer to others — via Youtube
Poisoning has always been a popular method of getting rid of one’s enemies, but is there actually a perfect
poison capable of being completely undetectable? Here are six of the poisons that have confounded doctors throughout history — via Youtube
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