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| 11:19, 28 June 2023 | 937 coastal erosion.jpg (file) |  |
1.09 MB | ep937 Although sand dunes often conjure images of great deserts, they also occur along coastlines worldwide and can be an important buffer for communities threatened by sea level rise, storms and coastal erosion. More than 45% of southern California's coastline is groomed with machinery used to remove debris from sandy beaches, creating a flat topography ideal for recreational activities of the local population and tourists. However, vegetation is consequently actively discouraged from gro... | 1 |
| 03:07, 21 June 2023 | 936 Ivory-billed Woodpecker.jpg (file) |  |
145 KB | Ivory-billed woodpecker isn’t extinct (again) | 1 |
| 03:14, 15 June 2023 | 935 Apple Vision Pro.jpg (file) |  |
75 KB | While the Apple Vision Pro looks like a set of magic ski goggles, it's actually a computing platform that might eventually take over a lot of what we do today on smartphones, tablets, and computers. | 1 |
| 11:00, 6 June 2023 | 934 globular cluster.jpg (file) |  |
396 KB | globular clusters are very dense, spherical clusters that contain between around 100,000 and 1 million stars ep934 | 1 |
| 21:44, 5 June 2023 | 668 organic solar cells.jpg (file) |  |
16 KB | Perovskite solar cells have emerged as an alternative material to silicon in traditional, inorganic solar cells because of their ability to enable higher power conversion efficiencies. ep 934 | 1 |
| 00:31, 30 May 2023 | 933 Atomic Toy.jpg (file) |  |
310 KB | ep 933 The U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, only The Most Dangerous Toy Ever. | 1 |
| 06:31, 23 May 2023 | 932 Buttery Evolution.jpg (file) |  |
651 KB | higher res | 2 |
| 06:26, 23 May 2023 | 931 Nuclear Germany.jpg (file) |  |
54 KB | ep 931 | 1 |
| 03:53, 17 May 2023 | 930 www.png (file) |  |
477 KB | Thirty years ago, the World Wide Web entered the public domain. | 1 |
| 11:31, 12 May 2023 | 929 Blue Hole.jpg (file) |  |
87 KB | ep 929 The second deepest blue hole in the world has been discovered off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The giant, underwater cavern is around 900 feet deep and spans an area of 147,000 square feet. | 1 |
| 23:53, 24 April 2023 | 667 Yttrium.jpg (file) |  |
159 KB | A "semi-infinite" supply of rare earth metals used in batteries, electric vehicles, and other green energy technologies has been found in deep-sea mud about 1850 kilometers southeast of Tokyo ep 667 | 1 |
| 23:50, 24 April 2023 | 928 MRI Brain.jpg (file) |  |
210 KB | Brain Images Just Got 64 Million Times Sharper ep 928 | 1 |
| 04:09, 17 April 2023 | 927 silicon anode lithium ion.jpg (file) |  |
27 KB | ep 927 Amprius Technologies of California is claiming energy density of 500Wh/kg and 1.3kWh/litre from its latest demonstration of lithium-ion battery technology. This is about double the capacity of today’s general purpose cells. | 1 |
| 11:56, 15 April 2023 | 926 first cell phone.jpg (file) |  |
148 KB | ep 926 Martin Cooper, considered the father of the mobile or cell phone | 1 |
| 01:41, 7 April 2023 | 925 Mammoth Meatball.jpg (file) |  |
75 KB | ep 925 A mammoth meatball has been created by a cultivated meat company, resurrecting the flesh of the long-extinct animals. The project aims to demonstrate the potential of meat grown from cells, without the slaughter of animals, and to highlight the link between large-scale livestock production and the destruction of wildlife and the climate crisis. | 1 |
| 05:30, 2 April 2023 | 924 RR Engine.jpeg (file) |  |
198 KB | ep 924 | 1 |
| 09:47, 19 March 2023 | 923 terminator zone.jpg (file) |  |
17 KB | ep 923 "In a new study, University of California astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside a special area called the “terminator zone,” which is a ring on planets that have one side that always faces its star and one side that is always dark." | 1 |
| 13:48, 18 March 2023 | 666 number 666.jpg (file) |  |
26 KB | ep 666 | 1 |
| 05:35, 17 March 2023 | Robo bees.jpg (file) |  |
51 KB | hi res now | 2 |
| 11:25, 14 March 2023 | 922 colorful dinosaurs.jpg (file) |  |
78 KB | T-rex stalking a pair of Torosaurus. <br>Artist: [https://chilibootartlicensing.com/artwork/lvr004/ Luis V. Rey] | 1 |
| 04:42, 10 March 2023 | 921 mining hydrogen.jpg (file) |  |
320 KB | ep 921 | 1 |
| 02:04, 27 February 2023 | 920 ghost hunting.jpg (file) |  |
51 KB | ep 920 | 1 |
| 03:19, 24 February 2023 | 919 mask-wearing.jpeg (file) |  |
62 KB | ep 919 A recent Cochrane review, limited in scope and problematic in methodology, does not show that masks do not work, despite common misreporting. | 1 |
| 15:18, 12 February 2023 | 918 Quaoar ring.jpg (file) |  |
24 KB | Quaoar: Astronomers discover unexpected new ring system around dwarf planet https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64597302 | 1 |
| 02:37, 7 February 2023 | Hidden icon.png (file) |  |
9 KB | generic icon to use for when an episode icon is a bit squeamish to regard | 1 |
| 00:49, 7 February 2023 | 917 canopic jars.jpg (file) |  |
48 KB | ep 917 Alabaster canopic jars recovered from Saite-Saqqara. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities) | 1 |
| 00:29, 7 February 2023 | SHAM.jpg (file) |  |
32 KB | ep 55 better res | 2 |
| 01:01, 3 February 2023 | 664 ata skeleton2.jpg (file) |  |
17 KB | at least the original dimensions aren't huge ep 664 [https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2018/03/tiny-mummys-alien-appearance-explained From a Nat Geo article:] Debate over the origins of Ata, a naturally mummified infant found in the Chilean desert, have raged for decades. | 1 |
| 06:47, 1 February 2023 | 916 NASA Experimental Space Technology.jpg (file) |  |
114 KB | ep 916 Screen cap from NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program's 2023 video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc9KlJFX8Us "Transforming Future Space Technology"] | 1 |
| 02:23, 25 January 2023 | 915 Webb Exoplanet.jpg (file) |  |
89 KB | Several caption options: The Webb Telescope's first confirmed exoplanet is 99 percent the diameter of Earth. LHS 475 b is just 41 light years away. From [https://www.engadget.com/nasa-jwst-webb-telescope-exoplanet-confirmation-193422325.html the article]: "The James Webb Space Telescope has recorded another inaugural milestone: its first exoplanet discovery confirmation. It peered 41 light years into the cosmos and found a planet in the Octans constellation with a diameter 99 percent that... | 1 |
| 00:27, 18 January 2023 | 914 Damascus Steel.jpg (file) |  |
106 KB | ep 914 | 1 |
| 02:42, 13 January 2023 | 913 lunar gps lowres.jpg (file) |  |
61 KB | ep 913 sadly this image has a low resolution | 1 |
| 17:58, 29 December 2022 | 911 cuttlefish.jpg (file) |  |
245 KB | Cuttlefish show self-control, pass 'marshmallow test' They resisted the temptation to eat up the fishy snack knowing they could get a better one if they waited. | 1 |
| 10:41, 21 December 2022 | 910 lightsail.jpg (file) |  |
789 KB | ep 910 | 1 |
| 02:46, 14 December 2022 | 909 SKA.jpg (file) |  |
217 KB | ep 909 Two giant telescopes — one in Australia, the other in South Africa — will comprise the supersensitive Square Kilometre Array. | 1 |
| 06:30, 10 December 2022 | 663 free speech.jpg (file) |  |
86 KB | ep 663 | 1 |
| 06:16, 5 December 2022 | 908 Milky Way's Stellar Halo.jpg (file) |  |
263 KB | ep 908 | 1 |
| 14:04, 3 December 2022 | 662 Hawking.jpg (file) |  |
42 KB | ep 662 | 1 |
| 10:19, 1 December 2022 | 661 sensor technology.png (file) |  |
616 KB | ep 661 | 1 |
| 04:36, 27 November 2022 | 907 chiclids.jpg (file) |  |
564 KB | ep 907 | 1 |
| 04:48, 22 November 2022 | 906 volcano.jpg (file) |  |
360 KB | ep 906 | 1 |
| 06:34, 18 November 2022 | 905 GCAM models Global GHG emissions.jpg (file) |  |
109 KB | ep 905 | 1 |
| 15:59, 10 November 2022 | 660 moa.jpg (file) |  |
97 KB | ep660 | 1 |
| 06:04, 7 November 2022 | 904 cobot.jpg (file) |  |
155 KB | ep 904 | 1 |
| 00:23, 5 November 2022 | 903 new aging technique.jpg (file) |  |
28 KB | from phys.org article: A slice of a Martian meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty," which has fragments of older rocks embedded. The color is added to indicate different elements: red is magnesium, green is calcium, and blue is aluminum. Using a new instrument, a group including scientists from the University of Chicago and the Field Museum estimated this meteorite to be 2.2 billion years old. Credit: Maria Valdes | 1 |
| 02:30, 1 November 2022 | 902 Neanderthal-Father-Daughter.jpg (file) |  |
88 KB | ep 901 | 1 |
| 11:14, 27 October 2022 | 901 TWA 800 wreckage.jpg (file) |  |
313 KB | ep 901 | 1 |
| 04:50, 22 October 2022 | 900 silk moth.jpg (file) |  |
53 KB | ep 900 | 1 |
| 05:06, 7 October 2022 | 899 nuclear rocket.jpg (file) |  |
251 KB | ep 899 | 1 |
| 07:38, 1 October 2022 | 659 superbrain yoga.jpg (file) |  |
83 KB | ep 659 | 1 |
