Humans are colour-blind compared to birds and many other animals. Put simply, humans have three types of retina colour cones, and birds have four. This makes us sensitive to red, green and blue light. A new study shows that tiny hummingbirds see colours we can’t even imagine! Birds have a fourth, that lets them detect […]
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Before And After – The Magical Butterfly and Moth Transformation
Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species. Let us get right to the stunning images, before and after! If you want more interesting content, check out some of the great stuff here! Courtship is often aerial and often involves pheromones. The before and after images […]
Standing up against bullies – Powerful and heart-warming short video
A moving short movie about a red-haired schoolboy who is bullied by other classmates because of the colour of his hair. Until one day, someone else decides to stand by him and let him know he has every right to be different. Are we ready to be supportive of those who need us, to let […]
Red panda – Not all pandas are black and white
Distantly related to the larger, better-known black-and-white giant panda, the red panda is a solitary creature found in the mountains of Nepal, Myanmar, and central China. The red panda is dwarfed by the black-and-white giant that shares its name. These pandas typically grow to the size of a house cat, though their big, bushy tails […]
VIDEO | Zombie Parasites
What if, unbeknownst to you, someone—or something—was controlling your behaviour for its own nefarious ends? Join photographer Anand Varma as he reveals this nightmare scenario being acted out over and over across the natural world, as unsuspecting hosts are compelled to nurture and protect mind-sucking parasites. Source Nat Geo Live.
VIDEO | Bullies picked on him everyday, until he started doing one simple thing to turn it around
Unfortunately in today’s world, a lot of children are subjected to all kinds of messages from the media about how to be, how to act, and what to do. On top of this, some children are subjected to other kinds of messaging, which comes in the form of bullying. In the U.S. about thirty percent […]
VIDEO | Fascinating short clip showing the known universe as mapped through astronomical observations
The known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated […]
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ARTICLE | Harvard unveils MRI Study Proving Meditation Literally Rebuilds The Brain’s Gray Matter In 8 Weeks
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]est subjects taking part in an 8-week program of mindfulness meditation showed results that astonished even the most experienced neuroscientists at Harvard University. The study was led by a Harvard-affiliated team of researchers based at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the team’s MRI scans documented for the very first time in medical history how meditation produced […]
PHOTO REPORT | What scientists found hidden deep in the ocean seems like science fiction
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow amazing would it be to an aquatic explorer? You’d spend your life looking for the lost remnants of ships from the past, deep below the ocean’s surface. You’d find lost treasure and other valuables scattered across the ocean floor or in old shipwrecks. Maybe one day you’d find the mother of all aquatic treasures […]
VIDEO | Changing Education Paradigms – By Sir Ken Robinson
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award. Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge […]