I think of Chipotle has a Mexican sauce made from smoked chilli. However, it’s a big resturant chain in the States and there Chipotle sells burritos. They must be confident of their green creds because they’re really on the attack against mass produced foods in this wonderful animation called The Scarecrow. There’s a game that […]
A volcano on Io
Io, Jupiter’s moon, is one of the most volcanically active worlds in the Solar System. It has hundreds of volcanoes and some eruptions reach some 250 miles high. That’s not 250 metres high – that’s 250 miles high. In other words, you can see some of Io’s volcanic eruptions from space. You can see them […]
Demons or goats?
In Pure Spirit You’ve seen the picture now so what do you think? Demons or goats? Goats, of course, but if you come up with a great pitch as to why this awesome photogrpah might have captured two spooky demons peering down from the twilight sky then you’ll earn yourself +2 cool points from this […]
New shark species found – and it walks!
Scientists have found a new species of shark in eastern Indonesia. The shark is harmless to humans and grows up to 80cm in length, which is not large for a shark. However, the brown and white bamboo shark walks. The shark doesn’t haul itself out of the water but waddles over the rocks in at […]
Would you name storms after US policy makers who deny climate change?
This video has only been live for two days but it has already had nearly 1.5m viewers. If you’ve not yet seen it it’s funny despite being very serious. The proposal is that we stop giving topical storms and hurricanes names like “Andrew” and “Sandy” and name them after policy makers who refuse to accept […]
Orca playfully teases with tug of war
This video shows an orca playing tug of war with a man on a boat. The branch or bit of seaweed doesn’t appear to be stuck in the orca’s teeth and when given the chance the apex predator offers the sailor a chance to play again. In Pure Spirit What do you think is going […]
Incredible “dry” flash flood across the desert
Flood chaser David Rankin uses the term “dry wash” in this video to describe this flash flood. I see why. It looks like there’s a river of dirt, stone and earth that spills out of nowhere and rockets along the flat Utah Desert. This is an impressive sight. What’s actually happening is that rain which […]
Short film: Baobab
Directed by Nicolas Loesner, Anaelle Moreau, Marina Steck, Simon Torani and Benjamin Tron, Boabab tells the story of man’s arrival at the primordial forest at the beginning of the world in Madagascar. It’s a story as worrying as you would expect but, at least, with a glimmer of hope. In Pure Spirit What do you […]
Will Comet ISON explode into the sun or break hearts?
Every individual with an interest in astronomy must be already in the know concerning the much anticipated Comet ISON. Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by two Russian astronomers using an International Scientific Optical Network telescope. In essence, comet ISON will come close to mars, at a distance of about 10.8 million kilometers after […]
Killer Whales chase a boat
This incredible video shows a pod or orca, aka killer whales, chasing the boat like playful dolphins. I’m not clear why orca would act this way. They’re smart enough to have fun and enjoy a race so perhaps that’s all that was going on. In any case the video does a great job at showing […]
