It is a little known fact but octopi can leave water and survive, for a while, on land. They’re not the most graceful of creatures on land but they remain remarkably versitle and intelligent even out of their natural habitat. This video was published in June 2011 but has recently become popular. It was recorded […]
Freaky video of toad with wriggling worms in its eye
This video shows a rather disturbing image of a large toad with an eye infested by a wriggling worm. The toad seems calm enough but it’s hard to believe it still has sight in that eye. This blogger isn’t a vet but wonders whether or not the parasite caught on camera here is the roundworm […]
Jumping and flickering clouds seem more alien than real
This video takes a few seconds to kick in – but it’s worth watching, paying attention and finally noticing what seems to be going on? There’s the question! What just is going on? It seems all too alien. Surely there’s no way clouds could flicker as quickly as that? But they are; take a look. […]
Renewable energy? I’m a big fan
How’s this for a powerful statement on renewable energy? I like to think this is an image people will remember! In Pure Spirit Are you?
The incredible living bridges of Meghalayas
Meghalayas is a state in the north-east of India. The name is a Sanskrit word which means “Abode of Clouds” and about one third of the state is covered in forests. The forests are incredibly rich with biodiversity but also haunted by illegal mining. The capital city is Shillong which is one of the smallest […]
There are 7 billion people on the planet – how on earth did that happen?
This is a fantastic video from the news organisation NPR. It’s fun to watch and easily explains how we’ve ended up with an amazing 7 billion people on this planet. There are two other big questions. Will the human population continue to go up? Can we cope with all these people living on the same […]
Mutant calf born in Utah
This calf was born in a diary farm in northern Utah. She suffers from a birth defect but is apparently healthy. I do worry that she’ll struggle to graze given the condition of her mouth though. The farmer who posted the video of the mutant cow to YouTube admits they’ve not seen anything like it […]
Watching the Southern Lights from Space
Perhaps it is because this blogger is in Scotland and much of the international media that makes its way here is based in America but when there are discussions of amazing light shows in the atmosphere the references are always to the Northern Lights. The truth, however, is that there can be as equally impressive […]
Should we attack George Clooney?
George Clooney seems like a stand up sort of guy. He has put his head above the parapets to try and make the world a better place. He was the driving force in Not on our Watch which was a real effort to try and stop the genocide in Darfur at a time when the […]
The face of Zeus appears in the clouds
This YouTube video has had about 2,500,000 views – two and a half million – that shows just how many people were amazed by the formation in the clouds. Of course, that number will only go up. The video has been online for less than a month at the time this blog post was written. […]
