The manatee of Crystal River in Florida are dying and no one knows why. This is terrible for the manatee and for the local community too as a huge part of the tourist trade is based around them. Want to swim with the manatee? Crystal River is one of the few places in the world […]
Does this animation from NASA show the Earth dying?
There’s controversy around this video. Released by NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies the visual shows climate change over 60 years. You may watch this animation and conclude that it shows some dramatic climate change. Not so, say sceptics, who argue that six decades isn’t long enough to have any meaning in the climate context. […]
The hypnotic destruction of Coke by lava
We’ve all seen “Will it blend?” destruction videos so let’s go one up and apply some super hot lava. This video is oddly hypnotic. You don’t have to worry about what happens to the shiny red Coca Cola can but you might be curious to see what happens when the lava reaches it. Filmed on […]
12 stunning storms used as art
These photographs are the work of superb storm chaser Mike Hollingshead. He is one of those stuntmen-meets-scientists who leap in cars and zoom off in search of terrifyingly bad weather like tornadoes and super storms. Many of these photographs are for sale and available as prints from his website Extreme Instability. If you like this […]
Food for Thought: Should we eat bugs?
This animation by Emma Bryce makes the case that we should consider eating bugs. You’ll probably have to watch it before you’d even consider the idea. The animation was bone by Neighbor and if the narration sounds familiar it is because you’re hearing the voice of Addison Anderson who’s featured on TED-Ed before. In Pure […]
The surprising fact about vampire squid – they’re veggies
It may look like a monster designed for the purpose of hunting and killing others but the Vampyroteuthis infernalis (aka the vampire squid) is a vegetarians. At least, scientists now know that the vampire squid eats plant matter and there is no evidence they eat flesh.
Fisheye lens time-lapse of Leonid and Zodiacal light
This impressive time-lapse video was created by Stephane Vetter using a Sigma 8mm fisheye lens. The fisheye lens means you get a truer image of the visible sky. The Leonids is a meteor shower, named after the constellation of Leo as they seem to radiate from that point in the sky. The Lenoids are most […]
Surprising interaction between science and clever dolphins
The Echo Location Visualization and Interface System (ELVIS) is deployed by scientists to present different shapes to dolphins on a special underwater screen. The dolphins can then use their own sonar to target the shape that they want to select. Each shape represents different food and so with the system, for now, dolphins can select […]
Super rare: Spinning circle of ice caught on camera
This spinning circle of ice was captured on camera by George Loegering. The retired engineer was out and about on the banks of the Sheyenne River in North Dakota when he witnessed the rare weather phenomenon. The spinning ice is odd because water normally still water freezes and water flowing quickly enough to swirl and […]
The amazing video a two legged dog out for a run
Duncan Lou Who is a Boxer puppy, was born with severely deformed legs and pelvis. Panda Paw Rescue is looking after him, has a wheelchair and does both physical and hydro therapy. In this video, we get to watch him tank around the park, meet other dogs, and clearly have fun. In Pure Spirit Do […]
