Beehive In a Bottle
One of the most common types of beekeeping hive is based around the Langstroth hive, first patented in the United States in 1852. While it does have some nice features …read more Continue reading Beehive In a Bottle
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Scavenging CDs For Flexible Parts
CDs are becoming largely obsolete now, thanks to the speed of the internet and the reliability and low costs of other storage media. To help keep all of this plastic …read more Continue reading Scavenging CDs For Flexible Parts
What Does The Bat Say? Tune In With This Heterodyne Detector
Bats are fascinating animals, and despite all the myth and creepiness surrounding them, they really remind one more of a drunk bird lost in the night sky than the blood-sucking creature they’re often made out to be. Of course, some really fall into that category, and unlike actual birds, bats …read more
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What Does The Bat Say? Tune In With This Heterodyne Detector
Bats are fascinating animals, and despite all the myth and creepiness surrounding them, they really remind one more of a drunk bird lost in the night sky than the blood-sucking creature they’re often made out to be. Of course, some really fall into that category, and unlike actual birds, bats …read more
Continue reading What Does The Bat Say? Tune In With This Heterodyne Detector
This Black Hole Is Wildly Ejecting Plasma Jets as It Eats a Star
“This is one of the most extraordinary black hole systems I’ve ever come across.” Continue reading This Black Hole Is Wildly Ejecting Plasma Jets as It Eats a Star
Global Warming Is Wiping Out Marine Animals Faster Than Land Dwellers
A study of 406 cold-blooded animals revealed that climate change is already pushing marine species to their thermal limits. Continue reading Global Warming Is Wiping Out Marine Animals Faster Than Land Dwellers
Is It GOOD or BAD to Use a Dynamite-Triggered Avalanche for an Apple Ad? We Asked Scientists
Apple’s “Don’t mess with Mother (Nature)” video—produced by the Camp4 Collective to promote the iPhone XS—included footage of a man-made avalanche. Continue reading Is It GOOD or BAD to Use a Dynamite-Triggered Avalanche for an Apple Ad? We Asked Scientists
300 Million Butterflies Will Fly Through Texas This Spring
Monarch populations are in decline, but a surge is expected for the 2019 spring migration. Continue reading 300 Million Butterflies Will Fly Through Texas This Spring
ClimaCell bets on IoT for better weather forecasts
To accurately forecast the weather, you first need lots of data — not just to train your forecasting models but also to generate more precise and granular forecasts. Typically, this has been the domain of government agencies, thanks to their access to this data and the compute power to run the extremely complex models. Anybody […] Continue reading ClimaCell bets on IoT for better weather forecasts
Scientists Found a New Species of Wasp That Turns Spiders Into Zombies
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, a new species of wasp is inflicting horror movie-worthy terror on “social” spiders. Continue reading Scientists Found a New Species of Wasp That Turns Spiders Into Zombies