10 month ago
nelson : Flying sharks - Crazy nature documentary about sharks launching themselves after seals
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Linkorama : Woodlander - This webcam of an Estonian forest gets overloaded during their daytime, but otherwise is a phenomenon of watching for wild pigs
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11 month ago
adamrg : The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World
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jimray : Tides at Seattle, Washington - When to go tidepool exploring again
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26 month ago
43folders : PBS - NATURE "Animals Behaving Worse" (by Merlin Mann) - "...be aware, documentary fans: it’s only a matter of time before these animals will have all the tools they need to make their own PBS documentaries"
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erikbenson : Giant squid photographed in the wild for the first time - There's an interesting video at the bottom of the right column...
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31 month ago
jkottke : A quick study shows that stocks of simply named companies do better than those of more complexly named companies - A quick study shows that stocks of simply named companies do better than those of more complexly named companies. Even companies with pronounceable ticker symbols did better than those with unpronounceable symbols.
cameron : news @ nature.com - Simple sounds make for sound investments - Easily pronounced stocks do better on the market. - The name really does matter - simple sounding stocks perform better than ones with unpronouncable names.
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31 month ago
jimray : A Pie-in-the-Sky Treehouse Made Real - New York Times
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33 month ago
jimray : Island adventures whale watching - Whale watching in March, and if you don't see one, they'll give you a free pass to come again!
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34 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : You think you have a problem with squirrels? - You think you have a problem with squirrels?: heh
deusx : Squirrel Problem - As Colbert has been warning us: Bears are the top problem faced by our nation today.
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Creating Passionate Users: Brain death by dull cubicle - "Complex surroundings create a complex brain." On the other hand: "Dull, lifeless work environments cause brain damage."
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34 month ago
kayodeok : How babies do maths at 7 months - Babies have a rudimentary grasp of maths long before they can walk or talk, according to new research.
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36 month ago
Rod Begbie : Internet encyclopaedias go head to head : Nature - Nature magazine performed a blind peer-review of several science topics in Wikipedia and Encyclopædia Britannica. Perhaps surprisingly, the number and type of errors in both were very similar, although the experts found the writing in Wikipedia to be [via] #
Linkorama : Internet encyclopaedias go head to head - Peer review proof point
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37 month ago
kayodeok : Macrophotography tips: Bug Pictures (Insect Macro Photography) - "That is what got me started and what I enjoy so much about macros. They let you see what you ordinarily cannot"
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37 month ago
WillPate : PEI - a photoset on Flickr - Really nice photoset of my home province
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Color Perception Is Not In The Eye Of The Beholder: It's In The Brain - Researchers at the University of Rochester have found that the number of color-sensitive cones in the human retina differs dramatically among people—by up to 40 times—yet people appear to perceive colors the same way
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39 month ago
kayodeok : flowers - a photoset on Flickr - Photography Ideas
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39 month ago
kayodeok : flowers-garden - a photoset on Flickr - Photography Ideas
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39 month ago
kayodeok : Flowers and plant life - a photoset on Flickr - Photography Ideas
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39 month ago
erikbenson : Giant squid photographed in the wild for the first time - There's an interesting video at the bottom of the right column...
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39 month ago
kayodeok : Nature Photography Instruction - Welcome to NPN’s Nature Photography 101, a section dedicated to all of those who are just embarking on this wonderful pastime, as well as those who are looking to improve their nature photography
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39 month ago
kayodeok : Botany Photo of the Day - In science, beauty. In beauty, science. Daily.
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39 month ago
jimray : Ananova - Gay penguins won't go straight - More gay penguins
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