Two bears ended up in a deadly fight in Spain's Cantabrian mountains, which are home to around 350 bears. Video footage shows a female bear protecting her cub from a larger male before both fighting... continue reading
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Before NOVA begins its construction, the Rainbow Bridge only exists in a 900-year-old painting that shows the bustling capital city of Kaifeng. Another NOVA ancient construction episode, again narrated... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 65 views • 54:16Enter the world of an undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, as families navigate loss, grief and mortality. (Aired 2007) ... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 6 months 4 weeks ago • 52 views • 53:38Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, once again answers the internet's burning questions about dead bodies and the funeral director profession. When someone dies, what happens... continue reading
posted by BSR 2 years 6 months 1 week ago • 7 views • 15:27I explain the meaning of the phrase, and demonstrate the process of dead nailing.
posted by eric3579 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 459 views • 1:48You’re alive right now… at least I’m pretty sure you are. But you’re not TOTALLY alive. Bits of you are always breaking down, being thrown out, and being replaced. Even right now, parts of you... continue reading
posted by BSR 2 years 7 months ago • 81 views • 13:12Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated his life to ending child trafficking in India. Despite getting attacked and beaten on many occasions, Kailash remains relentless in his mission.... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 3 years 1 month ago • 8 views • 10:28From Youtube, "Deep in tropical jungles lie floating kingdoms ruled by beautiful and deadly masters: They are sort of the high elves of the ant kingdoms: Talented architects that create castles and city... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 93 views • 9:04From Youtube, "At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 week ago • 559 views • 11:31Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. He is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,286 views • 6:59From Youtube, "In nearly every corner of the Earth, ants wage war against each other. Their weapons are what nature gave them. Some have strong armour, deadly stingers or sharp mandibles. And then there... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 521 views • 9:23YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 weeks ago • 336 views • 4:33Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.
posted by noims 5 years 3 weeks ago • 368 views • 4:44YouTube description: In 1966 an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead."... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,635 views • 14:09(H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months ago • 411 views • 8:35"It’s more than just dancing around. ... If you’ve ever seen an orchestra perform you’ve probably had a difficult time looking away from the person dead center on the stage – the conductor. It’s... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 10 months ago • 16 views • 4:42"You'll probably survive." YouTube: If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes. But that doesn't even begin to cover the myriad... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 157 views • 11:18