Science
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Amazing Buffalo Lake Effect Snow Storm
A time-lapse view of Lake Erie during the lake-effect snow storm of November 18, 2014. This amazing video was taken from an office window in the Guaranty Building at Hodgson Russ. Captured with an Apple iPhone 6, time-lapse mode, default settings.
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Caged pig. Forensic experiment in the ocean.
Dead pigs are now being used as models for human decomposition so that investigators can further understand what happens to a body in the ocean. Based on their findings, decompositional patterns and rates are greatly affected by the conditions of the wate…
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Why is the Sky Blue? Why is the Sun Yellow?
Ever wonder why the sky is blue or the sun is yellow? Get a colorful answer to interesting question by watching this video!
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Haunting images of the Sun
NASA posted this picture on October 8, 2014 showing active regions on the sun which gave it an eerie appearance that looks strangely like a jack-o'-lantern. Just in time for Halloween!
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TED Talks: Stuart Firestein - The Pursuit Of Ignorance
This talk is more about philosophical paradigms of thought than it is about science but I feel that anyone with a passion for rationality can appreciate this. What does real scientific work look like? As neuroscientist Stuart Firestein jokes: It looks a l…
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TED Talks: George Monbiot - For More Wonder, Rewild The World
Wolves were once native to the US' Yellowstone National Park -- until hunting wiped them out. But when, in 1995, the wolves began to come back (thanks to an aggressive management program), something interesting happened: the rest of the park began to find…
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TED Talks: Adam Spencer - Why I Fell In Love With Monster Prime Numbers
This is one of my favorite TED Talks to come out recently. I love how he started off with the nitty gritties of simple mathematical problems and connected it to big picture thinking. What a great exercise of the mind.
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Perspective
This is a scaled perspective of what our solar system looks like. Imagine how small we really are as people. It's just amazing to know that there is a seemingly incomprehensible vastness of universe out there just waiting to be discovered and explored by…
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There's A New Human Body Part That We Should Know
Knowledge is a constant thing. Without its constant cycle, the human minds would never evolve and new things wouldn't be discovered. The new body part that was discovered by the University of Nottingham scientist is the perfect example of this. Professor…
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Spooky Image: UFO or FAKE?
When Corrine Federer, 43, a business manager and amateur photographer, went to visit the Muiderslot Castle that resides in Netherlands, she never would've guessed at what she might discover there. After browsing through the pictures she took, she found t…
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The Human Face: 100,000 Years From Now
Large forehead? Check. Creepy and bizarre eyes? Present. Gah. Words can't even describe how weird we think this is. Ladies and Gentlemen, behold, the majestic human being 100,000 years from. Apparently, after evolving for 100,000 years in order to adapt…
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Preserved Mammoth Fossil Discovered With Blood
The archeology department is having blast after founding an amazingly preserved mammoth remains. It was found in the icy tundra on an island off the coast of Siberia. When the researchers pricked some of the tissue locked beneath the ice, blood poured ou…
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Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart?
Science has given us a chance to finally find out what could have happened to pilot Amelia Earhart.
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How Does Lightning Work?
National Geographic explores the science behind lightning strikes. Lightning strikes during thunderstorms kill more Americans each year than either tornadoes or hurricanes.
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THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE
For centuries, people have been baffled about the mysterious and highly publicized disappearances that have happened in the perimeters of the Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an undefined region in the wester…
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Chernobyl: Pripyat after 25 years
Here's a look at the deserted town of Pripyat after the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant incident. Do you see any mutations around?
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Life on Mars?
78,000 people are all eager to live on Mars and never to return to Earth again. The non-profit organization Mars One aims to send 4 people to Mars by 2023 as part of a permanent colony. The process opened at April 22 and ended on May 7 with 78,000 appli…
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How Do Cheetah's Run So Fast? The Science of a Cheetah's Speed
One of two videos from National Geographic's award-winning multimedia coverage of cheetahs. From spine to skull, a cheetah's body is perfectly designed for running. The Big Cats Initiative is dedicated to halting the decline of big cats.
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Truth about the Sea Monster
When beachgoers saw this bizarre carcass on a New Zealand beach, they thought that they've stumbled upon an ancient sea monster. Because of decomposition, the head looked ferocious and unrecognizable. Relax though. Turns out that it might simply be a ki…
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Biological Immortality DOES Exist
When you're a Turritopsis nutricula, it's easy to savor life and laugh at your mistakes. After all, you have immortality at your side. Turritopsis nutricula is a type of jellyfish that uses transdifferentiation to replenish cells after sexual reproductio…
