Saturday 25 July 2009

Johnald's Fantastical Daily Link Splurge

Johnald's Fantastical Daily Link Splurge

David Attenborough - The Languages of Animals 1: Beware

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 05:16 AM PDT


(10 votes - 0 comments - 182 views)
David Attenborough's 1973 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures have been held in London annually since 1825. They serve as a forum for presenting complex scientific issues to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner.

'RDF TV - Nebraska Vignettes #6 - Hawaii as a Nursery of Evolution' by Richard Dawkins, Josh Timonen, Judy Diamond, Ken Kanes...

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 05:11 AM PDT

http://richarddawkins.net/article,4094,n,n

Nasa finds monster black hole sucking up gas, dust and stars

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 02:50 AM PDT

Nasa have found a monster black hole 100 million times the mass of the Sun feeding off gas, dust and stars at the centre of a galaxy 50 million light-years away.

Ray of hope in dark-matter hunt

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 12:40 AM PDT

The murky hunt for dark matter has just got a little bit brighter. New gamma-ray results from the FERMI telescope fit with previous tantalizing hints of a detection of the mysterious stuff.

Freakiest Fish Ever... Fangtooth in the Abyss (VID)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:10 PM PDT

Deep, deep beneath the oceans surface there is no light and there is much danger. This incredible clip reveals some of the strange and amazing creatures lurking in the deep, including the fangtooth!

Ancient Roman shipwrecks found

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:40 PM PDT

Underwater archaeologists in Italy discover the wrecks of five ancient Roman ships, with their cargoes still largely intact.

YouTube - The Thunderf00t - Ray Comfort discussion (Part 1)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 05:31 PM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2FskTKrx40&feature=PlayList&p=E7B214C38CAD878D&index=0&playnext=1

Carl Sagan - The Planets 6: Planetary Systems Beyond The Sun

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:09 PM PDT


(12 votes - 2 comments - 190 views)
Carl Sagan's 1977 Royal Institution Christmas Lecture. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures have been held in London annually since 1825. They serve as a forum for presenting complex scientific issues to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner.

Part 1: The Earth as a Planet
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-The-Planets-1-The-Earth-as-a-Planet
Part 2: The Outer Solar system and Life
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-The-Planets-2-The-Outer-Solar-System-and-Life
Part 3: The History of Mars
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-The-Planets-3-The-History-of-Mars
Part 4: Mars Before Viking
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-The-Planets-4-Mars-Before-Viking
Part 5: Mars After Viking
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-The-Planets-5-Mars-After-Viking

Got Chicken Parts? Make Biodiesel

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:50 PM PDT

11 billion pounds of chicken feather meal are accumulated annually by the poultry industry in the U.S., and if a process developed by scientists in Nevada moves forward, those chicken parts could be used to produce 153 million gallons of biodiesel a year, and 593 million gallons worldwide.

Looking to Mars as the Next Frontier

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 12:50 PM PDT

As the 40th-anniversary celebrations of the moon landing end, a human voyage to Mars remains a holy grail for NASA.
Posted by johnald