Why does your voice sound different on a recording?
Greg Foot tells us exactly why we hate the sound of our own voice on answering machines and such like in this Headsqueeze single question science video.
Memolition - Explore. Dream. Discover.
The Most Surprising Photos Of 2013 (40 pictures)
Here is collection of wonderfully unexpected and unusual images.
Meltwater channel in the Greenland ice sheet
Meltwater channel in the Greenland ice sheet. EIS field assistant, Adam LeWinter on NE rim of Birthday Canyon, atop feature called “Moab”. Greenland Ice Sheet, July 2009. Black deposit in bottom of channel...
Animal Signs That Planet Earth Is Sick (6 pictures)
While much of the evidence is anecdotal and the scientific community has not reached a consensus about whether scurrying animals are a harbinger for environmental disaster, one might consider that if they can predict such seismological shifts, why couldn’t the animal kingdom also be sending signals that our planet is sick? Here are some warning signs that our furry, scaly and winged friends may be sharing with us to portend the danger of climate change and other environmental hazards.
Beautiful roads around the World (23 pictures)
There are certain roads around the world that go above and beyond average. They’re so sceni that traveling them is a true adventure.
The Bedrock Beneath
Our understanding of what lies beneath the world’s biggest ice sheet has taken another leap forward. In this video we strip away Antarctic ice to reveal a new, and much more detailed map of the bedrock below. This map, called Bedmap2, was compiled by the British Antarctic Survey and incorporates millions of new measurements, including substantial data sets from NASA’s ICESat satellite and an airborne mission called Operation IceBridge.