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Summer: Mother Nature does it better (ASMR edition)
ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a tingly sensation that can bring relaxation, and it's spawned a growing industry of videos online of …
1 year, 5 months ago
Summer: Why do Quolls have spots?
Imagine you've just been cancelled for a controversial opinion about Taylor Swift's musical output, and you have to go to ground.
You can act like the…
1 year, 6 months ago
Summer: Butts- what are they good for?
Right now, you’re probably sitting on one of the most unique things about humans. One thing that separates us from the apes, from the birds, from EVE…
1 year, 6 months ago
Summer: How many animals REALLY live in your house?
How many species live around your house?
In the COVID lockdown of 2020, three housemates decided to count.
They thought there’d only be a handful, but …
1 year, 6 months ago
Hollywood lied to us: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer is a Christmas classic... but how much do we really know about reindeer?
In the last instalment of "Hollywood lied to …
1 year, 6 months ago
Hollywood lied to us: The Lion King
The Lion King (1994), aka Hamlet with Cats, is an iconic family classic. But would The Lion King's portrayal of a pride make biologists proud?
Ann Jon…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hollywood lied to us: Groundhog Day
The movie is fictional but Groundhog Day (asking a groundhog for a long-term weather report) IS A REAL THING!
But wait, what even ARE groundhogs? AND…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hollywood lied to us: The Little Mermaid
Yes, the Little Mermaid is an animated movie, but if it were real, where would this mermaid paradise be?
Is it plausible that Ursula the Octo-woman w…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hollywood lied to us: Jaws
Jaws (1975) was a massive hit that also created a whole lot of fear, but does anything in the film really stand up to shark science? Do sharks stalk …
1 year, 7 months ago
Everything you wanted to know about Pigeons!
Did you know that pigeons make milk?
The pigeon gets a bad rap, but it is actually an incredible bird with a rich history.
It is related to the dodo a…
1 year, 8 months ago