Before It’s Even Born, This Walking Stick Insect Mimics a Seed | #DeepLook #Shorts

The Australian walking stick is a master of deception, but a twig is just one of its many disguises. Before it’s even born, it mimics a seed. Learn more in our episode "Australian Walking Stick Insects Are Three Times Weirder Than You Think" 👉 https://youtu.be/P5Y-bCfKUrU #youtubeshorts #walkingstickinsect #deeplook


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Why does this place get the most Total Solar Eclipses?

What does an eclipse look like from the edge of space? We travelled to Spain for the 2026 total solar eclipse to find out. Sponsored by 80,000 Hours - Head to http://80000hours.org/veritasium to start planning a career that can help change the world for the better. By joining their newsletter, you’ll get a free copy of their in-depth career guide sent to your inbox. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - https://ve42.co/Newsletter To be in with a chance of getting a NASA sticker that went to the edge of space during the eclipse and for early access to work-in-progress videos, join our Patreon https://ve42.co/VePatreon Last year, we launched Elements of Truth on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response. We’re now in the final stages of production, with Kickstarter rewards shipping soon. If you missed the campaign, you can now pre-order the retail edition through our new website here - https://ve42.co/YTDEcl If you backed us on Kickstarter, don’t worry, your game will ship before any pre-orders are fulfilled. ▀▀▀ ▀▀▀ Special thanks to the experts and collaborators who made this video possible: The Montana State University NASA Ballooning Team, for working with us on this video and for the incredible footage of the eclipse from the edge of space. Project Leads: Angela Des Jardins and Michael Walach Students: Ava Arbogast, Isabel Besel, Ryder Cole, Daniel Graves, Mari Greene, Mikael Savage, Gabriel Sova, Addison Zumwalt The Exploratorium Team, for providing their insights and footage from their livestream © The Exploratorium All rights reserved. Used and adapted with authorization. The Exploratorium® is a registered trademark of The Exploratorium®. http://www.exploratorium.edu Michael Kirk for taking the time to chat with us and sharing his expertise. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for speaking with us and for sharing details of their WB-57 aircraft eclipse mission. The team at Astrum for their help and support on this video. We recommend you check out their video on how ESA’s Proba-3 mission uses satellites to create artificial eclipses in space and reveal the inner corona for the first time: We’ve Seen the Sun’s Inner Corona For the First Time... and It's Not What We Expected ▀▀▀ References: https://ve42.co/EclipseReferences ▀▀▀ Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Alex Porter, Alexander Tamas, André Powell, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Blake Byers, Bruce, Bryan Ackermann, Chris Brewer, Data Don, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, David Tseng, EJ Alexandra, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, Hayden Christensen, Hong Thai Le, Hybrid Minds, Ibby Hadeed, Jeromy Johnson, Juan Benet, Kelcey Steele, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Mark Heising, Martin Paull, Meekay, meg noah, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Parsee Health, Paul Peijzel, Robson, Sam Lutfi, Shalva Bukia, Sinan Taifour, Sweet_Nemo, Tj Steyn, Ubiquity Ventures, wolfee ▀▀▀ Credits Writers: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck, Producer and Director: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck Presenter: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck Editors: Peter Nelson and Trenton Oliver Assistant Editor: James Stuart Animators: Archie Crofton and Emma Wright Researchers: Sophia Rose, Aakash Singh Bagga, Shourya Shrivastava and Gabe Strong Camera Operators: Archie Crofton, Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović, Henry van Dyck, James Stuart and Peter Nelson Thumbnail Designers: Abdallah Rabah, Daniel Ellacott & Ben Powell Production Team: Jess Bishop-Laggett, Glen Griffiths, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovic, Justin St Laurent and James Dowse Executive Producers: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović & Henry van Dyck


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How Maui made the day longer

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Skeptics Guide #1101

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe Skepticast #1101 August 13th 2026 Segment #1. News Items News Item #1 – Trump Order on Vaccines https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/trumps-frontal-assault-on-vaccines/ News Item #2 – Spying with WiFi https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052857.htm News Item #3 – Diminishing Vegetables https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-vegetables-are-vanishing-and-its-quietly-wrecking-our-diets News Item #4 – Two Origins of Life https://www.sciencealert.com/radical-study-suggests-life-on-earth-arose-from-non-living-matter-twice News Item #5 – More Pentagon UFOs https://theness.com/neurologicablog/another-pentagon-uap-release-more-dots/ Segment 2. Who’s That Noisy Segment #3. Your Questions and E-mails Question #1: Thousand Year Old Remedy Is this real? https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ntJFSo/ Please explain if it is. Love you guys, been listening for years and saw you in Seattle last time you were here. William Woessner Seattle Segment #4. Science or Fiction Each week our host will come up with three science news items or facts, two genuine, one fictitious. He will challenge our panel of skeptics to sniff out the fake – and you can play along. Item 1: A recent study finds that increased screen time in childhood is associated with improved cognitive processing in adolescence. Item 2: Astronomers have discovered a new type of stellar object, a black hole star, which is a bright red object as large as our solar system and with a million solar masses. Item 3: A new study finds that adding iron to certain ocean ecosystems could increase phytoplankton and permanently sequester as much as 10% of the world’s annual CO2 emissions. Segment #5. Skeptical Quote of the Week “Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.” ― George Carlin


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Where do Slavic monsters come from?

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Crazy Creatures: Chocolate Cup Snake

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Does This Bottle Look SEXY To You?

I never thought beetles could be attracted to a beer bottle… ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ *Credits:* Writers: Santi Massa, Bob Chipman, Mike Keenan Editor: KL Allen Sound Designer: Yosi Berman ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ #Australia #Drink


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