A demo of subtractive color mixing with a CMY cube. Cyan, magenta, and yellow film color opposing sides and when white light passes through two different colored sides, both wavelengths are subtracted and produce either red, green, or blue.
A Pallas's Cat standing on its tail to conserve body heat. Also known as manul, these small wild cats with dense fur are found throughout Central Asia.
📽: Roman Paulov
Timelapse of stunning mother-of-pearl clouds over Western Norway, caused by ice crystals in the stratosphere reflecting sunlight from below the horizon.
📽: Alexander Wallem
Fascinating video showing glutamate lighting up as it’s released in synapses, visualizing the neurotransmitters of the brain, made possible with the fluorescent indicator protein iGluSnFR3.
📽: Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
A timelapse showing the incredible movement of a growing vine, exhibiting both nastic movement to find, and then a thigmotropic response to grasp and hold.
📽: Roger P Hangarter
The resurrection plant (Selaginella lepidophylla) can survive years of drought and almost complete desiccation, coming back to life after exposure to moisture.