Category: Science
-
YouTuber Sees What Happens When You Open A Bottle Of Liquid Nitrogen At The Bottom Of A Pool
A curious YouTuber sees what happens when you release a tank of liquid nitrogen at the bottom of a water source. See Digg
-
Doctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method – Cold Hard Science Analysis
I’m a cardiologist and academic and this is an overly detailed look at the Wim Hof Method.
-
Science to Watch Poolside: A Swimming Summer Compilation
Summer is coming to a close, but there is still time to take a cool, refreshing dip in the water of your choice. Before you do, be sure to check out this swimming compilation to get answers to all the questions you didn’t even know you had about this favorite summer pastime.
-
The Dedicated Woman Who Rehabs Old Submarines to Let Herself and Others Find Joy in the Submersible Life
Wired visited with the dedicated Shanee Stopnitzky, a marine scientist, artist and founder of the Community Submersibles Project. Stopnitzky finds, raises money, purchases and rehabs old submarines, giving them new life as instructional tools for submersible operation and safety. So far she has amassed two subs – Fangtooth and Notiluca. See Laughing Squid
-
Neanderthals and Ancient Humans Suffered from Swimmer’s Ear: Study
Exostoses of the ear canal — more commonly called swimmer’s ear — were surprisingly common in Neanderthals, according to new research by scientists from the United States and France. […] In the study, Washington University researcher Erik Trinkaus and his colleagues from the University of Bordeaux and CNRS examined well-preserved ear canals in the remains…
-
Testing if Sharks Can Smell a Drop of Blood
What is likely happening is that the sharks can smell the blood but it’s just not in a quantity that is interesting to them especially since they don’t love human blood that much (btw, I spoke with a marine biologist and mammal blood is all the same from a chemical marker stand point so cow…
-
Swimmers Vs Runners: Who Has The Strongest Heart? | The GTN Show Ep. 101
In this weeks GTN show we’ve got a couple of questions for you! Does a swimmer have a stronger heart than a runner? Or should you run with straight or bent arms? We also have some amazing new swim goggles and your chance to win some Assos cycling goodies.
-
Weather You Know: Why can’t we swim during a lighting and thunder storm?
Now it’s time on #MorningBlend10 for Weather You Know, when Rob Carlmark answer kids’ questions about… well, the weather.
-
The Problem With Sex Testing in Sports
This spring, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld rules imposed by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) limiting the participation of female athletes with high levels of testosterone. On the other side of the decision was Caster Semenya: a South African runner who has repeatedly been penalized by sports officials throughout her career.…