2001
All the ~7.7 billion people composing the human race today, would fit into this cube [source, by @waitbutwhy and read more here: buff.ly/2pBxEi8]
2002
Aglantha digitale is unique among known jellyfish in having giant axons in the subumbrella (the concave inner surface of the bell) which are involved in its rapid escape response
[read more: buff.ly/3u60ZTJ]
2003
Though the great argus is not as colorful as other pheasants, its display surely ranks among the most remarkable. The male dances before the female with his wings spread into enormous fans buff.ly/3iVzfKV [📹️ Mel Cutler: buff.ly/3enphhH]
2004
Chris Kunzmann makes creatures, puppets, animatronics and monsters since 1989 with his company Chris Creatures based in Berlin. This is one of his creations
[Instagram: buff.ly/3wAkqWl]
2005
Kompsat-2 satellite captured this magnificent image over the sand seas of the Namib Desert in 2012. The blue and white area is the dry river bed of the Tsauchab. Black dots of vegetation are concentrated close to the river’s main route
[read more: buff.ly/2r4vGcD]
2006
Survivorship bias is the logical error of concentrating on people/things that made it past some selection process and overlooking those that did not, typically because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to some false conclusions. This is an example buff.ly/2pq8yTq
2007
Buick created the first car touchscreen on its model Riviera in 1986. The technology was dropped because customers found it onerous and distracting
[read more: buff.ly/3iXRoa4]
[full video by doktorebuick: buff.ly/3tv2lbv]
2008
To demonstrate how computers work, Alex Gorischek has made a physical example of how binary logic gates work using pulleys and weights. For anyone who doesn’t know much about logic gates, it’s a great lesson in one of the fundamentals of circuitry [video: ow.ly/WTvD30obozP]
2009
In 2019, Victor Vescovo descended nearly 11 km to the deepest place in the ocean - the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. While breaking the record for the deepest ever dive, he found a plastic bag and sweet wrappers [read more: buff.ly/2LBvLQT]
2010
Noctiluca scintillans are known for their ability to bioluminesce, giving water (and sometimes sand) a bright blue glow at night. This clip is possibly one of the best illustrations [read more: buff.ly/2pC9GUd] [Louis Cole: buff.ly/32QO3Y8]
2011
Asteroids designation uses progressive integer numbers: this video compares the size of some of the known asteroids and shows how the lowest numbers correspond to the biggest rocks [source, MetaBallStudios/Alvaro Gracia Montoya: buff.ly/2w5Myo8-]
2012
A considerable portion of an owl body volume is made up by feathers: as a consequence, the length of their legs is never correctly estimated [read more: buff.ly/2vwNukL]
2013
This small canyon is called “The Seven Teacups” and can be found in the Eastern Sierras of Southern California: the high velocity of the water swirled the granite around, carving out the bottom of each so called pothole and making it deeper and deeper: buff.ly/2utvpDl
2014
Stargazer fish's usual habit is to bury themselves in sand, and leap upwards to ambush prey that pass overhead. This shot was captured by diver Will Soo earlier this year in the bay of Blairgowrie Pier, Melbourne, Australia [read more: buff.ly/2MMQ5P6]
2015
This diligent robot balancing a triple pendulum poses a huge and successful challenge to chaos
[by Tobias Glück, Andreas Eder, Andreas Kugi of Automation and Control Institute, Vienna University of Technology]
[full video: buff.ly/3DvRfWd-]
2016
Announced 22 years ago #Today, the Nokia 3310 is one of the most successful phones, with 126 million units sold worldwide. It's still widely acclaimed today and has gained a cult status due to its remarkable durability [read more: buff.ly/3cD1pMe]
2017
The first recorded scientist in history was En Hedu’anna, the chief astronomer-priestess of Ur. She lived around 2300 BCE, the only daughter of the great empire architect Sargon of Akkad. Her works were studied for 500 years or more after her death buff.ly/3ekIUqO
2018
Recent severe rains in Death Valley that flushed debris across roadways, damaged infrastructure and carried away cars are being described by meteorologists and park officials as a once-in 1,000-year event [read more: buff.ly/3w0ntH5]
2019
The goal of this project by photographer Georg Popp was to produce tahis single image made up of 600+ sea urchin shells. The largest urchins are around 10-12cm in diameter, the smallest ones not even 0,5cm
[source, read more: buff.ly/3rP295D]
2020
A Tesla valve is a fixed-geometry passive check valve. It allows a fluid to flow preferentially in one direction, without moving parts
[read more: buff.ly/2PzsHFf]
[📹 NightHawkinLight: buff.ly/2S0yQLZ]
2021
Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza used to look very different from the way it does now. When it was first completed around 2560–2540 BC, the pyramid’s original external walls of Tura limestone casing stones were sanded smooth to shine bright white [source: buff.ly/2A9060G]
2022
This particular moment when a baby alligator climbed on its mother's head, was captured at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas by photographer Clayton Bownds [souce, read more: buff.ly/2wvLSrI]
2023
These are the oldest masks known, discovered in Israel on the Judean Hills. They were made in the Neolithic era, about 9,000 years ago
[read more: buff.ly/3C2DJaR]
2024
Capybaras are semiaquatic mammals and are superb swimmers, capable of holding their breath underwater for up to 5 minutes at a time. This clip by Fernando Maydana shows a capybara like you've probably never seen before buff.ly/3j5Q4Tg [full video: buff.ly/38WgceS]
2025
This brilliant collection of shapes by Tib Roibu, shows various nature elements, compounds, animals' creations and processes that abide by geometric laws and construction patterns
[source, Geometry Matters: ow.ly/5jl830q1k6P]
Astronomy, astronautics, meteorology, physics. Engineer, trying to build the big picture of #science via selected & curated pics, videos & links