Pigeon
Impossible in Washington DC USA (Animation) (6.15)
A series of still shots of
freshwater plankton by Alessio Ferrarese -- How many can you name? (3.16)
Age of Earth -- Inaccurate (74,832
years) but clever18th century experiment by French aristocrat Lecompte
Bouffant sparked a debate undermining creationist declarations of 6,000 years
based on literal interpretations of the bible. Geologic estimate is ~ 4.5
billion years. Can you fathom that biblical literality persists? (4.15)
Consequence of water viscosity on
small organisms presented by ecologist Prof. Paul Tett, Napier University,
Edinburgh UK. (6.09)
Tony the Flagellate, presented by Gianfranco
Novarino, Museum of Natural History, London, England, swims with one
flagellum projected forward and the other projected backward. When food
(bacteria) is abundant Tony divides rapidly and develops a large population.
Otherwise he retracts his flagella, forms a thick wall resistant to heat and
dessication, and is called a cyst. (5.51)
Introduction to epilithic diatoms
(growing on rocks as 'aufwuchs'). (4.31)