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Komodo Venom and its Effects: BBC Earth Unplugged
Published 5 years ago in Animals. Submitted by sux2bu
The venom of a Komodo Dragon has interesting effects on human blood - the research could lead to new medicines.
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How condoms are made and tested
Published 5 years ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu
“From simple cloth and oil paper,”
Understandable.
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6 Surprisingly Helpful Invasive Species
Published 5 years ago in Nature. Submitted by sux2bu
Not all non-native species are totally terrible! Here are six of them can actually do more good than harm.
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Leas Lift, a water and gravity powered funicular railway in Folkestone
Published 5 years ago in Vehicles. Submitted by sux2bu
Originally installed in 1885, in Folkestone, Kent, the Grade II Listed Leas Lift is a funicular railway which carries passengers between the seafront and the promenade. It is one of the oldest water lifts in the UK.
The lift operates using water and gravity and is controlled from a small cabin at the top of the cliff. It has carried more than 50 million people since it opened, in a process that is especially energy efficient. The lift has a very small carbon footprint, as it emits no pollution and recycles all of the water used to drive the cars.
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McHive – the world’s smallest McDonald’s
Published 5 years ago in Inspirational. Submitted by sux2bu
Some of McDonald’s restaurants in Sweden have beehives on their rooftops. The initiative started out locally with one beehive but has this year grown to five beehives. To celebrate the initiative which is part of McDonald’s Swedens sustainability work, they created wh…
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