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Snake's tongue has two sensitive tips, called tines, which help the snake smell in stereo.

This video, a scientific visualization of the galaxies captured as a part of the CEERS (Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science) Survey, showcases a large undertaking by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. It flies by thousands of galaxies, starting with those nearby and ending with less-developed galaxies in the very distant universe, including one never seen before Webb.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/new-3d-visualization-highlights-5000-galaxies-revealed-by-webb

Walking shark (Hemiscyllium Halmahera)

Mudskippers are another great example, here is a video about them by Stated Clearly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meKZQfwW6K0

Linguistics professor Daniel Everett explains the idea of "xibipiio," a way of life he encountered while studying the language of the Amazonian Piraha tribe. Everett, a former Christian missionary, was challenged to rethink his faith after learning the Piraha's concept of experiential liminality.
#linguistics

Von Kármán vortices streaming around Guadalupe Island.

A whale fall occurs when the carcass of a whale has fallen onto the ocean floor at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), in the bathyal or abyssal zones. On the sea floor, these carcasses can create complex localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades. Wiki

A stroke survivor with fluent aphasia speaking with effortless speech but impaired meaning and poor comprehension.

On the other end, people with expressive aphasia struggle with language use but understand speech normally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aplTvEQ6ew

#cogsci #linguistics

After the right and left brain are separated, each hemisphere will have its own separate perception, concepts, and impulses to act. Having two "brains" in one body can create some interesting dilemmas.

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CGP Grey video

ScienceClic is an excellent #physics channel with visual explanations.