In this newest animated video from fellow Sciblogger Siouxsie Wiles (Infectious Thoughts) explains how fireflies* use bioluminescence to find love (or the firefly equivalent), and, well, food. And it then goes on to explain how the chemical reaction used to produce that light, can be exploited to help us test for bacterial presence. In your […]
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A very deep-sea chandelier
I am in lust for this chandelier. Don’t get me wrong - I am often in lust for chandeliers. I am not, as it turns out, without my quirks. But this one if particularly gorgeous. This piece - Skyphos 1 - was designed by Kateřina Smolíková. It’s a low-energy glass-and-LED design. And the reason it looks […]