Icarus – on the move with animals
The animals of our planet are constantly in motion – some may fly, swim, or migrate thousands of kilometers; others move just a few hundred metres. They all have one thing in common, however: little is known about their journeys. Icarus should change this in the next years. By increasing o
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Icarus - a bird's-eye view of animal migration
Sharing planet Earth as a common habitat, the well-being of humans is directly connected to the existence of animals, be it as a source of food, the origin and carrier of diseases, or as an early warning system for human impacts on nature. However, we poorly understand the biology of most
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Dive into the heart of ICARUS with this 360 immersive video. ICARUS is a neutrino hunter, a giant detector designed to find extremely elusive particles and tell us more about them and about our universe. Born in Italy at INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, it came to CERN for a
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On February 11, 2018 a Russian Sojus rocket will carry the antenna of the Icarus mission to the International Space Station ISS. Researchers around the world will then be able to study the movements of animals and determine the conditions in which they live. With the help of tiny transmitt
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Live from the ATLAS Experiment
Find out more about the ATLAS Experiment and recent upgrades of the detector.
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ICARUS Neutrino Detector Installation at Fermilab
The ICARUS detector, one of the largest liquid-argon neutrino hunters in the world, makes the last leg of its international journey into its new home at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The detector was shipped to Fermilab in two modules in 2017. One y
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Every year, billions of animals migrate across the world. Scientists around Martin Wikelski at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfszell are trying to understand why animals undertake these often dangerous journeys and how individual animals decide when and where to migrate.
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Interstellar Lecture by Kelvin Long
Full Lecture: In 2007 Kelvin Long set up to systematically address various aspects of interstellar travel. This included the faster than light warp drives of science fiction, the grand scale world ships required for interstellar colonisation strategies and the initiation of a research stu
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Lecture 02: Writing About Literature
Attribution: New Jersey Institute of Technology/Instructor: Dr. Norbert Elliot-World Literature. CC BY-NC-SA
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1942 USCGC Icarus versus U-352 in torpedo alley, Updated episode
During the "Second Happy Time" in the spring of 1942 a converted Coast Guard Cutter takes on a Type VIIC U-Boat in torpedo alley. The story of the first German POWs taken by American forces in the Second World War deserves to be remembered. Note: The "First Happy Time" represented the
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THG Podcast: Coasties: Stories of the USCGCs Tampa and Icarus
This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ On today’s episode, the history guy talk
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How Close To The Sun Can Humanity Get?
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The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-myth-of-icarus-and-daedalus-amy-adkins In mythological ancient Greece, Icarus flew above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers, defying the laws of man and nature. To witnesses on the ground, he looked like a god, and he felt like one to
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Science Under the Influence of Art
This video examines the intersections of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). We create a project for the art assignment "Under the Influence." Jacklyn and Tim discuss STEAM and animation with Amanda, who was a robotics' team resident artist. Jacklyn creates artwork ins
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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE ↓ More info below ↓ Explore the Fermilab YT Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/fermilab Why is there something rather than nothing? Well the answer may be found in th
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A Reason Not to Worry What Others Think
We spend a little too much time worrying about how we must appear in the minds of others. However, the poignant, useful truth is that almost everyone doesn't care at all about who we are, what we're doing and how we've messed up. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online
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