Strange & Offbeat Videos

September 9, 2016

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London Zoo's Animals Have Annual Weigh in

Reuters - Light News Video Online (Aug. 24, 2016) — Over 18,000 animals at London Zoo have been weighed and measured as part of an annual survey of the attraction's inhabitants. Saskia O'Donoghue reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

Sting's Musical Mind Revealed by Brain Scan

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 24, 2016) — A cognitive psychologist in Montreal wanted to see how the musical mind responds to different compositions, so he looked inside Sting's brain. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

Common Houseplants Could Make Nail Salons Safer

Newsy (Aug. 24, 2016) — In a new study, one kind of houseplant absorbed 94 percent of the acetone in the air. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Electric Hive Reveals Secret Lives of Bees

AP (Aug. 23, 2016) — A giant electric hive allows you to experience the hidden life of a bee without the worry of getting stung. (Aug. 23) Video provided by AP ... watch video

There Might Be A Giant Snake On The Loose In Maine

Newsy (Aug. 22, 2016) — There have been glimpses, and skepticism, of a giant snake in Maine called Wessie. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Fish Urine: Keeping Our Beloved Coral Reefs Alive

Newsy (Aug. 19, 2016) — Coral reefs have been dying at an unprecedented rate since the 1970s. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Firenadoes Rage in California as Blaze Menaces 82,000

AFP (Aug. 18, 2016) — Weary firefightersbattle a raging inferno that was threatening the homes of more than 82,000 people in southern California and sent flaming "firenadoes" tearing across the brush. Video provided by AFP ... watch video

Robot Beats Humans at Table Football

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 18, 2016) — Researchers at a Swiss university have developed a robot that can beat humans at table football. Liane Wimhurst reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

The Real Culprit Behind The Common Cold Might Be ... Camels?

Newsy (Aug. 18, 2016) — A team of researchers found traces of the common cold in 6 percent of the animals studied. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Scientists Keep Finding Strange, New Creatures In The Deep Sea

Newsy (Aug. 17, 2016) — Remember the goblin shark? That's old news compared to these unusual finds. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Ducks on Pest Patrol at South African Vineyards

AP (Aug. 16, 2016) — Hundreds of Indian runner ducks have been put to work at a vineyard near Cape Town to keep the pests under control. (Aug. 16) Video provided by AP ... watch video

A Satellite That Shoots Light Could Make China Unhackable

Newsy (Aug. 16, 2016) — The satellite uses quantum technology that's supposed to make Chinese messages impossible to crack. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Viruses Might Be More Likely To Get You Sick In The Morning

Newsy (Aug. 16, 2016) — Viruses seem to spread more effectively when they infect a host's body early in the day, a new study suggests. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

The Heat In NYC Means Cockroaches Are Flying, So That's Horrifying

Newsy (Aug. 14, 2016) — Luckily, they can't fly for very long. Video provided by Newsy ... watch video

Greenland Shark: Long in the Tooth

Reuters - News Video Online (Aug. 12, 2016) — Research finds that the Greenland shark can live for around 400 years. Bob Mezan reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

Rats With Nose for Trouble Train to Save Lives in Tanzania

AFP (Aug. 11, 2016) — Rats are being trained to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis in Tanzania as part of a project which could one day use rodents to diagnose cancer. Landmines continue to maim and kill across Africa and Asia but with the rats' help the Belgian nonprofit organisation Apopo has already neutralised 83,000 of the weapons. Video provided by AFP ... watch video

Toucan Receives New Beak Made by 3D Printer

AFP (Aug. 11, 2016) — Grecia the toucan shows off his new 3D-printed beak at Zoo Ave animal sanctuary in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Video provided by AFP ... watch video

Tethered Drone Could Fly 'Forever'

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 10, 2016) — A low-cost unmanned aircraft system that powers an airborne drone via a tether could give search and rescues teams a continuous eye-in-the-sky. Matthew Stock reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

Biofilm on Jefferson Memorial Baffles Scientists

AP (Aug. 10, 2016) — The Washington Post reports that conservationists have been left baffled by how to stop a microbial invasion that has slowly been covering the Jefferson Memorial, causing the 73-year-old white neoclassical structure to take on a dingy look. (Aug. 10) Video provided by AP ... watch video

Spiders and Scorpions Join Fight Against Superbugs

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Aug. 9, 2016) — Scientists are extracting the venom of scorpions and spiders in the hunt for valuable molecules that could help in the battle against drug-resistant superbugs. Matthew Stock reports. Video provided by Reuters ... watch video

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