[Amazing] Link25 (217) – Vine’s Demise Edition
For those of you who don’t know, every weekend we come to you with 25 of the week’s best links, articles, images, and videos from all over the web. The last week has certainly not been a disappointment with everything from Uber’s Self-Driving Truck to Vine’s demise. So get ready to kick off the weekend because this is Link25 (217) – Vine’s Demise Edition.
Dinosaurs have a fearsome reputation for their hunting abilities but less so when it comes to their intelligence. This is partly due to the fact that many species have long been thought to have had relatively small brains, their heads full of protective tissue that supposedly left little room for grey matter.
But the recent discovery of the first recorded fossilised brain tissue could (click on the title to read the full article).
The thing about Vine becoming the internet’s premiere tool for making short-form videos is that it happened almost completely by accident. Its founders had envisioned their tool for making 6-second clips as a way to help people capture casual moments in their lives and (Click on the link to read the full article)
Four years ago, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast with a record-setting 14-foot surge.
Winds gusted up to 80 mph, and tides were especially high due to the full moon. It wreaked havoc on the shores of the Northeast, killing at least 100 people.
When Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City on the night of October 29, 2012, the streets were (Click on the title to see the full article).
After years of stalemate, world leaders have finally agreed to protect a vast expanse of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean. Covering an area of 600,000 square miles in the Ross Sea, it will be the largest marine protected area (MPA) in the world. And while the preserve is (click on the title to read the full article).
The number of wild animals living on Earth is set to fall by two-thirds by 2020, according to a new report, part of a mass extinction that is destroying the natural world upon which humanity depends.
The analysis, the most comprehensive to date, indicates that animal populations plummeted by 58% between 1970 and 2012, with losses on track to (click on the title to see the full article).
Slam dunk!
It’s not easy living with someone else. Not only do you have to share space and resources, but you also have to deal with all their bad habits and quirks, to put it mildly.
And while there are some things you don’t mind dealing with, other things — like food theft and an inability to do the dishes — require a little attention in the form of (click on the title to see the full article).
Parkour!
