How Electric Light Changed the Night | Deep Look

Artificial light makes the modern world possible. But not all kinds of light are good for us. Electric light has fundamentally altered our lives, our bodies and the very nature of our sleep. 

The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters | Deep Look

Sea otters aren’t just cute -- they’re a vivid example of life on the edge. Unlike whales and other ocean mammals, sea otters have no blubber. Yet they're still able to keep warm in the frigid Pacific waters. The secret to their survival? A fur coat like no other. 

SUBSCRIBE to our +PBS Digital Studios series here: http://goo.gl/8NwXqt

Find out more about the sea otter's fantastic fur: http://goo.gl/kdPvWV

Check out UC Santa Cruz's Marine Mammal Physiology Project: http://goo.gl/ntwUHp

Find out what +Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing to save Southen sea otters: http://goo.gl/bbnxm0

How Butterflies Get Their Shine

If you enjoyed our video on Morpho butterflies, check out this excellent article from +WIRED to learn more about how their scales form in the pupal stage.

ICYMI: What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue?

Check out our latest video which premiered this past Tuesday and learn more about the research from +UC Berkeley at +KQED SCIENCE!

Coming up Tuesday on Deep Look: What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue?

Here’s some behind-the-scenes production stills from our next +PBS Digital Studios video that features the dazzling colors (and cool science) of Morpho butterflies. Get your sunglasses ready!

What Gall! The Crazy Cribs of Parasitic Wasps | Deep Look

Plenty of animals build their homes in oak trees. But some very teeny, tricky wasps make the tree do all the work. “What nerve!” you might say. What… gall! And you’d be right. They’re called gall-inducers. And each miniature mansion the trees build for the wasps' larvae is weirder and more flamboyant than the next.

Article and more pictures at KQED Science: http://goo.gl/YWsNlO

We have an illuminating new story coming up on Deep Look next Tuesday: How Electric Light Changed the Night

Artificial light makes the modern world possible. But not all kinds of light are good for us. Electric light has fundamentally altered our lives, our bodies and the nature of our sleep.

In the meantime, subscribe to our +PBS Digital Studios +YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/84lsxT

Coming up Tuesday on Deep Look: The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters

Brrr…it’s wintertime and depending on where you live, it’s chilly outside! But sea otters always live in icy cold waters and stay warm in their challenging habitat by using their fantastic fur.

Watch our latest episode tomorrow; in the meantime, subscribe to our +PBS Digital Studios series on +YouTube: http://goo.gl/xdkiUE

Happy Holidays!

+KQED SCIENCE and all of us here at +Deep Look wish you happy holidays!

What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue?

What does it mean to be blue? The wings of a Morpho butterfly are some of the most brilliant structures in nature, and yet they contain no blue pigment -- they harness the physics of light at the nanoscale.

Learn more about these butterflies from producer +Jenny Oh Hatfield at +KQED SCIENCE: http://goo.gl/dGo5XE

SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/8NwXqt

The Hidden Perils of Permafrost | Deep Look

For thousands of years, mysterious bacteria have remained dormant in the Arctic permafrost. Now, a warming climate threatens to bring them back to life. What does that mean for the rest of us?

Episode #4 of Deep Look, our new series for +pbsdigitalstudios - is live! 

http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/12/02/the-hidden-perils-of-permafrost/

The Amazing Life of Sand

ICYMI: Check out our latest video from Deep Look to learn more about the fascinating stories revolving around sand: http://goo.gl/JOluub