10 Unusual Scientific Discoveries for July 2023

An exploration of 10 unusual recent scientific discoveries for July of 2023.

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[Uncle_Fred]

I would love it if you did this one a month. This was fascinating.

[urphakeandgey]

I looked up the frequencies the plants emit and it's a bit strange to think quite a handful of animals can probably hear it. Cats and bats, for example.

[GareWorks]

I find octopi fascinating as the more we learn about them, the closer they seem to be to a true second intelligence on Earth. Whether they are or can ever be on the level of a human, I don't know, but it's interesting nonetheless. Especially interesting to consider, as mentioned in previous videos and interviews, that the "great filter" for octopi may simply be that they are water-bound.

[FMDD]

"Never make the corn 🌽 carnivorous. There are too many risks." 😂Children of the Corn.

[aserta]

1. ultrasonic pops. If this is true across all flora, then this might explain how some fauna that can hear in the ultrasonic spectrum know how to go towards potential sources of water. That said, the agricultural applications are insane if this can be turned into readable, actionable data. Basically, you could measure the frequency of corn, install ultrasonic focused microphone probes every few meters or use an automated drone to land in specific spots, and make an informed, calculated wetting of said area. You'd have levels of control over this, assuming the sound emitted by the plants isn't always the same value, regardless of stages of dryness. Man, this is nuts.

[karvids]

I’ve been suffering lately from more frequent panic attacks and when I do (and if I’m able to) I watch some of your videos and they calm me down and educate me at the same time.

[pigbenis]

As far as plants making sounds, theres a YouTuber, called MycoLyco, he hooks up a synthesizer to different mushrooms and plants and does different things to them, like pets them and cuts them. They create electrical impulses that the synth converts to sound. Its really freaking interesting to listen to the plants/mushrooms "cry out" when he cuts them.

[barkasz]

Mammoths are super interesting and mind bogglingly recent. Or flip it around and some things that still exist are incredibly ancient. I’m Hungarian for example. Linguistically we are related to the Finns. The two languages separated from their common proto-Uralic stem around 7-8000 years ago, meaning there were still mammoths around in the far reaches of Siberia where they came from.

[vicenzor]

That first one is absolutely crazy. Gives me the feeling plants are far more "alive" than we've ever thought. What if they have feelings and some level of intelligence but we can't tell because their level of communication is so far outside ours?

[paulkita]

"The columns of water, which are stretched in a plant kind of like a rubber band, stretch so much like the rubber band that it breaks and the breaking of a column of water or breaking of a rubber band is what makes the clicking noise, what makes that sound, " said Lewis Feldman, a professor of plant biology at UC

[NoticerOfficial]

Hey John, Thanks for all your work producing these. Always looking forward to them.

[rjbrjb]

May be my favourite subscription. Smoothly written, brilliantly curated, informative and the best narrative voice since Rod Serling. Thank you sir.

[ChristopherRyans]

Best video ive seen in a few months addressing theses topics. Keep up the hard work and we will keep watching

[TheSamuraiSnowman]

Amazing video John! Would like to see this become a series! You're incredibly talented.

[collabcomm]

Awesome video, thanks John! Keep this type coming, it's a great addition!

[ChestRockwell]

I Have to give John cudos because he has no problem getting down and dirty in the mix with his subs unlike other channels that put things out there and go silent in the comment section. Good job JMG

[RealBradMiller]

4:45 I have some petunias that do this. The leaves are so sticky that tiny insects get trapped, then when it rains the bodies wash down into the soil. 👍👍 Love new discoveries about plants!

[ryang.]

You could start a second “nature” channel easily and I’d watch the heck out of it. It’s a nice change from all the 🛸 stuff.
Thanks John.

[richardnovelist]

Two thumbs up for the reference to bowhead whales, my new favorite animal! I could be wrong, but I remember hearing that they pulled a harpoon out of one and carbon dated the wood in order to determine its age—a harpoon that could have been hurled by Captain Ahab himself (or his real-life equivalent) as long as 200 years ago. DNA repair, it seems, may be the key to long life. Very cool!

[tayzonday]

Do you have access to academic databases like Jstor or do you just search the press and Google Scholar?