Week in Geek: Birds, bees, and bubbles

Full Moon Silhouettes from Mark Gee on Vimeo.

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In honor of tomorrow's full moon, here's an amazing video of the full moon from January 28, 2013 recorded in Wellington, New Zealand. Photographer Mark Gee tried for over a year to capture this stunning perspective of the moon rising at the Mount Victoria Lookout, finally finding the perfect location on a night with the perfect weather. Gee shot the moon rise from 2.1 kilometer away, which is why the moon looks as large as it does compared to the people at the lookout in the foreground. Those people, by the way, had no idea he was filming them. You can read more about Gee's project over on his website.

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FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation pushes embattled New York prosecutor into national spotlight

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAbdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKratom-like substances are popping up in a typically benign supplement

FOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP super PAC increases its spending for Sen. Jon Husted in tough Ohio race

FOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal tumultuous marriage between slain New York Times executive and wife

FOR SUBSCRIBERSFrom clean energy warrior to ‘wall of shame,’ James Talarico reverses on a fossil fuel money pledge

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCongressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

FOR SUBSCRIBERSA harrowing ordeal aboard an Israel-bound plane

FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAt MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThis Paralympian has two goals: Win medals and give away $500,000 to her teammates

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation spotlights stringent New York state laws that have long drawn criticism

It's easy to take the moon for granted as just some two-dimensional image in the sky, but every now and then, something like this comes along to really drive home the point that we are sitting on a celestial body with a cratered orb rotating around us.

And now some down to Earth geek:

• Dutch researchers use weakened signals from cellular towers to make a rainfall map of the Netherlands.
• Want to blow bubbles that can last for hours? Just electrify them!
• Fractal patterns on the necks of partridges let potential mates know how healthy they are.
• Cities may be affecting weather patterns up to 1,000 miles away from them.
• Modifying your circadian rhythms may help treat disorders such as insomnia, obesity, diabetes, and even cancer.
• Songbirds in Southern Arica live in complex apartment-like nests built into hay bales thrown over telephone poles.
• There are over 10 million times more viruses on Earth than there are stars in the Universe.
• What do soap, TV screens and kevlar have in common? Liquid crystals.
• Bees aren't only drawn to flowers by color and nectar, they sense and respond to a flower's electric field.

Have a geeky week and see you next Sunday. @Summer_Ash