Nature Decoded

Amazing phenomena in nature and weather

The astonishing science behind the natural world. From why the evening sky turns red to how migrating birds navigate using senses we don't have, nature decoded.

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Light Scattering

Why the Evening Sky Looks Different

Blue noon and red sunset are the same sunlight, scattered differently. Inside Rayleigh scattering and why path length flips the sky's colour.

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Magnetoreception

How Migrating Birds Find Their Way

Birds cross continents using senses we don't have. Inside magnetoreception, the cryptochrome 'quantum compass', and sun and star compasses.