The ‘Webcam News’ Category


Watch Maine Black Bear Lugnut Live on Webcam

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 by Mark

Having recently given birth to two cubs on 16 January, black bear Lugnut now has her own webcam. It has been set up inside her den by the Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Wildlife Research Foundation. The webcam has had 78,000 people tune in within the four weeks since it went live…. Read More

Blundering Ustream Show Raunchy Advert to Catholic Webcam Viewers

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by Mark

Ustream may be rethinking how they determine the suitability of an advert for a particular audience after surprising a group of Catholics viewers with a particularly raunchy ad. The Sun reported on Saturday how people that tuned into a webcam at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church to watch Mass were initially met with a 30-second… Read More

The Longest Running Scientific Experiment Ever Now on Webcam

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 by Mark

Way back in 1927, Prof. Thomas Parnell from the University of Queensland set up an experiment to show how some materials have strange and intriguing properties. The Pitch Drop Experiment demonstrates how pitch, a derivative of tar, despite appearing solid at room temperature, is actually a liquid. It’s just a very slow-moving liquid! You can… Read More

New Formula One Track “Circuit of the Americas” Gets a Webcam

Friday, January 27th, 2012 by Mark

In Travis County, Texas, a new 3.4-mile motor racing circuit is being built, called the Circuit of the Americas. It is to host the Formula One United States Grand Prix on November 18, 2012, which will be the first United States Grand Prix in the F1 calendar since Indianapolis in 2007. There are also plans… Read More