You Don’t Want to Live Forever
Adults Biology
The idea of immortality has long been a prominent fixture in storytelling, and serves as a much sought after goal even here in real life.
The mysterious science of pain
Adults Biology
Explore the biological and psychological factors that influence how we experience pain and how our nervous system reactions to harmful stimuli.
The Secrets of Extreme Breath Holding
Adults Biology
Humans can hold our breath longer than we think by taking advantage of our body’s innate survival instincts - and then ignoring them.
What Happens If Your Stomach Gets Removed?
Adults Biology
Can you survive without a stomach? What happens when your stomach is gone?
How to biohack your cells to fight cancer
Adults Biology
Check out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells.
What Happens When You Go To Sleep High?
Adults Biology
Dude. Sleeping high does what?
What Happens When You Freeze To Death?
Adults Biology
Good reason to stay inside during this Polar Vortex!
Could A Plant Grow Inside You?
Adults Biology
Plants can live in all kinds of environments...even inside the your body?
Non-Invasive Brain Surgery
Adults Biology
Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain.
What If You Only Ate Chips?
Adults Biology
What if you only consumed potatoes forever?
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
Adults Biology
Nothing is guaranteed in life except death, taxes, and entropy. What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old, and will we ever conquer death?
Why Are Fewer People Getting Appendicitis?
Adults Biology
There are many other unforeseen health changes that seem to be related to the forces of modernization, like the increase in rates of diabetes, Crohn’s disease, and ADHD.
Why is meningitis so dangerous?
Adults Biology
In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out as a celebration led to a worldwide health crisis: more than 2,000 cases of meningitis broke out, spreading across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.
This Strange Condition Keeps You Looking Young Forever
Adults Biology
What if you were forever stuck in the aging process? Could you actually stay looking young for the rest of your life? What problems would you face if you had a growth hormone deficiency that caused you to never actually age?
This Rare Mutation Gives You Massive Muscles At Birth
Adults Biology
This RARE mutation can make you VERY muscular, but what exactly is happening to cause this? Is it harmful?
Where Do Teeth Come From?
Adults Biology
Teeth. We’ve all got ‘em (most of us, anyway). But how do they grow? Teeth are made from some biological nanotechnology that will blow your mind.
The World in UV
Adults Biology
UV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception.