Tired of Doomscrolling?
Adults Health
Being a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species, while at the same time life is incredibly hard! We are divided, unable to solve our problems while creating new ones, destroying our world in the process.
The Hidden Forces Behind Your Food Choices | Sarah Lake | TED
Adults Health
What we eat is less about what we choose and more about what’s offered to us, says food and climate expert Sarah Lake.
Why Is Alzheimer's Disease So Difficult To Treat?
Youth Health
While doctors have studied Alzheimer’s for decades, there is still no effective preventive treatment or cure. So, why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat?
You’re Filled With Microplastics. So What?
Adults Health
Plastic pollution has been called “one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century.” Billions of tons of it has entered the ecosystem, and entered YOU, in the form of so-called “microplastics.” But are microplastics actually bad?
The Species That Broke Evolution?
Adults Health
The ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils'' because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong.
I Have A Loose Tooth
Kids Health
Having a loose tooth is a strange feeling, isn't it? Sing the loose tooth song with us!
Fever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome!
Adults Health
Fever feels bad. So we take medication to suppress it – but is this a good idea? It turns out fever is one of the oldest defenses against disease.
Why loneliness feels so real, even when it’s not | Kasley Killam
Adults Health
Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.
Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites
Adults Health
Explore how a toxin-producing bacterium causes tetanus, and how to identify its common symptoms and best prevention practices.
What Is SPF?
Youth Health
Kids News contributor Sabrina Erin breaks down what SPF means in this video.
Why Does Hitting Your Funny Bone Feel...Funny?
Youth Health
Explore the complex anatomy of the elbow, and find out why hitting your funny bone causes such an odd and painful sensation.
Lost Baby Toucan
Kids Health
When a rescuer found a baby toucan lost in the jungle, he couldn't believe how much help the little guy needed.
7 Ways Humans Change Color
Adults Health
We're all used to our bodies being more or less the color they always are.
Jewel: Clear perception is the way to psychological strength
Adults Health
@jewel says denying the truth cost her years of her life. This is how she shifted her perception to see truth more clearly and regain her strength.
Why Broken Hearts Hurt — and What Heals Them | Yoram Yovell | TED
Adults Health
What's the relationship between physical and mental pain, and how can you ease both?
Why People Prefer More Pain
Adults Health
A massive thank you to Rayner Moss for recreating the experiment equipment and making this shoot happen.
How Skin, Snot, and Cells Keep Us Healthy: Animal Defense Systems: Crash Course Biology #45
Adults Health
The world is full of microbes and viruses that can get us sick, but we’ve got an Avengers-style defense system ready to take them on.
The Science of Emotions with Tony Hale
Adults Health
Emotions, please take center stage 🌟 Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.
Can you transplant a head to another body?
Adults Health
Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.
How to increase your happiness
Adults Health
Dig into the benefits of practicing gratitude in your everyday life, and discover how being thankful can impact your happiness.
Smoking is Awesome
Adults Health
We need to have an honest conversation about smoking: The problem with smoking is that it is way more than just a physical addiction.