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What causes body odor? - Mel Rosenberg

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Most of us don't need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body odor.

Could You Be Immune To Everything?

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Do you remember having a cold in 5th grade? Or the flu a couple years ago? Your immune system does.

The science of skin - Emma Bryce

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Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the largest organ in your body: laid out flat, it would cover close to 1.7 square metres of ground.

Can We Really Touch Anything?

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Can we really touch things? Well if by touch we mean exchange a force-carrying particle with, then yes.

Why Don't Sheep Shrink In The Rain?

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Getting wet isn't REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called "felting."

Why Are There As Many Males As Females?

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In almost every animal species on Earth, equal numbers of males and females are conceived. Why is that?

Debunking Anti-Vaxxers

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Here's what to say to anti-vaxxers!

How Evolution works

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The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures, that exist today.

Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted To Me?!

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Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it's likely due to my genes.

Why Our Favorite Crops Live Fast and Die Young

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We mostly grow annual plants because they reliably produce energy-rich seeds, which we like to eat.

How did teeth evolve? - Peter S. Ungar

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You may take them for granted, but your teeth are a marvel. They break up all your food over the course of your life, while being strong enough to withstand breakage themselves. How do they do it?

Could we clone humans? - Earth Lab

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Dom Burgess investigates whether we could clone humans in the future.

How to Make an Elephant Explode with Science - The Size of Life 2

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Life on this planet is based on cells. Cells do vary in size. But they are pretty similar in their dimensions across all species. A blue whale doesn't have bigger cells than a hummingbird, just a lot more of them.

How does your immune system work? - Emma Bryce

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The immune system is a vast network of cells, tissues, and organs that coordinate your body's defenses against any threats to your health. Without it, you'd be exposed to billions of bacteria, viruses, and toxins that could make something as minor as a paper cut or a seasonal cold fatal. So how does it work? Emma Bryce takes you inside the body to find out.

What are mini brains? - Madeline Lancaster

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Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain is extremely difficult to observe in action. Luckily, scientists can use brain organoids - pencil eraser-sized masses of cells that function like human brains but aren't part of an organism - to look closer. How do they do it? And is it ethical? Madeline Lancaster shares how to make a brain in a lab.

True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp

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Incredible sea predator.

All the nasty things inside a pimple

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What is in a pimple?

Why Is Blue So Rare In Nature?

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Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far between. And the ones that do make blue? They make it in some very strange and special ways compared to other colors. In this video, we'll look at some very cool butterflies to help us learn how living things make blue, and why this beautiful hue is so rare in nature.

How do fish make electricity? - Eleanor Nelsen

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Nearly 350 species of fish have specialized anatomical structures that generate and detect electrical signals. Underwater, where light is scarce, electrical signals offer ways to communicate, navigate, find, and sometimes stun prey. But how do these fish produce electricity? And why? Eleanor Nelsen illuminates the science behind electric fish.

How Close Are We to Curing HIV/AIDS?

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Current drug therapies mean it's possible to live a normal life span with HIV, but that's expensive and not a long term solution. What we really need is an HIV vaccine and a cure. So, how close are we?

Why Are You Anxious?

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When you're feeling or stressed, your body releases stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol...