We Only Discovered This 10 Years Ago
AdultsEducationHistoryBiologyEvolutionScience... Most living things on Earth need oxygen to survive, but scientists discovered a species of bacteria that uses oxygen totally differently from every other organism on Earth.
People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it
AdultsEducationScienceExperiments... A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.
You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
AdultsEducationScienceWorkWorldEnergyEnvironmentTechnology... The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.
What Happens When Predators Disappear?
AdultsAnimalsLifeScienceEcology... A world without predators. It sounds like a safer, happier world, but come on, this is SCIENCE…
There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth
AdultsEducationScienceBiologySpace... We’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In absolute darkness, crushed by the weight of mountains, starved of oxygen, cooked alive, bathed in acid, salt or radiation.
How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)
AdultsScienceTechnology How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.
We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.
AdultsLifeScienceTechnology... Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born.
Can Dogs Detect the Next Pandemic Before It Begins? | Glen J. Golden | TED
AdultsAnimalsNatureScience... What if animals like dogs, ferrets, mice and raccoons could help sniff out the next pandemic? Exploring the science of smell, neurobiologist Glen J. Golden delves into the development of a "mechanical nose" that could detect diseases by identifying specific odor profiles.
Groundbreaking chemist defines all of life in 2 words | Lee Cronin
AdultsLifePhilosophyScience... What is life, really? Despite our scientific advancements, we still don’t really know.
How do bulletproof vests work? - Max G. Levy
AdultsConstructionScience Explore the chemistry behind what makes kevlar so strong, and how this essential synthetic fiber was invented.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
AdultsHealthHistoryScience... 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.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes
AdultsEducationScience Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link.
FALLOUT's Critical Chemical is REAL
AdultsEducationScience RadAway is arguably the most important chemical in the whole FALLOUT universe. But can you really remove radiation like you do in the games?
An Ancient Roman Shipwreck May Explain the Universe
AdultsHistoryScienceSpace... Why would astrophysicists care about a two millennia old Roman shipwreck between the islands of Sardinia and Mal Di Ventre?
These Illusions Fool Almost Everyone
AdultsEducationMusicScience... A big thank you to Titus Grenyer over at Pep Organ for showing us around the Sydney Town Hall Organ, to Dr. Diana Deutsch for providing her illusions and insight into the field, to Casey Connor for advice on building sound illusions, and to Dr. Michael Bach for providing the motion-bounce illusion.
My Search for Proof Aliens Exist | Avi Loeb | TED
AdultsLifeScienceSpace... Why have we not yet found proof of alien life? According to astrophysicist Avi Loeb, we simply haven't dedicated the proper resources.
How close are we to powering the world with nuclear fusion?
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnology... Explore the possibility of nuclear fusion technology to create limitless, on-demand energy with almost no emissions.
The Truth About Petri Dishes
AdultsEducationScience One of the best ways of studying bacteria is to grow them on a petri dish, but only a tiny percentage of bacterial species will grow on them.