Why Are Fewer People Getting Appendicitis?
AdultsBiologyHealthHistoryScience 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.
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
AdultsBiologyScienceSelfHealth 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 is meningitis so dangerous?
AdultsBiologyHealthHistoryScience 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
AdultsBiologyGeneticsScience 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
AdultsBiologyHealthHuman This RARE mutation can make you VERY muscular, but what exactly is happening to cause this? Is it harmful?
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
AdultsNatureScienceEnvironmentBiology What’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half right. Scientists have discovered an even bigger river in South America, and it’s in the sky above the Amazon rainforest.
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentScienceBiology Some vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
Where Do Teeth Come From?
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyScience 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
AdultsBiologyScience UV cameras expose a hidden world and reveal the incompleteness of our perception.
How Small Is An Atom? Spoiler: Very Small.
AdultsBiologyData ScienceScience Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible - how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, they kind of make up everything, so let us try anyways.
Which Life Form REALLY Dominates Earth?
AdultsAnimalsBiologyNature Are humans really Earth's most dominant species? Let's put all of the planet's living things on a scale and see what has amassed the most mass.
3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed
AdultsBiologyHealthSocietyAddiction We take a fair look at some of the best counter arguments for legalization and see how they hold up in review.
How Evolution Turned A Possum Into A Wolf
AdultsAnimalsBiologyNature ntil the early 20th century, Tasmania was home to a very weird wolf-like creature. Except that it wasn't a wolf. Even though it looked like a wolf.
How Long Can We Live?
AdultsHumanLifeScienceBiology The human lifespan might be limited, in part, because natural selection just stops working late in life.
Are naked mole rats the strangest mammals?
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceBiology What mammal has the social life of an insect, the cold-bloodedness of a reptile, and the metabolism of a plant?
Why do we sweat? - John Murnan
AdultsBiologyHumanHealthScience There are a number of scenarios that can make us sweat-including exercise, eating spicy foods, and nervousness.
The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth - The Bacteriophage
AdultsBiologyGeneticsNatureScienceHealth A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don't even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: The Bacteriophage.