Crazy Lake Experiment
Adults Science
1 tablespoon of olive oil destroys half an acre of waves on this lake. What The Physics?!
Why doesn't anything stick to Teflon?
Adults Science
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets.
Death From Space
Adults Science
There are cosmic snipers firing at random into the unvierse. What are they and what happens if they hit us?
Indestructible Coating?!
Adults Science
Used in everything from bullet-proof vests to the walls of the Pentagon, polyurea's strength comes from its long-chain molecules.
What the Fahrenheit?!
Adults Science
The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries.
Is It Okay to Touch Mars?
Adults Science
What exactly makes a journey to Mars so perilous? Is it okay to touch Martian dirt with your bare hands?
Is This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?
Adults Science
Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories.
How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies
Adults Science
We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?
Why Are Teens So Moody?
Adults Science
A look inside the teenage brain!
The Twins Paradox Primer
Adults Science
How can time be slower and faster at the same time?
What is the biggest single-celled organism?
Adults Science
The elephant is a creature of epic proportions - and yet, it owes its enormity to more than 1,000 trillion microscopic cells.
Real life sunken cities
Adults Science
Though people are most familiar with Plato's fictional Atlantis, many real underwater cities actually exist. Peter Campbell explains how sunken cities are studied by scientists to help us understand the lives of our ancestors, the dynamic nature of our planet, and the impact of each on the other.
7 Tips To Wake Up Without Coffee
Adults Science
How can science help you wake up without coffee?
GoPro: Creating Fire Rain - A Steel Wool Experiment
Adults Science
Rob Nelson and Jonas Stenstom from Untamed Science take us through the process of using steel wool and long exposure to create a fire rain photo.
What Does Your Accent Say About You?
Adults Science
Can science explain the way you speak?
Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius
Adults Science
Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.
We Can Now Edit Our DNA. But Let's Do it Wisely
Adults Science
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases.