Why is meningitis so dangerous?
AdultsBiologyHealthHistory...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
AdultsBiologyGeneticsScienceWhat 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?
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
AdultsNatureScienceEnvironment...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.
Where Do Teeth Come From?
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyScienceTeeth. 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.
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentScience...Some vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
AdultsData ScienceMathNature...How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature.
How Small Is An Atom? Spoiler: Very Small.
AdultsBiologyData ScienceScienceAtoms 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.