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You Are Immune Against Every Disease

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You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests.

The Snowflake Mystery

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Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.

Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons?

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Honeybees are some of nature's finest mathematicians.

Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

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Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets

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While searching for a kidney donor, Karen Keegan stumbled upon a mystery. After undergoing genetic testing, it turned out that some of her cells had a completely different set of genes from the others.

Earth's mysterious red glow, explained - Zoe Pierrat

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Explore the phenomenon and uses of chlorophyll fluorescence, a small amount of light emitted by plants during photosynthesis.

This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does)

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Hidden in the microverse all around you, there is a merciless war being fought by the true rulers of this planet, microorganisms.

Why Sharks Are Covered In Teeth

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Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.

How Fevers REALLY Work

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Fevers are one of our best weapons against infections, but they don't work like you might think.

Why It's Good To Have A Weak Hand

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We might have a strong hand because having a weak hand is actually useful.

Human Body 101 | National Geographic

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How does the human body work? What roles do the digestive, reproductive, and other systems play?

Why We Faint (When Other Animals Don't)

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Humans are the only animals known to faint due to triggers like shock, fear, or pain; this is due to a combination of our massive brains and upright stance.

The Mystery of Magnetic Worms - Smarter Every Day 253

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Metal in Worms?

Which Will Kill You First?

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The body can get a whole lot colder - but not a whole lot hotter - before we die. Why is that?

The Problem With Life Expectancy

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In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.

The Plant That’s Full Of Metal

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The amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would be toxic enough to an average plant to kill it several times over.

How fast is the speed of thought? - Seena Mathew

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Travel into the brain to see how its network of neurons transmit your thoughts and what factors determine how quickly you think.