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Why BEAVERS Are The Smartest Thing In Fur Pants

AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironment
Beavers have done more to shape North American landscapes than any animal beside humans. We don't notice them much today because there aren't many left, but before colonization, North America was home to hundreds of millions of these furry engineers.

COLD HARD SCIENCE: SLAPSHOT Physics in Slow Motion

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I shot the skaters with a Phantom MIRO LC320S made by Vision Research.

How Much Money Could We Sell The Earth For?

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If aliens came to Earth and offered to buy it, how much should we sell it for?

Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?

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Once it's out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps.

Pink Shirt Day takes a stand against bullying

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Today thousands of people across Canada will be wearing bright pink shirts. Pink Shirt Day, initiated by Vancouver-based radio station CKNW, is a day where participants across the country wear pink to raise awareness about bullying.

The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor

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Thor - son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind - struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.

Why Are There As Many Males As Females?

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In almost every animal species on Earth, equal numbers of males and females are conceived. Why is that?

What it Feels Like to Slide Downhill at 90 M.P.H.

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John Daly is an American skeleton racer and a two-time Olympic athlete. Sliding face-down, head-first on a slick bobsled track at 90 mph might sound insane, but for Daly, it's the thrill that keeps him coming back.

Havana - Pentatonix

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Pentatonix is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee.

What Is The Most Dangerous Sport In The World?

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With the Olympics wrapping up, we wondered: what is the most dangerous sport?!

What Is Light?

AdultsScienceTravelPhilosophy
We are so used to some things that we stopped wondering about them. Like light. What is light? Some kind of wavy thing, right? Kind of.

10 Strangest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved

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What do you think happened?

Debunking Anti-Vaxxers

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Here's what to say to anti-vaxxers!

We Asked Bill Gates: Do You Need To Be Rich To Be Healthy?

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This video is in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates. You can check out the Gates Annual Letter here: http://b-gat.es/2Cfph0j

The coin flip conundrum - Po-Shen Loh

AdultsHistoryMathProblem-Solving
When you flip a coin to make a decision, there's an equal chance of getting heads and tails.

NEW Gravitational Wave Discovery!

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Scientists have JUST published this new observation.

Are You Smarter Than Average?

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Put your intelligence to the test!

How Evolution works

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The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures, that exist today.

The rise and fall of the Inca empire

AdultsHistorySocietyCulture
It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects.

Why Electroshock Therapy Is Back

AdultsHealthMental HealthTechnology...
Shocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it's currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief for severe depression and advanced Parkinson's disease.

Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?

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Are We Doomed? Boston Dynamics' Unsettling Robot Dog SpotMini Can Now Open The Door