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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.

Proteins: Explained

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You might already know that proteins are a fundamental part of your diet, but they're much more than that.

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.

The Science of SPLAT!

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Surprisingly, flattened fauna can teach us a lot about wildlife biology.

How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3

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In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for another precious moment. To get the oxygen to your cells you are breathing.

Which type of milk is best for you?

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Dive into the most popular milks— dairy, almond, soy and oat— to find out which is healthiest for you and for the planet.

Why Hardwoods Are The Softest Woods

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Not all hardwood trees have hard wood and softwoods soft wood, because these terms denote their taxonomic ancestry, not the wood's actual hardness.

The surprising effects of pregnancy

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Discover how pregnancy changes every organ in the body— from the heart, to the brain and kidneys— and what we still don’t know about it.

Is Dust Mostly Dead Skin?

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People claim that 70-80% of household dust is dead skin, but is it true?

Staying Up VS Sleeping In ft. Juniper

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We're guilty of one of them. Which is worse? What are the downsides?

Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?

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Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called “felting.”

Eating 10,000 Calories a Day for 1 Week - Food Challenge

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If you've ever watched "Game of Thrones" you know of the hulking character by the name of "The Mountain".

The fish that walk on land - Noah R. Bressman

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Explore the challenges facing amphibious fish when they leave water and the ingenious ways they survive on land.

The last living members of an extinct species - Jan Stejskal

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Dig into how scientists are attempting to revive the functionally extinct northern white rhino through artificial reproduction.

What yoga does to your body and brain - Krishna Sudhir

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Explore the ancient tradition of yoga, and discover how its blend of physical and mental exercise impacts your health.

How fast can a vaccine be made? - Dan Kwartler

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Dig into the three key phases of developing a new vaccine: exploratory research, clinical testing, and manufacturing.