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The science of skin color

Adults Science
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it'll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change.

How do glasses help us see?

Adults Science
Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction - the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.

How To Count Past Infinity

Adults Science
I'm very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) head around it.

50 ft Flamethrower in 4K Slow Motion

Adults Science
Gav and Dan discover that often, some of the most beautiful things in life are the same things that will take your face right off.

Pushing the Envelope

Adults Science
New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware.

The power of the placebo effect

Adults Science
The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren't supposed to have an effect - and are often fake - miraculously make people feel better. What's going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits.

The invisible motion of still objects

Adults Science
Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you'll see a world in constant flux - with stretching, contracting, springing, jittering, drifting atoms everywhere.

Mind-Blowing Magic Magnets

Adults Science
Brace yourselves for some exciting new technology - "Polymagnets"!

Is radiation dangerous?

Adults Science
When we hear the word radiation, it's tempting to picture huge explosions and frightening mutations. But that's not the full story - radiation also applies to rainbows and a doctor examining an X-ray. So what is it, really, and how much should we worry about its effects? Matt Anticole describes the different types of radiation.

Pouring Molten salt into Water - Explosion!

Adults Science
I'm so glad I'm able to watch him do this crazily dangerous experiment at my safe, safe home.

This Is the Most Amazing Biomimetic Robot Hand You've Ever Seen

Adults Science
Third arm? Robot tentacle? My dreams of having extra tentacles may come true!

How do dogs "see" with their noses?s

Adults Science
You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the past, the future and even things that can't be seen at all.

Concrete Does Not Dry Out

Adults Science
Concrete doesn't dry - it sets!

The benefits of a good night's sleep

Adults Science
It's 4am, and the big test is in 8 hours. You've been studying for days, but you still don't feel ready. Should you drink another cup of coffee and spend the next few hours cramming? Or should you go to sleep? Shai Marcu defends the latter option, showing how sleep restructures your brain in a way that's crucial for how our memory works.

What If You Only Drank Soda?

Adults Science
The effect that pop has on your body!

The Science of Internet Trolls

Adults Science
Time to troll the trolls with some SCIENCE!

Freezing soap bubbles at -15 celsius

Adults Science
My name is Pablo Zaluska and I'm a photographer and videographer living in Warsaw, Poland. An inspiration for this session was a conversation with my 3-year-old daughter while dressing up to go out. Post

Science Tricks

Adults Science
10 Amazing Science Tricks Using Liquid!

Molten Aluminum Vs 'Spitballs'

Adults Science
I packed a fishtank completely full of water balls (water beads, water balz, orbeez, spitballs...). Im guessing there are over 10,000 in there! Anyway, I melted a bunch of old aluminum pipes and poured them into the fishtank hoping to create a cool design. And it worked perfectly! These are really unique, no two pieces are alike.

Colour Mixing: The Mystery of Magenta

Adults Science
Why doesn't magenta appear in the rainbow? The answer lies not in physics but in biology.

How Long Will You Live?

Adults Science
Cell biology gives clues to why we age and lobsters don't.