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The Death Of Bees Explained

AdultsAnimalsLifeNature...
In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve.

Rosalind Franklin: DNA's unsung hero - Claudio L. Guerra

AdultsGeneticsHistoryHuman...
The discovery of the structure of DNA was one of the most important scientific achievements in human history.

GoPro: Creating Fire Rain - A Steel Wool Experiment

AdultsPhotographyScienceTechnology...
Rob Nelson and Jonas Stenstom from Untamed Science take us through the process of using steel wool and long exposure to create a fire rain photo.

Why is Mt. Everest so Deadly? | Mashable Explains

AdultsLifeNatureSports...
Here's a rundown of the most common ways people have died attempting to summit Mt. Everest.

Are You More Forgetful Than A Fish?

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience...
How smart can fish actually be?

Will This Trick Your Brain?

AdultsHumanNeuroscienceScience...
Your eyes and brain are pretty amazing!

Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion

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Finalist of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest 2016

What is obesity?

AdultsBiologyHealthWellness...
Obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer.

What Does Your Accent Say About You?

AdultsLanguageScience
Can science explain the way you speak?

How the choices you make can affect your genes

AdultsBiologyGeneticsHuman...
Here's a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA ... so how can they turn out so different - even in traits that have a significant genetic component?

Should You Be Worried About Zika?

AdultsHealthNatureScience
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys through a network that monitored yellow fever.

Holding and Explosion at 20,000 fps

AdultsFilmTechnologyScience...
I always thought firing from the center was the best way to do it. Turns out I'm probably wrong.

How the food you eat affects your brain

AdultsFoodHealthNeuroscience...
When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain.

Celsius Didn't Invent Celsius

AdultsHistoryScience
Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.

How Do Lie Detectors Work?

AdultsPsychologyWorkScience
Can you tell whether or not someone is lying? Greg Foot explains whether or not lie detectors actually work.

Black Hole Comparison

AdultsPhysicsSpaceScience
This Crazy Black Hole Comparison Will Definitely Blow Your Mind

We Can Now Edit Our DNA. But Let's Do it Wisely

AdultsBiologyGeneticsScience...
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases.

How Big Can a Person Get?

AdultsAnimalsHumanScience...
Some animals, like the blue whale, keep getting bigger and bigger over time! How big are humans able to grow?

What Is Something?

AdultsPhysicsSpacePhilosophy...
What is something? On the most fundamental level thinkable, what are things? Why are things? And why do things behave the way they do?

What Happens When Your Brain Is Split

AdultsHumanMental HealthNeuroscience...
What Happens When Your Brain Is Split In Two - And You Survive?

Why do some people have seasonal allergies?

AdultsHealthHumanBiology...
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue.