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What makes neon signs glow?

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In this 360° animation, explore the vibrant world of neon signs and learn the science of what makes them glow.
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The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained

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Spinning objects have strange instabilities known as The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem - this video offers an intuitive explanation.
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Most Deadly Elements On Earth

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You've all studied the periodic table in school, but we are sure you're teachers never talked about elements like this!
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What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea

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Does Planet 9 Exist?

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A planet has been predicted to orbit the sun with a period of 10,000 years, a mass 5x that of Earth on a highly elliptical and inclined orbit.
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Dragon Ball Z’s Senzu Beans EXPLAINED

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How exactly do the senzu beans in Dragon Ball work? Kyle takes a closer look at those magical healing plants in this week's episode of Because Science!
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Science Experiments That Went Horribly Wrong

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Some of the worst experiments have been conducted in the name of science. In today's educational cartoon we are looking into the worst accidents to happen during an experiment.
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How To Survive A Fall From 35,000 Feet!

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Anyone can make these classic 4 meals!
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Shark Tagged From Submarine For First Time In History | National Geographic

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For the past year, a research team has developed a new strategy to study the near threatened bluntnose sixgill shark in deep waters.
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How Can We Wipe Out ALL Of The Mosquitoes?

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Is there an effective and safe way to get rid of mosquitoes?
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The Secret Global Sewer System

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Ditches and drain pipes help crops survive but can negatively impact the broader landscape.
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Flamethrower vs Aerogel

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We put aerogel to the test vs 'not-a-flamethrower', a huge 2000°C flame to a large fiberglass blanket infused with silica aerogel - formerly the lightest solid (that title is now held by graphene aerogel).
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Should We Nuke Hurricanes?

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Nuclear hurricanes!
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The Egg - A Short Story

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A Big Thanks to Andy Weir for allowing us to use his story.
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The dust bunnies that built our planet

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Investigate the theories surrounding cosmic dust bunnies and discover how the tiny particles could hold the key to the formation of life on Earth.
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First Flight on Another Planet!

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The Mars Helicopter aims to make the first powered flight on another planet when it takes off on Mars as part of the Mars 2020 mission.
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What a Sea Snail Die-off Means for Californians—and the Climate | National Geographic

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The red abalone fishery is closed down until 2021 in hopes that the snail population would rebound. Many coastal communities are suffering from the closure.
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1950s vs. NOW: Did Mid-Century Futurism Flop?

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What kind of future did the people of the 1950s predict? Did people get the tech they wanted?
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Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!

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Observing the effects of microbes using satellites can give us all sorts of useful information about life on Earth ... and other planets too.
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The mysterious origins of life on Earth

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Where on Earth did life begin? Explore the hydrothermal vents in Earth’s crust as simple compounds gave way to complex life.
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Making Liquid Nitrogen From Scratch!

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I used a nitrogen membrane and Stirling cryocooler to liquefy nitrogen out of the air. For this video I partnered with Starbucks to celebrate their Nitro Cold Brew.