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Colonizing Venus with Giant Balloons
A lot of people talk about humans colonizing Mars, but what about Venus?
TED Talks
Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot
As a novelist, Daniel Suarez spins dystopian tales of the future. But on the TEDGlobal stage, he talks us through a real-life scenario we all need to know more about: the rise of autonomous robotic weapons of war. Advanced drones,...
SciShow
Monogamy
Hank examines the zoological definition of monogamy, as well as some other breeding strategies that animals use.
SciShow
Weird Places Europe's Dancing, Crooked Forests
Hank takes you through the weird, twisted forests of Russia and Eastern Europe, where trees grow at odd angles. What caused trees to grow into big wooden pretzels? Was it wind? Manipulation by woodworkers? Nazis, maybe? See for yourself...
SciShow
How Gene Therapy Could Revolutionize Addiction Treatment
Cocaine addiction is difficult to treat, but with the help of gene therapy, scientists are hoping to change that
SciShow
8 Animals That Only Live in One Place
Some animal species are found in almost every corner of the world. But these 8 species are impressively isolated.
SciShow
Where Do Domestic Cats Come From?
Do you give ancient Egypt credit for the domestication of cats? That's what many people think! But, with some new evidence, it seems that cats became our cuddly counterparts a little further east and because of an emerging pest problem.
SciShow
Why Venus Is THE WORST
Venus was once thought to have been very earth-like and pleasant, but now it's considered a harsh wasteland that we wouldn't even send a robot to.
SciShow
Cyclopia: A Rare Birth Defect That Could Help Cure Cancer
With a greater understanding of biological mechanisms, humans may be able to take a devastating birth defect and turn it into a treatment for cancer.
SciShow
What Happens If You Fuse All Your Chromosomes? | SciShow News
Two separate groups of biologists reported fusing entire sets of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomes together, and surprisingly, the actual number of chromosomes might not be as important as we thought.
SciShow
Rocking & Sleep: It's Not Just for Babies
50 to 70 million people are thought to have some kind of sleeping disorder. If you're one of those people, desperate for a good night's sleep, scientists may have an option for you: rocking!
SciShow
Why Gooey Creatures Might Outlast Us All
Although gelatinous animals might seem like simple creatures, they'll probably outlast the rest of us, because being gelatinous might turn out to be the ultimate survival strategy.
Be Smart
There's Science Hidden In Our National Monuments
I took a trip to Washington D.C. to check out some of our nation's most famous monuments. Where do they come from? From the depths of the Earth to the distant reaches of the cosmos, you'll never look at history the same way again
SciShow
Detecting Earthquakes: AI vs. Citizen Scientists
There are over 13,000 active seismic stations out there, producing far more data than seismologists have time to go through. So, researchers set up a showdown of humans versus machines to sift through all this information and, in the...
SciShow
The Secret Ingredient in Ruminant Spit
Every day, humans literally flush a valuable resource down the toilet: nitrogen. But there are some animals that have figured out a way to recycle the extra nitrogen in their bodies by moving it not to their livers, but to their mouths!
SciShow
The 2 Secrets to Sending People to Mars
Hank revisits his passion for exploring the Red Planet, breaking down the two biggest challenges of sending humans to Mars: radiation and propulsion. He explains the science behind the obstacles future Mars-bound astronauts will face, as...
MinuteEarth
You Are A Fish
With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish....
SciShow Kids
4 Reasons Cows are Awesome!
Did you know that there were over 200 types of cows? Join Jessi and Squeaks as they discuss some cool facts about these amazing animals.
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Baby Zebrafish Eyes Work Kind of like Real-Time Photoshop
Some fish have superpowers! Zebrafish eyes can boost the color and contrast of what they see and baby whale fish are electric.
SciShow
Can We Get to Alpha Centauri?
You like space exploration, and we like space exploration. So why aren't we investigating our closest to galactic neighbor, the triple star system Alpha Centauri? Is it time to give interstellar travel a shot? How would we do it? Hank...
SciShow
Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks?
I’t teach an old dog new tricks — but that saying might not be as trustworthy as you’d think.
TED Talks
TED: What it feels like to see earth from space | Benjamin Grant
What the astronauts felt when they saw earth from space changed them forever. Author and artist Benjamin Grant aims to provoke this same feeling of overwhelming scale and beauty in each of us through a series of stunning satellite images...
SciShow
The Science of Men
Learn about the history of dudes, and a new theory about deep voices in this new episode of SciShow News. You know, science... bro... stuff.