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Why Can't We Farm These Foods Yet?
There are some foods that are so popular that they are at risk of going extinct. What are they and why is it so difficult to harvest them?
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Why Do Some Farts Smell So Bad?
Sometimes your farts stink, and sometimes they don't—and it's not because of methane.
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5 Animals With (Understandably) Poor Judgment
Evolution is a long, slow process - but sometimes, changes (often caused by humans) happen too quickly for a species to properly adjust. These scenarios are called evolutionary traps, and can lead species to make seemingly-illogical...
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Keeping the Fungus Among Us in Space
Developing new methods for survival in space is a constant and ever-evolving process, and a well known Earthly organism has the potential for multiple applications within space’s unforgiving environment!
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Earth, Two Degrees Warmer
A new report on climate change is pretty grim, but there is still a little hope.
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6 Animals That Have Evolved to Steal
Animals have evolved a variety of ways to survive—including outright theft. Chapters SNEAKY SPIDERS 1:03 LYING BIRDS 2:43 3 CUCKOO BEES 5:18 MOUTH-PLUNDERING SNAILS 5:39 PLANT-ROBBING FLIES 7:12 MONKEY ROBBERS 8:40
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What Zinc Means for Megalodon’s Extinction | SciShow News
This week in the journal Nature Communications, scientists report a way to use fossilized shark teeth to figure out where different shark species, including megalodon, stood in the web of life. And last week in the journal Scientific...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The surprising effects of pregnancy | TED-Ed
Muscles and joints shift and jostle. The heart's pounding rhythm speeds up. Blood roars through arteries and veins. Over the course of a pregnancy, every organ in the body changes. Initiated by a range of hormones, these changes begin as...
TED Talks
Adam Grosser: A mobile fridge for vaccines
Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system that works.
TED Talks
Louise Fresco: We need to feed the whole world
Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave a role for small bakeries and traditional methods.
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Kleptopredation Natural Turduckens
Some birds steal food from other birds to save themselves work, but kleptopredators take it one step further!
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Cutting Beef Could Reduce Emissions. No, Like, a Lot
Switching from beef to a specific kind of vegetarian protein just once a week could have huge environmental benefits, according to a study out this week in Nature. And, in a study in Nature Communications, researchers in the US have...
SciShow Kids
The Science of Spring!
It's finally spring where Jessi and Squeaks live! Join them as they take a look back at some of their favorite springtime subjects like why it rains, how plants grow, and all the amazing bugs you can find in the spring!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Where we get our fresh water - Christiana Z. Peppard
Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth's water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and...
TED Talks
TED: How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time | Su Kahumbu
Su Kahumbu raises badass cows -- healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS service she developed to support small-scale livestock...
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Do Negative-Calorie Foods Exist?
We've all heard the rumor that certain foods provides less calories than it takes to digest. Is this true? Check out this SciShow Quick Question to find out!
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Is Burnt Toast Really Bad for You
You may have seen posts online warning you about the dangers of eating burnt toast, but how much will that actually affect your health?
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Wood-eating Clams: The Real Kraken?
For thousands of years, a sea creature has plagued sailors by attacking and devouring their ships. It is so destructive that reportedly it swiss-cheesed the hulls of Christopher Columbus’s ships, sinking at least two of them.
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Why Does Running Water Make You Want To Pee?
Listening to a bubbling stream can be pretty relaxing, up until the point when you realize you suddenly have to pee.
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What Did Dinosaurs Taste Like?
Have you ever wondered what dinosaur meat might have tasted like? Chances are you've eaten dinosaur more recently than you might expect.
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Fish Are Way Smarter Than You Think
Many people assume that fish are less intelligent than mammals, but it turns out that isn’t true at all - they are actually way smarter than you probably give them credit for.
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Animals Getting Bigger, and How Cannabis Causes Hunger
SciShow News delves into the history of marine animals and finds that they’re getting bigger, and unlocks the secret of how cannabis creates one of its most medically useful effects.
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What Does Your Uvula Do?
Ever wonder what that dangling thing in the back of your throat is good for? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is it possible to lose weight fast? | Hei Man Chan
In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigested meals. And while modern fad diets aren't usually this extreme, they do promise similar...