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The Secrets of Life’s Toughest Material

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One of the toughest materials known to science is made not by humans, but by nature... and it's inside of oysters.
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The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
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The Biggest Volcano and Small Testes

12th - Higher Ed
Hank reviews the latest in science news, including the discovery of Element 115, the biggest volcano on Earth, and new insights into what it might mean to have small testicles.
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Scientists Just Transferred Memories... Between Sea Slugs

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists were able to transfer a specific memory from one sea slug to another! And research suggests that focusing on your breathing could help you focus on other things as well!
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New Insights Into What Fruit Fly Sex Is Like

12th - Higher Ed
It's the year 2018, and we now know that flies like to ejaculate. But how does this tie into our understanding of addiction?
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Microbes Might Survive on Mars | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
We’re all excited about the Mars rover Perseverance this week, but scientists are also working on some other exciting things!
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Liquid Water on Mars

12th - Higher Ed
Today, NASA announced that there is...occasionally...flowing, liquid water on the surface of Mars. What?!
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Lion's Mane Mushrooms Actually DO SOMETHING!

12th - Higher Ed
Turns out doing the crossword is only one way you can keep your head healthy because mushrooms can help your brain cells grow!
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Is the Mystery of Earth's 1.2 Billion Missing Years Solved? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
For the last hundred and fifty years or so, geologists have been trying to wrap their heads around the mystery: in some places, the geologic record just seems to jump by over billion years. And last week, a paper was published that may...
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Huge Sperm and Giant Tentacles: Relax, It's Marine Biology

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow shares the latest developments in science, this week including new insights into the evolution of giant sperm, and the discovery of a whole new order of animal. ----------
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How Old Are You? Well, Your Liver Is 3

12th - Higher Ed
This week, a group of researchers use nuclear fallout to figure out how old liver cells are, while another gets one step closer to predicting volcanic eruptions.
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How Health Affects Sperm

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to SciShow News! Michael Aranda explains how a male's health affects their sperm.
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How Earth's Rotation Affects Our Oxygen | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Oxygen is crucial for life as we know it, but before it could build up in our atmosphere, earth had to slow down.
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How Do We Know We’re Tired?

12th - Higher Ed
Sleep is complicated. And there's still a lot we don't know about it, but zebrafish larvae are a surprisingly good place to look to learn more about what makes us sleepy.
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Hospitals are Hotspots for Antibiotic-resistant Germs

12th - Higher Ed
While antibiotics have saved millions of lives, misusing them can speed up how fast bacteria evolve to resist them. And it turns out that one of the biggest hotspots for these antibiotic-resistant bacteria…is hospitals.
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Astronomy’s Unsung Hero is a Plain Ol’ Aluminum Ball

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In 1965, MIT's Lincoln Laboratory saw their Lincoln Calibration Sphere 1 (LCS-1) launched into Earth orbit. It was an empty aluminum sphere and couldn't do any science of its own. But the world's most boring disco ball has played a huge...
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A.I. Reveals Autism-Linked Changes in "Junk" DNA | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists know that genetic factors can explain many of autism’s features - but have autism researchers been looking for those features in the wrong DNA? A new study uses A.I. to uncover changes linked to autism in the stretches of non...
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9 of the Weirdest Sperm Adaptations

12th - Higher Ed
You probably have a vague idea of what sperm does, but not all sperm are created equal, and some have even developed unique adaptations to get where they're going.
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6 Incredible Discoveries Made on Accident

12th - Higher Ed
Some of science's most interesting discoveries happened totally on accident! From insects to infections, and polymers to pacemakers, we've accidentally discovered some pretty cool stuff. Watch this new episode of SciShow, hosted by...
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If There's Acid Rain, Is There Basic Rain?

12th - Higher Ed
You've probably heard of acid rain: rain that's more acidic than normal because of pollution in the atmosphere. But, if rain can become more acidic, shouldn't it also be able to become more basic?
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Do Animals Cry?

12th - Higher Ed
Plenty of animals have tears that moisturize their eyes. But does that mean they’re sad? Quick Questions explains!
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A Giant Underground Lake on Mars! | Breaking News

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have discovered an underground lake of liquid water on Mars! While this isn’t itself evidence for life on Mars, it does raise some new possibilities.
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7 New Species Discovered in Cities

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!
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5 Animals That Sleep Too Much (and One That Might Not Need To)

12th - Higher Ed
In the animal kingdom, sleeping can be dangerous. Lying completely motionless and unconscious for hours at a time is just asking for trouble. There are, however, some sleepy risk-takers who spend almost all of their days snoozing.