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5 Burning Questions About Water | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
We've collected all the episodes we've done over the years answering questions about water. Pour yourself a glass before diving into this watery compilation!
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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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Can Gargling Salt Water Cure a Sore Throat?

12th - Higher Ed
Gargling with warm saltwater for a sore throat is a remedy commonly known and loved by doctors, and there is some evidence to back it up, but it’s not a cure.
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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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5 Strange Cases of Animal Rain

12th - Higher Ed
You might want a really sturdy umbrella to dig into this video, because we’re discussing 5 animals that have a tendency to rain down from the sky and the reasons we think this might be happening!
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3 Strange-Looking Kinds of Clouds

12th - Higher Ed
What do you see in clouds? Bunnies? Zombies? The face of Nic Cage? There are some kinds of clouds that, while rare, make even weirder shapes -- like pancakes, rolling cylinders, and shimmery rainbows
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Our Entire Society is Built on a Geological Fluke

12th - Higher Ed
If a tree falls into the forest and doesn't decompose, what happens to it?
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World’s Most Asked Questions: How Much Water Should I Drink a Day?

12th - Higher Ed
People ask Google everything under the sun. One of the most commonly searched questions in the world is “How much water should I drink a day?” SciShow has the answer!
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Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?

12th - Higher Ed
If salty water is constantly spilling into the world’s oceans, does that mean they are getting saltier by the day?
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Why Don’t Jellyfish Look Like That?

12th - Higher Ed
When you think of a jellyfish, do you imagine an angelic stingy blob? That's just one stage of the life of a jelly!
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Why Are There Bacteria In My Yogurt?

12th - Higher Ed
Having bacteria in your food doesn't really sound great, but you couldn't have yogurt without it! Learn why in this week's QQ!
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Why Frogs Sometimes Fall From the Sky

12th - Higher Ed
It doesn't seem possible, but animal rain is definitely real, and there is an actual scientific explanation for it... probably.
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What Happens to My Wool Sweater in the Washer?

12th - Higher Ed
Be careful with your wool. Unless you want a nice piece of felt with some holes in it.
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The Secrets Hidden in Your Tears, Earwax, and Other Secretions

12th - Higher Ed
Our various secretions - from tears to earwax - can tell us more about our bodies than you might think!
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Why Yapoks Need a Pouch for Their Junk

12th - Higher Ed
Yapoks are cute aquatic marsupials, and they're the only living creatures that need pouches for their sacs.
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What Happens to Your Body if You Drink Heavy Water?

12th - Higher Ed
What is heavy water, and is it safe to drink? Heavy water, or deuterium oxide, has some pretty important scientific applications. But what would happen to your body if you actually drank it? Hosted by Hank Green.
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How Dogs Really Listen to Us, and How Pufferfish Puff

12th - Higher Ed
This week on SciShow News: Animals! New research has found how dogs actually listen to us in more complex ways than you probably thought, and also figured out how a kind of pufferfish gets its puff up.
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Good News: Daffodils Are The Worst

12th - Higher Ed
Daffodils are cheerful symbols of spring… and also cold blooded killers. But it turns out, the poison in these plants may actually be helpful to us humans!
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Can Houseplants Improve Air Quality?

12th - Higher Ed
We all have that coworker who insists that the houseplants on their desks are improving the office air quality, but is there any truth to that? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
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Birds Are A Quick Fix For Your Anxiety

12th - Higher Ed
Tweeting may not decrease your stress, but the twitter of some birds just might. And can we make people forget their memories?
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Unexpected Ways Scientists Use GPS

12th - Higher Ed
GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.
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There's a Loophole in One of the Most Important Laws of Physics

12th - Higher Ed
The laws of thermodynamics are cornerstones of physics - but one of them is more breakable than it appears. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
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The Smokin' Science of Fire Extinguishers

12th - Higher Ed
Different fuels create different types of fires, and each one needs to be extinguished using a specific strategy. Do you know which class of extinguisher is needed for different fires? Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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The Salamander That Refuses to Grow Up

12th - Higher Ed
If you hear the word “baby-faced” you might picture a doe-eyed celebrity who never seems to age. But, really, you should be thinking of the axolotl. However, it is possible to transform these otherwise forever-babies, causing them to...