Hank demonstrates how to build a hybrid rocket engine in your kitchen!

Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in...

Bees and flowers are as classic a pair as peanut butter and jelly. But recent research suggests there's a third, much tinier partner in this relationship!

With sandwiches and toast, sourdough bread always adds an extra accented flavor to your meals. But where does the signature tartness come from?

What happens when you can't do aerobic cellular respiration because oxygen isn't available? Explore fermentation with The Amoeba Sisters! This video focuses on alcoholic fermentation and lactic acid fermentation, and it also mentions how...

Join Hank Green to learn ten weird, scary, and amazing things fungi can do!

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Alcohol has been an important part of human culture for a very long time, and from the basic process, we've figured out how to create a wide variety of alcohol beverages!

Mister Brown and Squeaks are making bread, and they're going to need a tiny little helper to get the job done: a fungus called yeast!



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The history of discovering what DNA is, what it looks like, and how it works is... complicated. But, in this episode of History of Science, Hank Green does his best to lay out the basics so we can understand the beginnings of Biotechnology.

It's all about the SUPER TINY in this episode of Crash Course: History of Science. In it, Hank Green talks about germ theory, John Snow (the other one), pasteurization, and why following our senses isn't always the worst idea.

Powder vs. Soda: an important distinction!

Where does bread get its fluffiness? Swiss cheese its holes? And what makes vinegar so sour? These foods may taste completely different, but all of these phenomena come from microorganisms chowing down on sugar and belching up some...

A man walks in to a hospital super drunk... but claims he hasn't had a sip of alcohol. Join us today for SciShow medical mystery!

Ever get curious about how beer goes from the brewery to your belly?

This video outlines types of fungi, their structure, and how they are part of an ecosystem.

Howcast - Concoct soda at home—over time, you'll save a bundle by not using the store-bought stuff. Plus, it's fizzy fun!

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Howcast - Learn how to buy beer brewing supplies for making beer at home from home brewer Chris Cuzme in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn all about cask-conditioned ale from home brewer Chris Cuzme in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to transfer fermenter, add yeast and seal -- processes used in brewing beer at home -- from home brewer Chris Cuzme in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn about the bottling bucket and how to transfer to beer bottles from home brewer Chris Cuzme in this Howcast video.

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Howcast - Learn how to get rid of an infant's thrush from parenting coach Tammy Gold in this Howcast baby care video.