3 Surprising Things Matter Does Under Extreme Pressure

Fossils can provide clues to the conditions that ancient species lived in, like what their environments felt like, how deep in the water some species lived, or even how long the Sun was out!

When scientists first split the atom, they didn’t realize what they’d done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission.

When birds and squirrels cache food for the winter, it means they have to remember where to find that food later. Their strategies for finding their hidden feasts includes memory tricks and changing brains.

We know these glaciers are already on the way out, so we need to find out whether we can bulk them back up again. For that, we turn to the glaciers’ past – and a lot of penguin bones.

New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have emerged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the latest one being Omicron. We’re still trying to learn about its effects and what it means for the overall course of the pandemic, but here’s what we know...

The smell of freshly cut grass on a warm summer day might make you think of lazy days in a hammock, sipping lemonade. But to the mangled grass producing that scent, it is the pungent perfume of pure terror...

Energy drinks- you've had them, or at least you're well aware of their presence in today's culture. But what is actually in these things? Especially the mysterious ingredient TAURINE?

We all get a jittery after sitting still for too long. But some people experience an irresistible urge to move their legs, and it can seriously affect their daily lives.

Nobody agrees on how many organs you have, or the exact criteria for a cluster of cells to be called one. But as it turns out, simply identifying a part of the body as an organ can lead to medical breakthroughs.

How different would things be if Earth had always rotated in the opposite direction? Hosted by: Stefan Chin

Venomous snakes produce some of the world’s deadliest substances, so they have to be pretty careful about how they use it. But what happens if they accidentally inject themselves with their own harmful cocktail?

Scientists have developed a way to grow miniature versions of human organs; some of the weirdest organoids are the mini brains.

If you've received a vaccine that's 95% effective, that does not mean you have a 5% chance of getting sick. That’s just not how the numbers are calculated. So let’s take a closer look at how it does work, why we can’t compare these...

Sell By, Best By, and Use By... do these dates actually tell you anything? Food science can be tricky, but we're here to clear some of it up. The Financial Diet: / thefinancialdiet Hosted by: Michael Aranda

Have you ever wondered what dinosaur meat might have tasted like? Chances are you've eaten dinosaur more recently than you might expect.