If you have ambitions to start exercising or get the most out of your exercise routine, there are a lot of flashy tricks promising to help you. But not all of them are supported by science. Do ice baths help? Stretching? Heat? This...

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Thanks to a recent adaptation, instead of getting sick from the boozy, fermented fruits, one of our primate ancestors could digest them safely, and get more calories at the same time. This new superpower would open up a whole new...

You may think you just have to run more, or lift more weights—but the truth is, there is a scientific way to increase your athletic ability! Join Stefan Chin for a new episode of SciShow and learn how you might be able to perform better,...

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 why you get bit by mosquitoes more than your friends? Why do mosquitoes love some people but not others? Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and discover what exactly makes people mosquito magnets!

You've seen your fruit get moldy, or maybe your bread products. Sometimes old meat gets a funky smell. But what is actually happening scientifically when your food goes bad? It's pretty interesting. Join Hank Green for a new episode of...

Looking for a mental or physical edge in sports? Here, we'll explore some of the ways that you might be able to perform better while staying safer in your preferred sports ball game.

In this week's SciShow News, we discuss two new types of sensors being developed. One tracks the content of certain molecules in your sweat while you exercise and the other is a brain implant that can be resorbed once it has finished its...

Every summer it seems like there’s that one person who always gets a lot of mosquito bites. But what makes people mosquito magnets?

For decades, lactic acid has taken the blame for the muscle pain you feel when you exercise - but does it really deserve its bad reputation?

Why do our muscles get tired and sore after exercise? Explore how our muscles function, and how you can exercise longer without experiencing muscle fatigue. -- You're lifting weights. The first time feels easy, but each lift takes more...

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.

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...

In which Hank does some push ups for science and describes the "economy" of cellular respiration and the various processes whereby our bodies create energy in the form of ATP.

Paul Andersen explains the process of anaerobic respiration. This process involves glycolysis and fermentation and allows organisms to survive without oxygen. Lactic acid fermentation is used in animals and bacteria and uses lactate as...

Probiotics eat our food for us and help us digest. Gross? Or amazing?? Hank explains why we need bacteria and how cool it is.

Paul Andersen covers the processes of aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration. He starts with a brief description of the two processes. He then describes the important parts of the mitochondria. He explains how energy is...

Howcast - Learn how to make a facial scrub for dry or sensitive skin from licensed esthetician Joanna Vargas in this skin care video from Howcast.

Howcast - Learn how to make a homemade facial scrub from licensed esthetician Joanna Vargas in this skin care video from Howcast.

Howcast - Learn how to run faster with interval training from competitive runners Doug Oldiges and Stephanie Coburn in this Howcast video.

With a total of 28 medals, Michael Phelps is the most celebrated Olympian of all time. At the height of his career in Rio 2016, he had won no fewer than 23 gold medals, more than twice the number of the second-highest record holder! Now,...

Muscle trembling during weightlifting or intense exercise is a result of muscle fatigue. Muscle fatigue, in simple words, refers to the state when our muscles get tired. To understand this phenomenon, it is better to first understand...

Lactic acid (2-hydroxypropanoic acid) is a classic example of a chiral molecule. It contains a chiral center at the second carbon atom, bonded to a hydroxyl group (-OH), a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group (-COOH), and a methyl group...