Arrokoth, an asteroid in the Kuiper Belt, is the most distant object ever explored by the New Horizons spacecraft. And it's covered in sugar. Here's why that might be important for understanding the nature of life...

The key to revolutionizing the world's energy landscape may lie in an unlikely love story, says energy innovator Olivia Breese. She details the fateful marriage of a green electron and a water molecule -- a powerful source of...

The creation of tiny robots could enable the exploration of new frontiers, from the tightest spaces in the human body to the most remote ecosystems. Here are 5 little bots that draw inspiration from nature to get the job done.

In this episode of SciShow Talk Show Hank chats with Chad Larrabee of Montgomery Distillery about the science of distilling alcohol. Special guest is Jessi Knudsen Castañeda of Animal Wonders with Groucho the hedgehog.

In organic chemistry, different reactions can take place at vastly different speeds. To better understand whether a reaction actually will happen, and how useful that reaction is, we need to understand thermodynamics and kinetics. In...

The alcohol we drink is just one particular kind of alcohol: ethanol. The others can be a lot more dangerous, and in the 1920s, the US government made a really dangerous cocktail.

Almost everything you could want to know about New Horizon's visit to Arrokoth.

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Today I am going to show you how to make rainbow colored flames out of household materials. Whats your favorite color???



Lithium from batteries burns red, Calcium chloride in Damp-Rid burns orange, Sodium in table salt burns...

In this video I make and demonstrate how I made a green flamethrower from a squirt gun, antifreeze (methanol), and Roach killer (Boric Acid). I hacked this squirt gun flamethrower together for only $10!



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Sometimes neuroscience terms can be hard to say. With the New Year just starting off, we thought it would be fun to kick off 2017 with Alie messing up her lines and other hijinks! It's also a kind of recap of all of the episodes we've...

The video is a lecture presentation about alcohols as fuels. The presenter explains how different alcohols react with oxygen in the air to produce carbon dioxide and water, and that these reactions are exothermic. The presenter then...

Methanogenesis: Intestinal Biosynthesis of Methane

In this video I will show you how to make a green flame, and also the difference between boric acid and borax.

This video covers alcohols. The presenter explains the general structure and chemical properties of alcohols, including their homogeneous series and naming conventions. The two main methods for producing ethanol, a common alcohol, are...

Need some organic chemistry practice? Here's a tricky mechanism to try!

It explains the commercial applications of methanol and ethanol.

Lesson on absorption and metabolism of sugar substitutes (artificial sweeteners) including aspartame, stevia, sucralose and sugar alcohols. Artificial sweeteners are compounds that simulate the sweetness of sucrose but are used in...

The low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste will help reduce harmful emissions.

With recalls being issued in Canada for more than a hundred brands of hand sanitizers, The National’s Andrew Chang explains how to determine if one is safe and effective to use.

Over 150 people have died in Turkiye after consuming bootleg alcohol. We tell you more in this report.

Ashley King from Calgary went blind after a night out in Bali in 2011. Here's what she wants travellers to know about the risks of methanol poisoning.

Six tourists, including a young British lawyer and two Australian teenagers, have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, prompting new warnings for travellers about the dangers of tainted alcohol.