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These Lakes Shouldn't Be Three Different Colors
On top of a volcano in Indonesia, there are three lakes. But these three neighbors couldn't be more different, since each of them is a different vivid hue. Let's talk about the weird chemistry atop Keli Mutu Volcano and the three...
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Einstein Didn't Want People To Study His Brain
After Albert Einstein died, researchers studied his brain exhaustively, trying to find the source of his genius. Here are their findings. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him)
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Is Bismuth The Future Of Tech?
Bismuth crystals aren't just pretty to look at. If you can get pieces thin enough, they display something called the Anomalous Hall Effect. Physicists aren't entirely sure how they manage to do that, but that doesn't stop them from...
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Why the Appalachians Contain Some of the Oldest Fossils on Earth
The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest geological features on earth. And they also hold fossils that tell us about some of the very earliest life forms that we'll ever manage to see in the fossil record. So how did these...
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5 Ancient Artifacts Scientists Still Can’t Explain
Archaeology isn't exactly easy, so it's pretty impressive how often we can figure things out about people that aren't around anymore. But that's not always possible, and some mysteries leave archaeologists puzzled for centuries. From...
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You Do Not Need 10,000 Steps a Day
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 video...
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Platypuses Aren't Weird, You Are
Look, we all think platypuses are weird. Just one look at these beaver-tailed, egg-laying, duck-billed weirdos makes you wonder how we're even both mammals. But I have news for you - when it comes to mammal lifestyles, monotremes aren't...
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Why the Great Salt Lake is Two Completely Different Colors
Today, the Great Salt Lake of Utah has multiples of the ocean's salt concentration. But it didn't used to be so salty. In fact, it used to be Lake Bonneville. And we know its story thanks to microscopic diatoms and Dr. Ruth Patrick....
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How Fake Artifacts Fooled the World’s Best Museums
From fake Etruscan clay statues to reburied Japanese Stone Age tools; from a prank that spiraled out of control to a simple case of black market greed, here are the stories of four artifact forgeries. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
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A Lost Human Ancestor Is Probably Under This Parking Lot
It's really rare to find fossils, which means that when they're lost again after someone dug them up, it really hurts. These are a few of the most famous fossils that went missing after someone found them, and what researchers can still...
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Chainmail That Defies the Laws of Physics
Chainmail might be known best as the fashion choice of certain medieval warriors, but that doesn't mean it's a relic of the past. Modern chainmail can be both practical and fashionable. And thanks to one team of scientists, we now have a...
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The End of Lab Rats
We've been using lab rats for over a hundred years, and they've been part of some of the biggest medical breakthroughs ever. But what comes next? From organs on a chip to computer simulations, here are some of the ways that science might...
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This Famous Medieval Book May Be a Hoax
The Voynich manuscript is a subject of fascination with its mysterious drawings of plants, people, and stars, as well as its indecipherable text. But rather than hiding ancient secrets, this book might be a medieval fraud, created by an...
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Do These 7 Supplements ACTUALLY Work?
In your travels on the Internet, you might've seen some strange names and even stranger claims about supplements. From ashwagandha to valerian root, l-lysine to vitamin D, here's just a few of the most hyped supplements and whether or...
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The Largest Object in the Universe Breaks the Laws of Physics
In March 2025, astronomers announced the "largest cosmic structure discovered to date". They called it Quipu. And Quipu is just the latest entry in a list of structures that are too big for cosmologists to explain without revisiting one...
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The 7 Weirdest Jaws in the Water
Great white sharks have nothing on these terrifying jaws. Some marine animals have adaptations that turn their jaws into harpoons, fishing nets, claw machines, and more. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
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Five Mythical Creatures Inspired By Real Ones
Have you ever wondered where giant beasties of folklore, like the chupacabra, came from? Not every mythological creature has a scientific explanation, but here are a few that might. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him)
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We Turned the Mediterranean Into One Big Particle Physics Experiment
In order to study the smallest particles in the known universe, physicists have to build incredibly huge detectors. One of them, currently under construction, stretches across the Mediterranean from France to Greece. And despite being...
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We Need Better Migraine Meds.
Do you take migraine medications like gepants, triptans, or monoclonal antibodies? How well do they work for you? Here's why migraine meds don't work for everyone, and what progress science still needs to make. Hosted by: Savannah Geary...
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What You Don't Know About The Rosetta Stone
We've all heard of the Rosetta Stone, either the language-learning software or the stone itself. But how much do you really know about it? Let's get into the full history of this icon of ancient Egypt, what we learned from studying it,...
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This Gorgeous Gemstone Traps Nuclear Waste
This month's Rocks Box is the perfect combo of beauty and brains. Sodalite is a gorgeous blue mineral that has a superpower - its tiny pores can trap all kinds of molecules, making it the perfect sieve for everything from industrial...
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Seaweed, Pineapple, and Other Things You'll Soon Be Wearing
Today, a lot of us walk about in leather, cotton, or other boring fabrics. But researchers are working to make the future way cooler, with flame retardant seaweed fabrics, self-healing sea silk, and polar bear inspired de-icing...
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How Many of William Shakespeare's Atoms Are in You?
It's been said that your body contains billions of atoms from every famous person who ever lived. But is that true? And how do we know? Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
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Which Animal Would Win In A Fight?
Ever wondered who would win in a fight between a python and an alligator? What about a wolf versus a puma? SciShow has the answers. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)