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If the Asteroid Hit 10 Minutes Later...

12th - Higher Ed
If the 10 kilometer wide asteroid that hit the Earth 66 million years ago hit just a few minutes later, would the outcome of the living creatures here have been different?
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Why Would a Butterfly Need a Bridge?

12th - Higher Ed
Meet the Duke of Burgundy, a species of butterfly that was saved from certain doom, thanks to a bridge.
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Why Haven't We Built a Better Battery?

12th - Higher Ed
Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries. Luckily, scientists are on the case, figuring out ways to give this essential...
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Where Did That One Thick, Dark Hair Come From?

12th - Higher Ed
Some days you look in the mirror and find a long dark hair where it didn't use to be. Maybe you're going through puberty, pregnancy, or menopause. Maybe you're not. But either way, that hair didn't appear out of nowhere. It just went...
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What's Up With That Russian Vaccine? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
You might be wondering what we know about Sputnik V, the world’s first vaccine for widespread use against COVID-19. Well, so is everyone. Many experts are skeptical as to whether the vaccine actually works, because it’s been tested in a...
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What If Your Arm Falls Off Right After a Vaccine?

12th - Higher Ed
If you lost your arm almost immediately after being vaccinated, would you still be vaccinated?
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What are Superfluids and Why Are They Important?

12th - Higher Ed
Can you imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics? One that pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top? Join Hank Green for a fun new SciShow super episode all about superfluids!
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How People Have Evolved to Live in the Clouds

12th - Higher Ed
High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...
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How Long Has Health Care Existed on Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
We know modern day healthcare to be a world of expensive premiums, long wait times and frustrating hospital bills. However health care has existed long before insurance premiums and online portals! Curious about when healthcare for...
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How Does a Photon Become a Film Photo?

12th - Higher Ed
The chemistry behind film photography is pretty fascinating. How do film cameras help us turn light into a physical image?
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How Do Wetsuits Keep You Warm?

12th - Higher Ed
Snorkelers, surfers, divers. They all use them… wetsuits! So how do they work to keep you warm? It turns out layers of materials, and water itself!
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How Do Turtles Live So Long?

12th - Higher Ed
We all know turtles live an amazingly long time, but what's their secret? And can we apply it to humans?
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How Do Honey Bees Survive Natural Disasters?

12th - Higher Ed
Honey bees may be small, but they manage to survive some pretty big disasters. Whether it’s hurricanes, wildfires, or even volcanoes, honey bees seem to have a plan for everything.
Instructional Video5:33
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How Climate Change Helped Dinosaurs Take Over

12th - Higher Ed
New research suggests climate change in the past might have helped dinosaurs spread across the world. And modern climate change is revealing some of the things they left behind.
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How Can a Saw Know What It’s Cutting?

12th - Higher Ed
Table saws, while quite useful for woodworking, are also dangerous machines, which is why some incredible safety mechanisms have been invented to help you remain one with your body parts. Hosted by: Stefan Chin
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Hacking the Brain: The Future of Prosthetics

12th - Higher Ed
We usually think of 'hacking' as a bad thing, but scientists are working on ways to hack the brain that will greatly benefit people with prosthetics, and maybe someday people with paralysis.
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Good News: Daffodils Are The Worst

12th - Higher Ed
Daffodils are cheerful symbols of spring… and also cold blooded killers. But it turns out, the poison in these plants may actually be helpful to us humans!
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Ghost Crabs Take Stomach Growling to a Whole New Level

12th - Higher Ed
You think your tummy rumbles? Meet the ghost crab — it growls using teeth inside its stomach, and not because it’s feeling peckish!
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From Scarred Lungs to Diabetes: How COVID May Stick With People Long-Term | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Even though we are still in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are trying to figure out the ways in which this disease may stick with people in the long term - from lasting lung damage to potentially triggering...
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From Lifesaver Sparks to Life-saving Tech: The Science of Triboluminescence

12th - Higher Ed
You might know that if you chomp on a Wint-O-Green Lifesaver in a dark room, you can see little blue flashes of light in your mouth. What you might not know is that this is an example of triboluminescence: a fascinating, somewhat...
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For Some Animals, The World Moves in Slow-Motion

12th - Higher Ed
Does your cat have a concept of time? Is it different from a snapping turtle's? Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time...
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Fish Pee: The Coral Reef Superfood

12th - Higher Ed
Fish consider the ocean their own personal toilet. Well, researchers found out that's not such a bad thing!
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Finally, Some Good News About Corals | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Corals might have a fighting chance against bleaching, and fuzzy moths aren't just sporting their fur because it's adorable. Hosted by: Hank Green
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Extreme Engineering to Create the World's Stillest Rooms

12th - Higher Ed
There are labs so silent that most people can't stand being inside them, but that stillness lets us run some of our most sensitive experiments.