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Professor Brian Cox Decodes the Intricate Beauty of Snowflakes in Beautiful Stop-Motion Animation

Professor Brian Cox Decodes the Intricate Beauty of Snowflakes in Beautiful Stop-Motion Animation

https://youtu.be/jjI_mqcM_4w?si=3_ZOiR02e676wrzT Renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox recently lent his voice to explain the complex science behind snowflakes in a stop-motion…

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The curious link between animal hibernation and ageing – and what humans could learn from it

Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Peter Stenvinkel, Karolinska Institutet When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals…

4 months ago

The Science of Getting (and Getting Rid of) a Tattoo [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_Pk_k84ZI Everything you need to know about tattoos! Unravel the mysteries of their permanence, explore the process of ink delivery,…

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What If the Earth Suddenly Stopped Spinning? [Science Video]

https://youtu.be/gp5G1QG6cXc?si=fuE7554jZh5xKSYe What would happen if the Earth and all terrestrial objects suddenly stopped spinning, but the atmosphere retained its velocity?…

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Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

Nearby planets can affect how one planet ‘wobbles’ on its spin axis, which contributes to seasons. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library…

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Privatised Moon landings: the two US missions set to open a new era of commercial lunar exploration

Photograph: Nasa (Goddard Space Flight Center) Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham and Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University Two commercial spacecraft…

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Mineralogist Answers Fascinating Gemstone Questions From The Internet

https://youtu.be/-S69LaNcrZA?si=BQveUNft_PMFAmBv Gabriela Farfan, the Smithsonian's curator of gems and minerals, answers the internet's burning questions about gemstones. Are all minerals…

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Why Do Some Doctors Still Use Bloodletting? [Science Video]

https://youtu.be/3ymSgO26YW8 Has a doctor ever told you that you just have too much blood? Probably not, but there are a…

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Does Drinking Alcohol Kill Your Gut Bacteria?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcOHClVQpTc Alcohols are used to disinfect things all the time, which makes drinking them sound bad for the helpful critters…

4 months ago

Pepper X Creator Ed Currie Answers Pepper Questions From the Internet [Video]

https://youtu.be/eXmVq8x1Lqk?si=wAS_nbWjPyV8zPWH PuckerButt Pepper Company founder Ed Currie answers the internet's sizzling questions about peppers. Why do only mammals taste capsaicin?…

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