Science

Light Seconds, Light Years, Light Centuries: How to Measure Extreme Distances in Space [Science Video]

Light Seconds, Light Years, Light Centuries: How to Measure Extreme Distances in Space [Science Video]

When we look at the sky, we have a flat, two-dimensional view. So how do astronomers figure the distances of…

10 years ago

How a Wound Heals Itself & How do Scars Form? [Science Videos]

Two highly interesting videos from Ted Ed explaining how wounds heal themselves (above) and in direct relation to the first…

10 years ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Very Important Advice to a First-Grader [Video]

After a six-year-old girl asked him how a first-grader could help the Earth, Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson answered: Neil deGrasse…

10 years ago

Watch ESA’s Philae Probe Land on a Comet LIVE Right Here!

Did you know that ESA's Philae lander has detached itself from the Rosetta satellite just a few hours ago (09:35…

10 years ago

Why Does Your Voice Get Higher When You Inhale Helium? [Science Video]

A very quick and simple explanation on why our voices get higher when we inhale helium by the folks over…

10 years ago

The Science of Interstellar: Building a Scientifically Accurate Black Hole [Video]

Since Christopher Nolan wanted to show a scientifically accurate black hole to the audience of Interstellar, he hired theoretical physicist…

10 years ago

Why Do We Like the Smell of Our Own Farts [Science Video]

Yes, believe it or not, there's a scientific explanation on why people (apparently) like the smell of their own farts.…

10 years ago

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Has a Love-Hate Relationship With Interstellar. Here’s Why!

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reviewed Interstellar via a large number of tweets yesterday. Here's why the man loved and hated…

10 years ago

Battery Plating Could Reduce Swallowing Dangers

More than 3,000 people a year swallow batteries in the US. Now a biomedical engineer has developed a way to…

10 years ago

Gravity in the World’s Biggest Vacuum Chamber: Dropping Feathers vs. a Bowling Ball in a Vacuum

Watch as English physicist Brian Cox visits NASA’s Space Power Facility in Ohio to see what happens when a bowling…

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