In this video, MinuteEarth explores the curious case of asparagus pee — why it makes some people’s urine smell odd, and why others don’t notice anything at all. It’s a fascinating dive into biology, genetics, and the quirks of our senses. [Minute Earth]
The human brain has 86 billion neurons that make trillions of connections. Grafissimo/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Dobromir Rahnev, Georgia Institute of Technology Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Is it possible to upload the consciousness […]
Meet Okie Space Queen: a brilliant science communicator who travels rural Oklahoma with a mobile planetarium, bringing the wonders of the universe to curious young minds. But what happens when a Flat Earther walks in? A few years ago she shared a fantastic thread breaking down exactly how she handles it: with kindness, curiosity, and […]
Behold, fellow math nerds, May the 4th is over, today is Square Root Day (05/05/25)! That glorious, rare alignment of numbers when the month and the day are both the square root of the last two digits of the year. It only happens nine times per century, which makes it rarer than a shiny Pokémon […]
Why are there two tides a day? Most of us know the Moon plays a key role, but the real story is far more cosmic… and complex! In this fascinating video from TED-Ed, we travel from ancient India, where Alexander the Great’s army was struck by a tidal bore, to the 17th century, when Isaac […]
Ever licked a chili pepper and thought, “This needs a dance break”? No? Well, Dr. Sulo Roukka did—and he turned that burning sensation into an award-winning musical number. The 2025 Dance Your PhD champion has arrived, and he brought both the heat and the chill. In a dazzling explosion of interpretive science, Roukka breaks down […]
What happens when the entire Periodic Table shows up to a house party? Absolute chemical madness. In this nerdy comedy sketch, each element brings their true personality, and let’s just say, things get reactive fast. Oxygen breezes in like the life of the party, Helium’s voice is higher than a kite, and Uranium is so […]
Unified systems of measurement are important for scientific progress. (Shutterstock) Jonathan Simone, Brock University On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet globally influential treaty in history: the Metre Convention. At a time when different countries (and even different cities […]