You may have heard that chocolate is high on the list of things that dogs should not be eating, but have you ever wondered why? One molecule, theobromine, is the central culprit to chocolate’s toxicity to dogs. Today Reactions is taking a closer look at the stuff, how much is too much, and also give […]
Scientists have found fossils that show life appearing on Earth much earlier than we thought. Meanwhile, could there be a new fundamental force? [SciShow]
In this episode of “It’s Okay to Be Smart”, host Joe Hanson takes a look at our Microbiome, the system of invisible (to us) Microbes that keeps us alive. [It’s Ok To Be Smart]
Salt dissolves in water; oil does not. But why? You can think of that glass of water as a big, bumpin’ dance party where the water molecules are always switching dance partners — and they’d much rather dance with a salt ion. John Pollard explains how two chemistry principles, energetics and entropy, rule the dance […]
Sound is a beautiful thing, but do you know we actually hear? This video takes a look at how our ears process sound. [Life Noggin]
Have you ever wanted to know how & when you will die? Science might have an answer… [AsapSCIENCE]
Six people have finished a year of isolation designed to replicate life on Mars. The crew have been inside a 36 by 20 foot dome near a Hawaiian volcano. It’s the third and longest such mission following previous experiments lasting four and eight months. While similar studies have concentrated on the long journey inside a […]
You know how sometimes your eyes glow bright red in photos, making you look like a scary demon and ruining a priceless family memory? Well, there’s a pretty cool reason it happens and ways to stop it! Learn all about it in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
Is it a meteorite or is it not? A handy flowchart from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences of the Washington University in St. Louis: Oh, and for those too lazy to Google it, here’s the definition of a regmaglypt: A shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint […]
A university’s prediction that the Northern Lights would be widely visible turned out to be a mistake caused by a lawnmower. The Aurora Watch service, based at Lancaster University in the UK, forecasts likely sightings of the Aurora Borealis, a natural colored light show caused by solar winds disturbing the Earth’s magnetosphere. Forecasting is of […]