A video explaining the long term psychological damage bullying causes. Targets of bullying often do worse in school and are more likely to skip or drop out. They are also more likely to experience depression or anxiety, develop behavior problems, and even begin bullying others. [Life Noggin | Via GT]
Have you ever noticed that certain trees get some big, twisted knots growing out of them? This is just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Scishow explains. [SciShow]
It’s just like someone is setting something up… [CollegeHumor]
Scientists use fossils to reconstruct the evolutionary history of hominins—the group that includes modern humans, our immediate ancestors, and other extinct relatives. Today, our closest living relatives are chimpanzees, but extinct hominins are even closer. Where and when did they live? What can we learn about their lives? Why did they go extinct? Scientists look […]
People have struggled to understand some hypotheses scientists had, which are correct but were disclaimed back then. So here’s the 5 scientists and their ideas that nobody believed. [SciShow]
You might have heard that exposure to unnatural lights from digital devices can hurt your eyes. But is that true? Find more about it in the latest episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
Solar system necklaces aren’t that uncommon, but this is a new twist on planetary jewellery. Created by etsy seller jamincjewelry, it’s a stackable set of rings, meaning you can easily keep up with the latest arguments over definitions.
Salting roads in the winter is pretty commonplace in areas of the world that see freezing temperatures, but it isn’t the only solution. [SciShow]
We prepare a lot of our food to make it safer to eat, but a piece of bread probably won’t hurt you if it’s not made correctly. These six foods, on the other hand, definitely can. [SciShow]
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. [SciShow]