From Kohl Kitzmiller: I remember sitting in my 7th grade science class, being the nerd I was, trying to memorize the periodic table of elements in order. I got to about 40 memorized until I realized there was more to life. It wasn’t until a couple months ago that I realized that the periodic table […]
For most humans, farts are a welcome relief, an embarrassing incident, or an opportunity for a gas-based gag. But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation, acts of self-defense, and weapons of malodorous murder. Nick Caruso and Dani […]
Youtuber CGP Grey takes a look at why only some animals are domesticatable. Domestication is a sustained multi-generational relationship in which one group of organisms assumes a significant degree of influence over the reproduction and care of another group to secure a more predictable supply of resources from that second group.[1] Charles Darwin recognized the […]
From Cosmic Perspective: High-speed cameras were rolling during the SpaceX Starship SN9 test flight in South Texas. For this mission we positioned a camera focusing exclusively on the landing pad to capture all the action during the last few moment of decent. The rest was history. Additional camera views and native audio field recordings coming […]
Have an in-depth and hilarious look at the famous Tardigrade in this episode of “True Facts” by Ze Frank! [Ze Frank]
From It’s ok to be Smart: I’m guessing you’re pretty familiar with ice. We use it in our drinks, slip on it, skate on it, worry about climate change melting it. But have you ever stopped to really think about this stuff? The freezing and melting of water affects so much of our world. It’s […]
As your country’s top spy, you must infiltrate the headquarters of the evil syndicate, find the secret control panel, and deactivate their death ray. But your reconnaissance team is spotty, and you have only limited information about the control panel’s whereabouts. Can you solve the control room riddle and deactivate their weapon in time? Dennis […]
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Sea shanties are all the rage right now on Tik Tok, but this guy made a COVID vaccine-themed one, and it’s actually pretty good! Watch! [acapellascience]
This reel depicts key events during entry, descent, and landing that will occur when NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars February 18, 2021. In the span of about seven minutes, the spacecraft slows down from about 12,100 mph (19,500 kph) at the top of the Martian atmosphere to about 2 mph (3 kph) at touchdown […]