How To Cram For Your Exam (Scientific Tips)
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Category Archives: Science
VFX Artist Shows You How Much Water is Actually on Earth [VIDEO]
Wren of Corridor Crew released this video visualizing how much water there is on Earth. Watch, the amount will surprise you. [Corridor Crew | Via TA]
Are We Ready to Edit the Fetal Genome? [Science Video]
Gene therapy is really complicated both scientifically and ethically. But it also has the potential to do some amazing things – like treating life threatening diseases in babies before they are even born. [SciShow]
What Science Has Taught Us About Stonehenge
Over the years, lots of explanations have been proposed as the origin of Stonehenge, including lost technologies, outright magic, and — of course — aliens. What do we actually know about this prehistoric mystery? [SciShow]
Why doesn’t anything stick to Teflon? [Science Video]
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery solid — and why doesn’t anything stick to it? Ashwini Bharathula […]
Did You Know? Sharks are Attracted to the Sound of Death Metal
Did you know: Shark are attracted to the sound of death metal because the music mimics the “low frequencies of struggling fish.” The team trades chum for music, hoping to strike a chord with nearby great whites. Luckily (or not), great whites have an ear for death metal. [Discovery | Via BoingBoing]
Three Ways the Universe Could End: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip
Our universe started with the Big Bang, but how will it end? Explore cosmologists’ three possible scenarios: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip. [TED Ed]
Hilarious True Facts About the Lemur [Video]
So cute it makes you want to barf. [Ze Frank]
Comedian (And Actual Doctor) Ken Jeong Answers More Medical Questions From Twitter
Doctor/Comedian Ken Jeong is back answering more medical questions from Twitter! In case you missed part I, you can watch it right here. Ken Jeong uses the power of Twitter to answer even more common medical questions. Will you get the flu from a flu shot? Can stress make you sick? What IS E. Coli? […]
What Did a Baby T. Rex Look Like?
Did you know that when Tyrannosaurus rex was a hatchling it was most likely covered in fluffy feathers? Go behind the scenes of the new exhibition T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, which opens March 11 at the American Museum of Natural History, with paleontologist Mark Norell and the model makers to find out how they […]