A fantastic musical video montage by melodysheep about renowned scientist Richard Feynman doing what he does best: sharing his contagious fascination with the world. Check it out! [melodysheep]
Randomness is important for all kinds of things, from science to security, but to generate true randomness, engineers have turned to some pretty odd tricks! [SciShow]
Fibromyalgia is not a well-understood malady, but scientists are making breakthroughs that could eventually help pin down both the causes and the cures. [SciShow Psych]
As we’re entering autumn, leaves in trees have already started changing changing color, but did you know that these colors are affected by various chemical compounds? Click on the picture above to learn more about these compounds and how they affect leaves. [Source: Compoundchem.com]
If you’ve ever put gas in a car, you’ve probably noticed how the gas pump shuts off when your tank is full. But how does it know to do that? Learn more about the clever mechanism that keeps your gas tank from overflowing in this episode of BrainStuff. [BrainStuff]
Thanks to this song from Asap Science, learning the first 100 digits of pi should be as easy as counting to 100… or almost! [ASAP Science]
The human genome is 3.2 billion base pairs long and contains around 20,000 genes, but how much of that is garbage? Find out in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]
From asteroids capable of destroying entire species to supernovae that could exterminate life on Earth, outer space has no shortage of forces that could wreak havoc on our planet. But there’s something in space that is even more terrifying than any of these — something that wipes out everything it comes near. Fabio Pacucci examines […]
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Some people tout the health and productivity benefits of cold showers, but how much do they really do? Find out in this episode of SciShow! [SciShow]