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The Fly That Lays Eggs in Toad Nostrils
We were probably all told to quit picking our noses at one point, and by most standards, this is good advice. But if you were a toad, it might come in handy to scratch away blowfly eggs.
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New Genetic Clues to the Mystery of Your Giant Brain
Big-brained scientists have found the mechanism that may have allowed their brains (and all humans') to get so big.
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How Hyraxes Preserve the Past in Poo
Scientists who piece together our past can do so through the rare fossil or artifact, or they can go to one convenient location: a hyrax latrine.
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How Bacteria Helped Plants Take Over the World | SciShow News
This week, scientists think they may have found a missing link in regards to how plants went from living in the sea to on land, and also, in adorable news, surfing honeybees.
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Four Creatures That Glow
Fireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven’t even discovered yet.
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Camel Dung was The First Probiotic
Back in the day, bacterial diseases like dysentery were super deadly, but the nomadic people in northern Africa had long known about an effective, if hard to swallow, cure.
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This Binge-drinking Tree Shrew Could Probably Outdrink You
Many animals consume some alcohol in their foods, but these shrews take it to a whole new level!
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Slingshot Spiders Put Fighter Pilots to Shame
There are all kinds of ways that a spider can catch its prey, but few species are as extreme as the slingshot spider!
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5 of the World's Most Bizarre Seeds
Some plants have very unique ways to disperse their seeds. Olivia introduces 5 of the most bizarre seeds in the world!
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10 Science Superlatives of 2012
This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.
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The Future of Human Evolution
Do you like drinking milk or chatting with your friends? Well, you can enjoy those because of the evolution happened over the past million years, and we are still evolving. Let's find out what will we be like in the future with us!
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The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
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New Insights Into What Fruit Fly Sex Is Like
It's the year 2018, and we now know that flies like to ejaculate. But how does this tie into our understanding of addiction?
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Huge Sperm and Giant Tentacles: Relax, It's Marine Biology
SciShow shares the latest developments in science, this week including new insights into the evolution of giant sperm, and the discovery of a whole new order of animal. ----------
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9 of the Weirdest Sperm Adaptations
You probably have a vague idea of what sperm does, but not all sperm are created equal, and some have even developed unique adaptations to get where they're going.
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9 Amazing New Arachnid Species
Whether they’re dancing, hunting, or being a pain in the nose, these new arachnid species will knock all 8 of your socks off.
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7 Bizarre Uses for Animal Secretions
You're probably aware of lots of the things we take from animals, but for centuries, humans have been sneaking animal secretions into a bunch of things you probably didn't know about, like your Easter candy, your Mom's perfume, and even...
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6 Species Unlike Anything Else | Evolutionary Loners
What happens when a species is the only of its kind? This phenomenon is called a monospecific taxon. Studying these special species can help us better understand not just those sparse groups, but all life on this planet! Join Olivia...
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7 New Species Discovered in Cities
Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!
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5 Strange Cases of Animal Rain
You might want a really sturdy umbrella to dig into this video, because we’re discussing 5 animals that have a tendency to rain down from the sky and the reasons we think this might be happening!
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10 of the Strangest Prehistoric Creatures
We know what the dinosaurs looked like thanks to fossils, but have you seen some of these wild creatures? Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow and take a closer look at some of the strangest-looking animals evolution has...
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Why Do These Penguins Kill Their First Egg?
In what seems like an inefficient use of resources, these penguins always lay two eggs, but then ignore, discard, or just straight-up destroy the first one. What gives, penguins?
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Why Are There Bacteria In My Yogurt?
Having bacteria in your food doesn't really sound great, but you couldn't have yogurt without it! Learn why in this week's QQ!
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Why Animals Take Care of Other Animals' Young
Did you know that some species take care of young that are not their own? This surprising practice is called alloparenting, and it’s been observed in animals from otters, like Rosa and Selka, to birds to baboons!