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5 Science-Backed Barbecue Tips

12th - Higher Ed
It's barbecue season around the SciShow office, which means applying our knowledge of science to this delicious outdoor past-time.
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3 World-Changing Biology Experiments

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us the stories of three experiments in biology that, with creativity and luck, changed science & the world with it in their work to solve the mysteries of the universe.
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3 Secrets About Ancient Earth, Hidden in Marine Fossils

12th - Higher Ed
Fossils can provide clues to the conditions that ancient species lived in, like what their environments felt like, how deep in the water some species lived, or even how long the Sun was out!
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What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half

12th - Higher Ed
When scientists first split the atom, they didn’t realize what they’d done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission.
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What Penguin Bones Can Tell Us About Dying Glaciers

12th - Higher Ed
We know these glaciers are already on the way out, so we need to find out whether we can bulk them back up again. For that, we turn to the glaciers’ past – and a lot of penguin bones.
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What Makes Fresh Cut Grass Smell?

12th - Higher Ed
The smell of freshly cut grass on a warm summer day might make you think of lazy days in a hammock, sipping lemonade. But to the mangled grass producing that scent, it is the pungent perfume of pure terror...
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What Do Food Expiration Dates Actually Mean?

12th - Higher Ed
Sell By, Best By, and Use By... do these dates actually tell you anything? Food science can be tricky, but we're here to clear some of it up. The Financial Diet: / thefinancialdiet Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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What are Those Things on Airplanes' Wings?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered what those things are on airplane wings? You know, those little angled bits of metal? Watch to learn what they are and how they’re used!
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We're One Step Closer to Understanding Aging

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have had a variety of hypotheses about how chemical stress can affect DNA to cause aging, but a new study has just shown the process in action. Hosted by: Hank Green
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Unexpected Ways Scientists Use GPS

12th - Higher Ed
GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.
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Warp Drives!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank talks about how warp drives could potentially work.
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Viroids: Possibly the Smallest Pathogens on Earth

12th - Higher Ed
Potato spindle tuber disease wasn't a life-or-death situation, but it led to the discovery of viroids: infectious, replicating bits of RNA
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Underwater Discovery and Adventure: The Story of Jacques Cousteau

12th - Higher Ed
Learn about the famous red hat wearing underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau! Hosted by: Hank Green
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These Wasps Throw Awesome Parties

12th - Higher Ed
Large clumps of wasps can occasionally be found on the tops of tall structures, and although you probably still don’t want to mess with them, these aren’t angry swarms—they’re actually super chill parties.
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These Migrating Birds Fuel Up by Eating…Mud?

12th - Higher Ed
A marathoner needs a lot of energy to make their long distance treks, and this is no different for migratory birds. But how are these marathon flyers getting that energy from the mud they’re slurping off of beaches along the way?
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The Truth About Leonardo Da Vinci

12th - Higher Ed
A true "Renaissance Man", inventor, artist & scholar Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most diversely talented individuals of all time. His "unquenchable curiosity" led him to make discoveries and inventions that were beyond his time, not...
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The Truth About Dog Years (Your Pupper Is Older Than You Think!)

12th - Higher Ed
You might have heard that one year in a dog’s life is equivalent to seven in a human’s. But it turns out that the real ratio is both higher AND lower—depending on your dog’s current age.
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The Truth About 10 Famous Inventions

12th - Higher Ed
Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb? I mean... kind of... but also... no. Every great, world-changing invention is the culmination of efforts by dozens or hundreds of people, spanning decades or centuries.
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The Second-Ever Case of Full HIV Remission | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
There’s still a lot of work to be done before HIV is cured, but this week scientists reported the second-ever case of full HIV remission in a patient.
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The Rarest Cancer on Earth: Only One Known Case

12th - Higher Ed
You've heard of Breast Cancer, Skin Cancer, Colon Cancer, and many others. But this specific cancer was something entirely different—it took a research team five months to diagnose this specific cancer case, and that’s due purely to its...
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The Most Advanced Robots in the World

12th - Higher Ed
The most advanced robots in the world might not be exactly what you’re expecting. But they’re shaping humanity’s future. Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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The Mayan Calendar & 2012

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us about the Mayan calendar & why December 21, 2012 will not be the end of the world.
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The Most Beautiful Science of 2012

12th - Higher Ed
Michael Aranda substitutes for Hank again in this week's News to tell you about the winners of the 2012 Visualization Challenge, an annual competition run by the journal Science that selects the most elegant and educational graphics,...
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The Mosquito That Doesn’t Bite You, Even Though It Could

12th - Higher Ed
If you know one thing about mosquitoes, it’s probably their lust for blood. But there’s actually one species that almost never bites, even though it can. Could finding out why help us combat blood-borne diseases? Hosted by: Michael Aranda