Remember that episode we did on Australia’s Pink Lake? Well, we have a follow-up! Hank explains in this episode of SciShow News.

Sugar, honey, listen up. Humans love the sweet taste of sweetness, but have you ever wondered why? What's the evolutionary purpose behind our love for sweets? Why can we taste sweet anyway? What are those sugar substitutes really made...

Most of us don’t really give fish scales a second thought, but for some fish, the scales of others can make for a tasty snack.

Scientists say that we might be looking at the first extinction caused by whaling, and on an entirely different note, a discovery involving bed bugs and STIs.

There have been reports of animals medicating themselves to treat illnesses, but according to the research, you shouldn't go to a non-human pharmacist just yet.

These organisms don’t just dabble in out-of-the-box delicacies, they make some really bizarre dietary choices!

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SciShow News gives you the latest developments from the world of science, including some bug-number-crunching behind America's first edible-insect farm, and a look at the discoveries that won the 2014 Kavli Prize.

What does a disgusting image have to do with how you vote? Equipped with surveys and experiments, psychologist David Pizarro demonstrates a correlation between your sensitivity to disgusting cues -- a photo of feces, an unpleasant odor...

After stalking a cuttlefish, a moray eel finally pounces. As the eel snags the mollusk in its teeth, its prey struggles to escape. But before it can wiggle away, a second set of teeth lunge from the eel's throat. This adaptation is...

Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how you can make your very own alien egg!

You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the...

As a species, humans tend to have a bit of a fondness for mind altering substances. Is this true of other animals as well?

Dogs do a lot of weird things, and sometimes they're funny enough to post on Tumblr. But before you do, make sure li'l Scamp isn't doing any of these three things -- because they spell trouble.

Hank loves bananas and is worried about their future, so he did some investigating and wrote this episode of SciShow to share some kinda scary banana truths with us.

For some people, fava beans can be deadly. What is it about this little legume that makes it so?

So what exactly is it that makes a hangover suck so hard? Turns out there are three things interacting to make you feel miserable. Hank's got the details in this episode of SciShow.

This week, definitive evidence that wasps were just as brutal millions of years ago as they are today, and some interesting effects caused by naked mole-rat poop.

For decades, we’ve heard how terrible fat is for us, but more recently, sugar has become the new villain. What does the science actually say about these two macronutrients and how they affect our health?

What's link between the ocean's health and our health? Marine biologist Stephen Palumbi shows how toxins at the bottom of the ocean food chain find their way into our bodies -- and tells a shocking story of toxic contamination in the...

We've all heard the rumor that certain foods provides less calories than it takes to digest. Is this true? Check out this SciShow Quick Question to find out!

You may have seen posts online warning you about the dangers of eating burnt toast, but how much will that actually affect your health?

SciShow News delves into the history of marine animals and finds that they’re getting bigger, and unlocks the secret of how cannabis creates one of its most medically useful effects.

In the wealthiest circles of Victorian England, dieters would swallow an unhatched tapeworm and let it grow inside them by consuming undigested meals. And while modern fad diets aren't usually this extreme, they do promise similar...

It's easy to imagine saving money next week, but how about right now? Generally, we want to spend it. Economist Shlomo Benartzi says this is one of the biggest obstacles to saving enough for retirement, and asks: How do we turn this...