Icy roads are a huge hazard, and typical methods of de-icing them can be pretty toxic to wildlife. Which is why researchers have been so fixated on finding better alternatives, from brine to pig pee.

Icy roads are a huge hazard, and typical methods of de-icing them can be pretty toxic to wildlife. Which is why researchers have been so fixated on finding better alternatives, from brine to pig pee.

Can scientists actually make discoveries by licking things? Believe it or not, they can. Join Hank Green and learn the surprising amount of discoveries made by scientists....and their tongues.

You probably know not to lick something unfamiliar. But there are actually a surprising number of discoveries that have been made because scientists licked things.

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The Bonneville Salt Flats are perfect for speed. Every year, cars and motorcycles break land speed records on the flat expanse of the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s been a tradition for more than a century, and racers have built a thriving...

With siliciclastic and biogenic rocks covered, that leaves only chemogenic rocks to finish up with sedimentary rocks in general. These are rocks that precipitate from natural waters, usually due to evaporation. How does this occur, and...