A lot of our videos include the disclaimer "Mice aren't people." But why do we keep saying this, and if rodent studies aren't effective, why do we keep using them?

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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A lot of our videos include the disclaimer "Mice aren't people." But why do we keep saying this, and if rodent studies aren't effective, why do we keep using them?

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...

What does it actually mean when a label says something ‘causes cancer’? Those labels can be misleading, but knowing the legal and scientific reasoning behind them can help.

From sucrose to high fructose corn syrup to... lead? Hank gives us the sweet and lowdown on sweeteners.

Accidents happen all the time. People become distracted and drop items from their hands, clumsily knock things off shelves, and misinterpret kitchen recipes that sometimes produce disastrous results.



While everyone suffers...

Scientific Investigations Resulting in New Ideas concludes that scientific investigations may result in new ideas of study.

Today you’ll learn high-scoring, interesting phrases about “sweets” for IELTS Speaking and Writing answers.

The concept of the mole is a little tricky when you first learn about, but soon you're converting between grams and moles and atoms with ease. Let's practice some conversions using Avogadro's Number now!