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7 Organisms That Can Clean Toxic Waste
Toxic waste, by definition, is harmful to living things, but there are actually a bunch of plants, animals, fungi, and microbes that can help us clean it up! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
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Treating Blindness With Light (and Gene Therapy) | SciShow News
We have the first published example of using light and gene therapy to restore someone's vision! And in heavier (metal) news, a recent study found surprisingly high levels of mercury in meltwater from the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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Sneaky Ways Chemists Are Making Our World Safer
The path that products take to get onto store shelves doesn’t always leave the best impact on the environment. But with green chemistry, chemists have found ways to make the production of some items safer for both people and the planet.
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How to Kill a Galaxy
Our Milky Way galaxy is alive and well, producing new stars all the time. But there’s another group of galaxies out there, populated only by venerable red dwarf stars - the young stars are nowhere to be seen. In effect, these galaxies...
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The world's biggest battery looks nothing like a battery | TED-Ed
As of 2020, the world's biggest lithium-ion battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide enough power for about 250,000 homes. But it's actually not the biggest battery in the world: a pair of lakes are. How...
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SciShow Talk Show: Dr. Heiko Langner on Birds and Bioaccumulation
Crash Course Chemistry Consultant, Dr. Heiko Langner talks to Hank about lab safety, geochemical research, and cleaning up super fund sites. Afterward, Jessi Knudsen from Animal Wonders joins them with Zapper, the Alexandrian Parakeet....
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7 Animals That Evolved at Hyperspeed — Because of Us
Evolution is known to be a long, slow process. But thanks to our interference, some animals have adapted at light speed in order to survive. Chapters 1 CLIFF SWALLOWS 2:45 SPORT FISH 3:04 MOSQUITOES 4:28 TURTLE-HEADED SEA SNAKES 6:09...
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7 Organisms That Can Clean Toxic Waste
Toxic waste, by definition, is harmful to living things, but there are actually a bunch of plants, animals, fungi, and microbes that can help us clean it up! Chapters OYSTER MUSHROOMS 0:49 SUNFLOWERS 3:06 3 BIVALVES 5:11 BONFIRE MOSS...
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The Smelly, Oozy, Sometimes Explode-y Science of Garbage
You ever think about where your trash goes? How long it takes to decompose? And whether your garbage can become ... dangerous? You should! Hank explains the science of trash, how we've dealt with it (or not) over the ages, and both the...
Curated Video
Guerilla Gardeners turn Toxic Soil into Eco-Oasis
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to New York City to film the epic work of Smiling Hogshead Ranch in Queens. We tour the community garden which was built on an old toxic railroad bed WITHOUT PERMISSION! Guided by The...
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NSF Physics Frontiers Centers Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution for ...
Thursday, July 30, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET: NSF-funded Physics Frontiers Centers (PFCs) are pushing the frontiers of science across the disciplines of physics. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Center for Evolution of the...
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ENGINEERS DESIGN NEW LEAD DETECTOR FOR WATER
Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, have developed what you might think of as a "canary in the coal mine" for lead in water. With support from the National Science Foundation, they...
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Engineers design new lead detector for water - Science Nation
New sensor offers continuous monitoring, immediate detection of lead Description: Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM), have developed what you might think of as a "canary in the...
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5 AMAZING stars we’ve discovered in space!
5 of the most unusual, amazing and interesting stars we've discovered in our universe. Red giants, supernovas, hybrid stars, orbiting binaries, large stars, old stars, small stars, we've discovered thousands of stars within our milky way...
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Laser Tattoo Removal Explained
During the tattoo removal process, a laser breaks up the permanent ink particles, allowing the body's immune system to absorb and eliminate the ink. Learn how white blood cells and light work together to break down the materials in a...
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Mayan city had sophisticated water purification system
A team of researchers have found evidence that the Mayans had managed to build a sophisticated water purification system in Tikal — over 2,000 years ago. According to the lead researcher, Kenneth Tankersley of the University of...
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Electron Microscopy (TEM and SEM)
We've talked a lot about light microscopy, but this technique has inherent limitations in resolution and magnification. The next paradigm in microscopy that emerged in the middle of the 20th century was electron microscopy. Because...
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Protesters Listen to Speeches Against Fracking
Protesters Listen to Speeches Against Fracking at US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Environmentalists March in Slow Motion
Environmentalists March in Slow Motion at Rally Against Fracking at the US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Environmentalists with Anti-Fracking Banner
Environmentalists with Anti-Fracking Banner at US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Protesters Take Aim at Governor Cuomo
Protesters Take Aim at Governor Cuomo at Anti-Fracking Rally at the US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Demonstrators Rally for Clean Drinking Water
Demonstrators Rally for Clean Drinking Water at US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Anti-Fracking Protesters in Slow Motion
Anti-Fracking Protesters in Slow Motion at US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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Protesters March in Slow Motion
Protesters March in Slow Motion at Rally Against Fracking at the US Capitol on July 28, 2012 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)