Professor Fizzy examines the contents of Bob Lazy’s frozen meals and discovers dangerous salt levels inside the box. Sully comes to the rescue of a group of thirsty cells that have had too much sodium. Freezer Burn reminds us to inspect...

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.



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It’s a very hot day in the laboratory and the Fixies work together to unravel a messy tangle of cords so they can find a free outlet for Professor Eugenius to plug in his fan and cool off.

Each year, flooding kills around 100 Americans and displaces some 75,000 from their homes. And as sea levels rise, storms dump more and more rain, and dams and levees continue aging and increasingly failing, the cost of flooding is...

The Geological Mystery of the Japan Earthquake Swarm.

Along with guest co-host Sarita, Dr. Boyd shows you how to make homemade ice cream while explaining endothermic processes. 0:00 – Introduction 0:22 – What you’ll need 0:47 – Explanation of endothermic & exothermic processes 1:45 – Safety...

David and Agathe tackle the problem of mutant lice that resist conventional treatments. With the help of a specialized scientist, they conduct a unique experiment using high heat in a sauna to see if it can effectively eliminate the...

Discover the surprising relationship between buoyant force and gravity with a simple water experiment. Learn the physics behind holding a submerged object underwater and how to calculate the forces involved.

In this experiment, our Testers attempt to make a fire using three different methods: solar, chemical, and survival techniques. Vincent heads to the southern Alps to learn the traditional friction method from survival expert Frédéric...

You might not consider yourself a business owner but if you have any type of investments, like a 401(k) or a brokerage account, you are indeed part owner of one or even thousands of companies. Here's what you need to know about your...

A tesseract is a 4D cube, i.e. a cube that exists in 4 dimensions. Although fans of the Marvel universe and superheroes may associate tesseract with the glowing blue box that houses the Space stone, a tesseract is a real geometrical...

Resonance is a way of describing delocalized electrons within certain molecules where a single Lewis formula cannot express the bonding. To understand resonance in chemistry, you need to first understand covalent bonds, sigma and pi...

Contrary to popular belief, cockroaches cannot survive a nuclear explosion; however, it is true that cockroaches are more tolerant of certain ionizing radiation than humans. Even so, they cannot survive bug spray, as it consists of...

Humidity is simply a measure of how "wet" the air is in a specific place, or the amount of water vapor present in the air. However, it's important to note that humidity is an umbrella term that can refer to three different types of...

Experts use veins to draw blood for blood testing, blood donation, and more because the structure and position of veins make it easier to draw blood out of as compared to arteries. It may also be dangerous to draw blood from arteries.

Water especially the one which flows through the pipe contains atmospheric gases, such as nitrogen and oxygen, dissolved in it. As the glass filled with water sits out for a few hours, its temperature rises slightly (water gets warmer),...

Humans do not have equal finger lengths due to the evolutionary advantage it provided our ancestors in gripping and manipulating tools. Around 3 million years ago, our ancestors started using stone tools, which became more refined over...

Discover what lies beneath the sand in deserts. Contrary to popular belief, 80% of deserts are not covered in sand, but rather bare earth, revealing the bedrock and clay of a dried-out ecosystem. Learn about the unique erosion patterns...

Find out out your lungs work, how you breathe and just how hard they work in your lifetime...
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Although originally designed to be used to treat psychiatric illnesses, LSD became a mainstream drug in the 1950s and '60s. What are the short and long-term effects of its use? Biology - Healthy Living - LSD is a hallucinogenic drug. LSD...

Marine mammals like dolphins, seals and whales can hold their breath far longer than humans. How do they do this?



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Find out how humans can overcome biological responses to hold their breath underwater for several minutes.



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When we hold our breaths, our lungs signal the brain to...

Taste is a survival instinct: we instinctively dislike bitter or sour tastes in case food is off or poisonous. An introduction to the tongue and how it helps us to taste. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Taste is a survival...

Our thumbs are complex instruments; we need big brains to control them. Are they the reason behind the evolution of superior human intelligence? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. The evolution of our hands and our large brains are...