Freudian slips are actually an artifact of how your brain processes language!

The United States has a lot more power outages than other countries do, and fixing this problem will be a massive undertaking.

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Across the United States, the average customer loses...

This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.

What does it really take for a planet to be habitable? It turns out, certain parts of a star system, a galaxy, and even the universe as we know it, are more habitable than others. Get to know them as Hank takes you on a tour of some of...

From problems with the moon, to the lumpiness of earth, sea levels aren't quite as exact as we have them figured out to be.

What would you do if your hand seemed to develop a mind of its own, beyond your control?

Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth's water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and...

SciShow Space News gives you the latest from a batch of experiments on the Space Station, a new mission to forecast space weather, and a guide to this year's conjunction of Mars and Venus!

Ever wonder what that dangling thing in the back of your throat is good for? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions.

At TED U, Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, spells out 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do -- and why a little danger is good for both kids and grownups.

What's the science behind a sublime perfume? With charm and precision, biophysicist Luca Turin explains the molecular makeup -- and the art -- of a scent.

It's true: talking about menstruation makes many people uncomfortable. And that taboo has consequences: in India, three out of every 10 girls don't even know what menstruation is at the time of their first period, and restrictive customs...

Some people argue that the Polar Vortex is evidence against global climate change, but there’s actually growing evidence that a warming Arctic means colder winters.

Another year, another security breach that could expose all of your information. Installing updates might be a good New Year's resolution.

What should you do after your phone goes for a swim?

Sometimes, big hunks of strange-looking flesh wash up onshore and then people think that they're dinosaurs or giant octopi or previously undiscovered species. Turns out the ocean can do nasty things to dead things...making them just...

Alzheimer’s is a devastating form of dementia, but we maybe one step closer to finding a way to catching it earlier.

Ever wonder if there's something about your scent that might be sending signals to the people around you? Well as it turns out, it's possible- but it winds up being a lot more complicated than you might think.

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SciShow explains how smells can bring back early memories -- even memories that your brain didn't know you had.

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This video is about the cosmic distance scale and how we see objects farther away in space (ie at...

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

How likely is a 21st-century epidemic of the plague? Unlike other diseases, the plague is alive and well in some parts of the world, but scientists and doctors are continuing to develop better treatments.

Brain imaging pioneer Nancy Kanwisher, who uses fMRI scans to see activity in brain regions (often her own), shares what she and her colleagues have learned: The brain is made up of both highly specialized components and general-purpose...

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