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6 Sleeper-Agent Pathogens That Can Make You Sick
Your body usually does a great job defending you from all kinds of viruses, fungi, and bacteria. However, there are some pathogens out there that can hide from your immune system and stay dormant in your body, waiting for their...
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5 Strange Cases of Animal Rain
You might want a really sturdy umbrella to dig into this video, because we’re discussing 5 animals that have a tendency to rain down from the sky and the reasons we think this might be happening!
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5 Animals That Sleep Too Much (and One That Might Not Need To)
In the animal kingdom, sleeping can be dangerous. Lying completely motionless and unconscious for hours at a time is just asking for trouble. There are, however, some sleepy risk-takers who spend almost all of their days snoozing.
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10 of the Strangest Prehistoric Creatures
We know what the dinosaurs looked like thanks to fossils, but have you seen some of these wild creatures? Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow and take a closer look at some of the strangest-looking animals evolution has...
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Why Don't We Have Nuclear Fusion Power Yet?
Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video. Check out LastPass here: http://bit.ly/2GbcEci Fusion power is supposed to save us from fossil fuels, so when is nuclear fusion going to be a viable option and why has it been so elusive?
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The Science of Dreaming
Dreaming is one of the weirdest things we do & in this SciShow infusion Hank talks about how science is helping us understand why we dream, what our brains are up to when they're doing it, and why dreaming may be critically important to...
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Some Of You Can See The Invisible
We know that not everyone's vision is perfect, which is why some of us need glasses. But some people can also just see more stuff than others! From seeing UV and infrared light, to even having bonus color receptors in our eyes, there are...
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People Grow Brain Cells Well Into Their 80s | SciShow News
This week, scientists announced great news about our brains and those discoveries may help us find the cure for a number of diseases and disorders.
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Our Entire Society is Built on a Geological Fluke
If a tree falls into the forest and doesn't decompose, what happens to it?
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Wildfires Make Their Own Weather, Including...
Climate change is causing wildfire season to get worse every year. And our models of wildfires can't keep up with the things fires can do... like spawn devastating fire tornadoes.
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Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?
If salty water is constantly spilling into the world’s oceans, does that mean they are getting saltier by the day?
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Why These Squirrels Destroy Their Brains Every Winter
It seems like a terrible idea to destroy and rebuild your own brain, but that is exactly what some ground squirrels are doing all winter long.
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Why Don’t Jellyfish Look Like That?
When you think of a jellyfish, do you imagine an angelic stingy blob? That's just one stage of the life of a jelly!
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Why Do These Penguins Kill Their First Egg?
In what seems like an inefficient use of resources, these penguins always lay two eggs, but then ignore, discard, or just straight-up destroy the first one. What gives, penguins?
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Why Do I Have to Use a Number 2 Pencil?
Why do exams always tell you to use a number 2 pencil? What happens if you don’t? Quick Questions explains!
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Why Carbon Dating Might Be in Danger
Carbon dating transformed fields like archeology and paleontology, but its use might be in danger.
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Why Are There Bacteria In My Yogurt?
Having bacteria in your food doesn't really sound great, but you couldn't have yogurt without it! Learn why in this week's QQ!
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Why Are Puppy Eyes So Irresistible?
It’s so easy to forgive a dog, especially when they start with those puppy dog eyes. As it turns out, those puppy dog eyes and the effect they have are no accident and the result of centuries of domestication.
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Your Brain Probably has a "Pokemon Region" | SciShow News
If you're a Pokémon super-fan seeing Detective Pikachu this weekend, a little bit of your brain might light up that won’t light up in the brains of those that didn’t try to catch 'em all! Find out why that's important to understanding...
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Yet More Evidence That Vaping Is Probably Terrible | SciShow News
Did you know that your body's fight-or-flight response to danger may, in part, come from inside your bones? Plus, another study suggests that vaping may impair to your ability to fight off lung infections.
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Why Do These Animals Get Tied Up in Knots?
Ready your puns, viewers! From sick worm kings to uncomfortable floating snakes, today's episode is all about four types of animals that can get tied up in knots (either intentionally or...knot).
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Why Animals Take Care of Other Animals' Young
Did you know that some species take care of young that are not their own? This surprising practice is called alloparenting, and it’s been observed in animals from otters, like Rosa and Selka, to birds to baboons!
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Wheezy Waiter on Movie Science, Mutant Flu Facts, and 2 Sounds You've Never Heard!
Wheezy Waiter announces the SciShow nominees for "Worst Science in a Film," & Hank talks about the bird flu and shares two sounds that had never been heard by human ears until very recently.
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This Robot Filled the Deep Ocean Gap in the Carbon Cycle
Carbon is fundamental to life on Earth. And it goes through a complex cycle, from up in the atmosphere, to the depths of the ocean. But down there, the carbon trail gets harder to follow. Or at least, it was that way until this little...