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The 4 Most Irreplaceable Places
What's the awesomest place in the world? Scientists can think of at least 137, the newly released list of the most biologically important places on Earth. Hank explains how ecologists arrived at this list, and takes you on a tour of four...
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eDNA: How Scientists See Hidden Animals
How do you track turtles that spend most of their time in muddy water and also look like rocks? It turns out, scientists have found a way to track such hidden animals using eDNA.
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9 Amazing New Arachnid Species
Whether they're dancing, hunting, or being a pain in the nose, these new arachnid species will knock all 8 of your socks off.
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Why Does Virtual Reality Make Me Sick?
You're enjoying a nice simulated drive using your VR headset, when you're suddenly jolted with nausea. What is causing this gross feeling? Check out this episode to learn how sensory input and VR simulation can throw your body off.
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How Twitter Bots Use Psychology to Fool You
Whether in a good way or a bad way, Twitter bots use psychology to trick you.
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Crocodile Tears Are Real (And Could Help Cure Dry Eyes)
You may have thought that crocodile tears were just a figure of speech, but it turns out they're real, and may help those of us with dry eyes.
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Can Your Cat Change Color?
Brown cats are something of a rarity, but you may have something pretty close.
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People Are More Forgiving Than You'd Think | SciShow News
Scientists report that humans might be quick to judge, but we we may have also evolved to be quick to forgive. And in another paper out this week, scientists have discovered a new type of human stem cell!
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COVID Variant Recombination: Threat or Achilles Heel?
Scientists may have found a recombinant variant of COVID-19 in the wild, and its mixed DNA could be essential to the coronavirus life cycle.
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Could Climate Change Make Plants More Toxic?
Some believe that increased carbon emissions could produce faster growing plants, but some scientists worry that it could mean more toxic and invasive species.
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The Sensor That Dissolves in Your Brain
In this week's SciShow News, we discuss two new types of sensors being developed. One tracks the content of certain molecules in your sweat while you exercise and the other is a brain implant that can be resorbed once it has finished its...
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We Found a Planet That Orbits Three Stars..Maybe?
New simulations of a triple-star system in the constellation Orion suggest that a planet might be orbiting three stars, which could drastically increase the amount of the solar systems we believe are out there forming planets! And the...
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This Might Be a Brand-New Kind of Star | Space News
Astronomers have theorized about an invisible star made up of theoretic particles in the past, but did we recently detect the gravitational waves of two of them colliding? Plus, extraterrestrial rocks from a decades-old mission keep...
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These squids can fly... no, really | Robert Siddall
In 1947, explorers noticed a strange phenomenon while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, small squid known to live deep beneath the waves kept appearing on the roof of their boat. The crew was mystified— until they saw the squids...
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Why Can’t We Figure Out What Causes Chemo Brain?
Chemotherapy can make patients much more forgetful than normal, but pinning down the cause of and solution to this phenomenon is an ongoing process.
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Good News, & Drinking Pigs
The SciShow Science News Bureau brings us some GOOD news this week - Hank tells us about a newly developed vaccine for dengue fever, a newly discovered monkey species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and some happy pigs drinking...
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Why Colleges Used to Take Nude Photos of Their Students
The first week of school can be uncomfortable enough as you adjust to a new situation, but it was probably even worse back when schools made you strip down for a nude photo shoot,even if they thought they had a good reason for it.
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The Sun’s Electric Field Isn’t as Strong as We Thought!
The sun shapes the solar system in many ways, including through its mysterious solar wind, which was thought to be pushed through the force of the sun’s electric field. Recent observations revealed, though, that that hypothesis may not...
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Did Scientists Really Make Metallic Hydrogen?
The Researchers reconstructed the face of the organism which might be one of our earliest ancestors. Meanwhile, two researchers from Harvard announced that they have created solid metallic hydrogen.
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How Your Baby Changes Your Brain
You might feel overwhelmed, and have no idea what you're doing when you first have a baby, but evolution has prepared you to take care of your kids.
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How (and Why) to Find Your Life’s Purpose
What is the meaning of life? It’s a question as old as our species, and today we’ll take a look at what purpose really means from a psychological perspective, as well as offer up a few tips on how to find yours.
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Why Do We Procrastinate?
You know that thing you've been putting off for awhile, that could probably be done now but instead not doing 'cause it doesn't sound like fun' right now? Well here's an explanation as to why you probably feel that way.
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Origins of Intolerance
Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...
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From Scarred Lungs to Diabetes: How COVID May Stick With People Long-Term | SciShow News
Even though we are still in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are trying to figure out the ways in which this disease may stick with people in the long term - from lasting lung damage to potentially triggering...