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5 Inventions Showing Us the Future of Solar Energy

12th - Higher Ed
When you imagine the energy of the future, solar power is probably in the picture – but in recent years, less than 2% of the world’s electricity has come from solar power. Here are 5 new inventions that are likely to change that.
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10 Science Superlatives of 2012

12th - Higher Ed
This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.
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We Finally Know How Anesthesia Works

12th - Higher Ed
Even though doctors have been using general anesthesia for nearly 200 years, they haven’t really understood the details of how it temporarily shuts down your brain — until now.
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Using One of the Deadliest Neurotoxins for Beauty... and Medicine?

12th - Higher Ed
Using One of the Deadliest Neurotoxins for Beauty... and Medicine?
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The Problem with Bee Venom Therapy

12th - Higher Ed
Does bee venom therapy work? Stings cause pain, itching, or even death in some people, so how might potential benefits outweigh the risks?
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The Amazing Humanoid Diving Robot

12th - Higher Ed
Today on SciShow we bring you a cool humanoid diving robot and insight into the evolution of the venus flytrap.
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Scientists Just Transferred Memories... Between Sea Slugs

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists were able to transfer a specific memory from one sea slug to another! And research suggests that focusing on your breathing could help you focus on other things as well!
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North America’s Destructive, Invasive… Earthworms

12th - Higher Ed
Earthworms may be good for your garden, but they also have the potential to disrupt forest ecosystems across much of North America.
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New Insights Into What Fruit Fly Sex Is Like

12th - Higher Ed
It's the year 2018, and we now know that flies like to ejaculate. But how does this tie into our understanding of addiction?
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Lion's Mane Mushrooms Actually DO SOMETHING!

12th - Higher Ed
Turns out doing the crossword is only one way you can keep your head healthy because mushrooms can help your brain cells grow!
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Laser Archaeology: Revealing the Amazon's Urban Jungle

12th - Higher Ed
Hard-to-reach places, like the Amazon rainforest, can hide traces of past civilizations. But scientists are finding ways to explore these areas from above and discover the effects these ancient peoples had on their environment.
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Is the Mystery of Earth's 1.2 Billion Missing Years Solved? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
For the last hundred and fifty years or so, geologists have been trying to wrap their heads around the mystery: in some places, the geologic record just seems to jump by over billion years. And last week, a paper was published that may...
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How One Disease Changed What We Know About Medicine - Twice

12th - Higher Ed
Searching for a cure for rickets led to the discovery of vitamin D. Fortifying foods with vitamin D led to another disease, and a whole new way to view genetic disease in general.
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Do-It-Yourself Photosynthesis Is Here!

12th - Higher Ed
Photosynthesis, the elegant process of making fuel from sunlight, might be the future of how we power, well, just about anything. Plants may have invented it, but humans are taking the model and really running with it, to make anything...
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Can Soda Save a Dying Fish?

12th - Higher Ed
For years, catch-and-release anglers have been pouring soda on bleeding fish in an effort to help save their lives. But.. does this actually work?
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Bivalves Could Be the New Lab Rats

12th - Higher Ed
Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help us learn more about our own health.
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A.I. Reveals Autism-Linked Changes in "Junk" DNA | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists know that genetic factors can explain many of autism’s features - but have autism researchers been looking for those features in the wrong DNA? A new study uses A.I. to uncover changes linked to autism in the stretches of non...
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9 Amazing New Arachnid Species

12th - Higher Ed
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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7 Bizarre Uses for Animal Secretions

12th - Higher Ed
You're probably aware of lots of the things we take from animals, but for centuries, humans have been sneaking animal secretions into a bunch of things you probably didn't know about, like your Easter candy, your Mom's perfume, and even...
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5 Burning Questions About Water | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
We've collected all the episodes we've done over the years answering questions about water. Pour yourself a glass before diving into this watery compilation!
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The Science of Dreaming

12th - Higher Ed
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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People Grow Brain Cells Well Into Their 80s | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
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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Why Don’t Jellyfish Look Like That?

12th - Higher Ed
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?

12th - Higher Ed
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?