Why Does a Pool Table Need a Super Strong Magnet?
Adults Science
In a pool table's 30 year life span, it can rack up half a million games. What's underneath the green felt that keeps this game playable?
The threat of invasive species
Adults Science
Massive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot trees and swallow buildings. A ravenous snake that is capable of devouring an alligator. Rabbit populations that eat themselves into starvation.
Flavored Oxygen Taste Test
Adults Science
Can we figure out what flavor oxygen we're breathing?
How Does An Owl Fly So Silently?
Adults Science
Using sensitive sound equipment the team try to find out how an owl can fly so silently compared to other birds.
Smarter Every Day
Adults Science
Can You Land A Helicopter Without Engine Power?
Can You Hear Colors?
Adults Science
Have you ever heard of synesthesia?
Why is being scared so fun?
Adults Science
At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of 2015 alone, about 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.
James Webb Space Telescope
Adults Science
Known as Hubble's successor, it uses 18 mirror segments to collect light from galaxies billions of light years away.
Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?
Adults Science
I smell a science storm a-comin'!!
The Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human?
Adults Science
What is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital considerations for the future of artificial intelligence.
NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2
Adults Science
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
The reason you feel awful when you're sick
Adults Science
It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's official: you've got the flu. It's logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is the result of the infection coursing through your body - but is that really the case? Marco A. Sotomayor explains what's actually making you feel sick.
This Video Has Consumed 30.1 Household-Days of Electricity!
Adults Science
The title of this video is changing every 10 seconds to reflect an estimate of the actual energy used just by people (like you!) watching it. Thanks to Jasper Palfree for doing the computer magic that makes that possible!
What is Random?
Adults Science
Is the future of the universe already determined?
The science of skin color
Adults Science
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it'll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change.
How do glasses help us see?
Adults Science
Today, glasses help millions of people with poor vision be able to see clearly. But how? Andrew Bastawrous and Clare Gilbert help unravel the answer by explaining refraction - the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water, or the eye, to change the direction of light passing through it.
How To Count Past Infinity
Adults Science
I'm very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) head around it.
Why is Mount Everest so tall?
Adults Science
At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highest altitude on the planet. But how did this towering formation get so tall? Michele Koppes peers deep into our planet's crust, where continental plates collide, to find the answer.
50 ft Flamethrower in 4K Slow Motion
Adults Science
Gav and Dan discover that often, some of the most beautiful things in life are the same things that will take your face right off.
Pushing the Envelope
Adults Science
New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware.
The power of the placebo effect
Adults Science
The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren't supposed to have an effect - and are often fake - miraculously make people feel better. What's going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits.