The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf. Red dwarfs in general might be great places to look for aliens – or planets for humans to find a new home after our solar system has died. [Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]
If you’ve taken prescription medication, have you ever noticed the strange disclaimer, “don’t take with grapefruit juice”? There is a very good reason for that! Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions! [SciShow]
Lake Maracaibo is the stormiest place on the planet. Thunderstorms rage above this massive body of water for up to 200 days of the year, with each ear-splitting event lasting for several hours. But why? Graeme Anderson lists the factors that create Lake Maracaibo’s seemingly ever-lasting storms. [TED Ed]
What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. [SciShow]
Amazing things can happen when light meets ice. None of those things, under any circumstances, should ever be called a “rainbow”. Here is what they really are. [It’s OK to be Smart]
Rapper B.o.B. recently admitted he thinks our planet is flat. Here is Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s response to this absurdity. “Listen, B.o.B, once and for all. The Earth looks flat because: 1) You’re not far enough away at your size, and 2) Your size isn’t large enough relative to Earth to notice any curvature at […]
We all know soda isn’t good for you, but how bad is it really? ASAP Science takes a look at how nasty Soda can be on your body. [AsapSCIENCE]
Yep, you read that headline right. This one is a must-watch, nerds. Caltech’s Institute for Quantum Information and Matter in association with Trouper Productions bring you a chess match for the ages: Paul Rudd vs Stephen Hawking in a game of Quantum Chess, narrated by Keanu Reeves. The game is real and the stakes are […]
Youtube channel “Real Engineering” explains the science behind why airplane windows are round. The problems caused by cabin pressurization didn’t develop until the introduction of the first commercial jet powered aircraft, The De Havilland Comet. It entered service in 1952 and initially proved to be a massive success, but just one year into service catastrophe […]
About 66 million years ago, a terrible extinction event wiped out the dinosaurs. But it wasn’t the only event of this kind — extinctions of various severity have occurred throughout the Earth’s history — and are still happening all around us today. Borths, D’Emic, and Pritchard give a quick history of mass extinctions. [Ted Ed]