You might have seen this story circulating on social media…but we’re here to let you know that children are NOT growing horns because they use cellphones. This is a great opportunity to learn from what can happen when both peer review and science journalism go wrong! [SciShow]
What makes crystals grow into their signature shapes? Dig into the atomic patterns and unique properties of crystals. [TED Ed]
This is basically just like a horror film… for insects. From Chris Field: The completed Biolapse film of carnivorous plants. Over a year of effort, with 107 days of straight shooting with 2 cameras. I started out building timelapse equipment so I could go do timelapse. Then people started giving me money to build them […]
Just like the gold or blue dress illusion, can you guess the color of these balls? Are they red, green, or blue? This new optical illusion by Professor David Novick from the University of Texas at El Paso plays a trick on your mind: The balls are all of the same color: light-brown. (RGB 255,188,144) […]
Since measles vaccines started making their rounds, child mortality has dropped by up to 90% percent in some countries. That’s more than you’d expect if the measles vaccine just prevented deaths from measles. Can science explain this increased survival rate? [SciShow]
In this Koyaanisqatsi inspired trailer, two filmmakers use autonomous cameras placed at SpaceX launchpads to show the stunning and arresting beauty of our grand adventure to space. [Cosmic Perspective]
If you’ve ever eaten it, you’ve probably noticed how flaky fish can be. Poke at it with your fork and it just falls apart — no knife required. What makes fish different from other animal protein? Find out in this episode of SciShow. [SciShow]
From The Action Lab: In this video I show you what happens when you bring Stretch Armstrong next to a giant neodymium magnet and then when you put him in between the magnet and a giant pile of sharp screws and bolts! Lets see if he can take the pressure! [The Action Lab]
Starlink is an upcoming low-cost space-based Internet communication system by SpaceX that will be in deployment until the mid-2020s. The company plans to deploy 12,000 satellites in three orbital shells. The first large batch of 60 satellites were launched on May 24th, 2019. Here is a enlightening video by Real Engineering explaining why SpaceX is […]
This image was recently captured by the high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and yes, it does look like a very specific insignia most of us geeks know and love. From Hirise: These curious chevron shapes in southeast Hellas Planitia are the result of a complex story of dunes, lava, […]