Have you ever noticed that certain trees get some big, twisted knots growing out of them? This is just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Scishow explains. [SciShow]

It’s just like someone is setting something up… [CollegeHumor]

Scientists use fossils to reconstruct the evolutionary history of hominins—the group that includes modern humans, our immediate ancestors, and other extinct relatives. Today, our closest living relatives are chimpanzees, but extinct hominins are even closer. Where and when did they live? What can we learn about their lives? Why did they go extinct? Scientists look […]

People have struggled to understand some hypotheses scientists had, which are correct but were disclaimed back then. So here’s the 5 scientists and their ideas that nobody believed. [SciShow]

Salting roads in the winter is pretty commonplace in areas of the world that see freezing temperatures, but it isn’t the only solution. [SciShow]

We prepare a lot of our food to make it safer to eat, but a piece of bread probably won’t hurt you if it’s not made correctly. These six foods, on the other hand, definitely can. [SciShow]

We usually think of ‘hacking’ as a bad thing, but scientists are working on ways to hack the brain that will greatly benefit people with prosthetics, and maybe someday people with paralysis. [SciShow]

Scientists are turning wastewater into fuel, using special bacteria, and other scientists have unveiled bionic mushrooms that can produce electricity! [SciShow]