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Has Proof of Dark Matter Been Hiding on Ganymede?
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There Is Something Faster Than Light
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Spice Relief According to Science
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40 Years Without A New Antibiotic. Why?
AdultsHistoryScience Most medical science moves at super-speed; researchers are constantly developing new medications, techniques, surgeries, you name it. Except for antibiotics: we haven’t gotten a single new type of antibiotic ready to give to patients in over 40 years.
aging, according to science | Morgan Levine: Full Interview
AdultsBiologyHealthScience Dr. Morgan Levine explores the hidden clock inside our cells, unraveling how the biological age that reveals how fast our bodies are really aging is calculated.
Wait, Radiation Prevented the Moon Landing?
AdultsScienceSpace Ever since Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew touched down in 1969, people have claimed that the Moon landing was faked.
How does leg lengthening surgery work? - Jason Shih Hoellwarth
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Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?
AdultsAstronomyNatural DisastersScienceSpace Some killer asteroids were found only days before flyby. If they had struck Earth, the power of thousands of nuclear bombs would have flattened cities and killed millions.
Mirror Life - Biggest Threat You’ve Never Heard Of
AdultsBiologyScience In December 2024, top scientists warned that ‘Mirror Life’, the hypothetical opposite of life itself with reversed chirality could pose a new existential threat that could eventually end in the extinction of all life on Earth.
Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?
AdultsAstronomyScienceSpace Some killer asteroids were found only days before flyby. If they had struck Earth, the power of thousands of nuclear bombs would have flattened cities and killed millions.
The Wonder of Weightlifting | Jaime Seeman | TED
AdultsHealthHumorScienceSportsWomen With humor and hard science, obstetrician and gynecologist Jaime Seeman reveals why building muscle is one of the best ways to combat women’s top health risks.