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You've Been Misled About The Water Cycle

Adults Education Environment Science

In school, you probably learned about the water cycle with a diagram. The problem is…it’s wrong – or at the very least, pretty misleading.

Alcohol is AMAZING

Adults Addiction Culture Health

Alcohol kills more people each year than wars, terrorism, homicides, and car accidents combined. It destroys bodies, relationships, and lives. Yet we toast with it at weddings, sip it at parties, and unwind with it after work.

Limitless: Live Better Now | Official Trailer | National Geographic

Adults Human Life Travel

Chris Hemsworth takes on three epic challenges to explore science-backed ways to improve our health.

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Recipes & Ideas To Cook With The Kids

Adults Cooking Family Lifestyle

Here's 10 recipes and ideas to cook with the kids or for the kids!

How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED

Adults Artificial Intelligence Education Photography Technology

How do you know if that shocking photo in your feed is real, or just another AI fake? Digital forensics expert Hany Farid explains how he helps journalists, courts and governments find structural errors in AI-generated images, offering four practical tips everyday individuals can use when facing the internet’s war on reality.

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The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan

Adults Architecture Engineering History

Correction: From construction images of Citicorp, sharp-eyed viewers might see that the mid-V columns are still there. Those columns help prevent buckling of the diagonal and the weight of people on the floor above, but do not take the majority of the gravity load. So we left them out of our diagram to clearly explain the load paths.

Primitive Technology: Floating Pulley Blower Smelt

Adults Construction Creativity Life

I tested the floating pulley blower I made last time in an iron smelt. I started by re-building the blower housing from the last project which had broken after getting wet.

Bees vs Hornets: Nature's Most Synchronised Defence System | BBC Earth

Adults Animals Nature Wildlife

Hornets can overpower a single bee with ease, but facing an entire hive is a different story. The bees' synchronised Mexican wave is a hypnotic display of unity and defence that keeps even the fiercest predators at bay.

Professor Answers Neurodiversity Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Adults Education Neuroscience Psychology

Professor Matt Lerner, PhD joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about neurodiversity. What are some signs of autism?

Why does Kewpie Mayonnaise taste different than regular Mayonnaise?

Adults Cooking Culture Food

In this video, I want to answer a question I’ve been wondering about for years: Why do certain types of mayonnaise taste completely different from each other?

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The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest’

Adults Environment Evolution Ocean

Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar explains that life survives by working together, not just by competing. To elaborate, she uses an example about microbes in the Black Sea that help other organisms by sharing energy.

Will Natrium Nuclear Reactors Change Everything?

Adults Nuclear Energy Innovation Science Technology

In February 2025 I got to visit Terrapower, a self-proclaimed nuclear innovation company. In part one of this sponsored series, you saw the science behind turning nuclear waste into cancer medication.

Stonehenge Isn't A Henge (And Other Things You Didn't Know)

Adults Construction History

You've heard of Stonehenge. It's that big rock circle over in England. But there's a lot more to it than that, and researchers have been studying it for centuries. From the people who lived near it to how and when it was made, here are seven of the coolest things we know about this iconic monument.

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How much does it cost to fly private? - Rachel Yang

Adults Environment Finance Transportation

Look into the financial and environmental costs of taking a private jet, and find out what can be done to reduce aviation emissions.

All dogs, explained

Adults Animals Biology

The canine family is a hugely diverse group of foxes, wolves, and –yes– doggos that have spread all over the world. MinuteEarth explains who they are and how they’re related.

Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You Immortal

Adults Philosophy Science

No matter how likely your death is, there will always be a version of you that survives. At least according to one of the most bizarre interpretations of quantum mechanics, known as Quantum Immortality.

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