Preventing the 2035 food catastrophe | Just Might Work
Deep in the drylands of Morocco, a hidden vault holds the seeds that could save humanity.
The Surprising Reason Why You Talk in Your Sleep
Some of us sleep soundly without uttering a whisper; others deliver entire speeches while sawing their logs. But why is that…and how does sleep talking affect our health?
Vertical farms could take over the world | Hard Reset by Freethink
Vertical farming saves water, land, and energy — and it could be how we grow food on Mars.
Your Next Burger Could Be Made With Microbes
Fermentation is a natural process that humans have been hacking for millennia. Now, scientists are customizing the process to revolutionize the future of food with alternative proteins.
Did Water Crash Into Earth From Space?
Did water crash into Earth from space by way of a massive comet, or was it around long before our planet’s formation? Well, one new study suggests that it might have actually come from the most unlikely source of all: the Sun.
Abejas vulnerables al calor corren el riesgo de alimentarse menos en primavera
Agencia SINC En los últimos años se ha destacado el papel fundamental de las abejas como agentes polinizadores, sobre todo por el beneficio que aportan a muchos cultivos. Un estudio del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) ha demostrado que las abejas mineras del género Andrena, principales polinizadoras al principio de la primavera en los sistemas montañosos del sur de la […]
Algunos organismos complejos lograron sobrevivir durante la glaciación Marinoana
Agencia SINC Los entornos marinos habitables para las primeras formas de vida compleja podrían haber sido más extensos de lo que se pensaba durante la glaciación Marinoana, hace entre 654 y 635 millones de años, según un artículo publicado en la revista Nature Communications. Los hallazgos sugieren que las condiciones de habitabilidad en mar abierto podrían haber […]
The Best Way to Boost Your Immune System (With Science!)
For the first 200 people who sign up, Kurzgesagt will pay for the first month of your subscription! This video was sponsored by Wren, thanks a lot for the support! Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. That surviving a disease leaves you […]
Is There Water on the Moon? We Asked a NASA Scientist
Is there water on the Moon? Yes! But you won’t find pools of liquid H2O on the lunar surface — water on the Moon is mostly in the form of ice. Harvesting this water is a critical component of future human deep space exploration, which is why our golf cart-sized VIPER, or the Volatiles Investigating […]
Sexual Desire Is Way More Complicated Than You Think
Sex drive. Libido. Lust. Whatever you call it, sexual desire is a lot more complicated than you might think. In this week’s Body Language, we break down exactly how sexual desire works and all the exciting science around it.
Short Film: How a 90-year-old Balinese Fisherman Fights Plastic Pollution
Each year, just about 30,000 metric tonnes of plastic pollution enter Indonesia’s waters. How does one man plan to clean it up? Special thanks to Jackson Wild
Toneladas de agua en la Luna almacenadas en ‘bolitas’ de vidrio
Agencia SINC Aunque antiguamente se pensaba que la Luna estaba seca, las muestras recogidas por las misiones apolos en los años 70 ya revelaron la existencia de agua atrapada en minerales del interior lunar. Los orbitadores también la han detectado en toda la superficie lunar, especialmente en los polos. Los científicos consideraban que la interacción del viento solar con los materiales […]
What is Schrödinger’s Cat? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains…
What is Schrödinger’s Cat? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore Schrodinger’s cat and quantum mechanics… Or do they? Learn about famous physicist Erwin Schrödinger and his work with quantum mechanics. What is the Observer Effect? We debunk some misconceptions about the Observer Effect and break down what starts to […]
What The 2030s Will Look Like with Ray Kurzweil
What is the singularity? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson gets some help from futurist, author, and inventor, Ray Kurzweil, to explain our eventual merge with computers. Could a machine pass a Turing test as soon as 2029? We break down the singularity will look like. What is the Turing test? Will we one day […]