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How Do White Dwarf Stars Shred Planets?
White dwarfs have almost all the mass of a normal star squished into a ball the size of our Earth -- and that comes with a lot of gravitational power…
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How Do Axolotls Work?
These adorable aquatic salamanders are voracious hunters -- and have myth-like powers of regeneration. Learn more about the axolotl in this episode o…
2 years, 4 months ago
BrainStuff Classics: Why Are Stop Signs Red?
Stop signs were always the red octagons we know today -- so how was the color chosen, and why has it stuck? Learn about the history and psychology of…
2 years, 4 months ago
BrainStuff Classics: Why Do We Test Middle Schoolers' Fitness?
From the outdated Presidential Fitness Test to today's FITNESSGRAM, Americans have been giving standardized fitness tests to middle school kids for d…
2 years, 4 months ago
Are Burner Phones Really Anonymous?
Buying a cheap phone containing prepaid minutes and texts with cash can help you preserve anonymity in some ways, but companies and governments still…
2 years, 4 months ago
When Did Scientists Hide Under Beds to Do Research?
In the early 1900s, psychologists went to great lengths to study their subjects without letting them know they were being watched. Learn more about t…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Can Bacteria Change the World?
Bacteria may be tiny, but we can harness them to create food and medicine, to detect landmines and make blood safe for transfusions. Learn what we're…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Animals Reshape Earth's Waterways?
Eco engineers are animals that vastly change the ecosystems they live in when they create their preferred habitats. Learn about a few, from hippos to…
2 years, 4 months ago
BrainStuff Classics: Could Neanderthals Laugh?
Neanderthals were more like us than we previously thought, but could they laugh? Learn why researchers think they could in this classic episode of Br…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Do They Get the Fat Out of Fat-Free Foods?
Fat provides a lot of flavor and texture in foods, so making something fat-free usually means reformulating it from the ground up. Learn more in this…
2 years, 4 months ago