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Two BABIES, Two SPECIES!
Scientists just discovered ant queens that give birth to two completely different species - not twins, but actual separate species hatching from the …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
CHINA vs NASA
This week we're trading hypothetical fungi and exploding planets for something scarier: actual government budgets. But don't worry - watching America…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mosquitoes Fall for FUNGI!
What the if mosquitoes were helpless against the sweet smell of their own doom? Scientists genetically engineered Metarhizium fungus to smell so irre…
10 months ago
FRANKENSTEIN
What the if Frankenstein was real and doctors actually tried stitching corpses together to create new people? Forget dramatic lightning strikes and b…
10 months, 1 week ago
The BURPING Lake!
What the if all bodies of water on Earth were fizzy like soda? In the real world, Seneca Lake in New York produces mysterious underwater booms called…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Animals Train YOU!
Honey guide birds in Africa respond to culturally distinct human calls and lead hunters to beehives, where humans crack them open and birds feast on …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
AI Viruses
Scientists just used artificial intelligence to design the world's first AI-generated viruses capable of hunting down and killing drug-resistant stra…
11 months ago
MEMORY Maxed Out - with Nikolay Kukushkin!
What the if your brain literally ran out of storage space like a laptop refusing to save one more file? Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin explains how…
11 months, 1 week ago
Gravity Waves Go WIGGLE
What the if gravitational waves were big enough to see and feel? Instead of measuring distortions smaller than a proton, imagine watching your coffee…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Science ROCKS On MARS!
What the if you found a rock on Mars that might - emphasis on might - show signs of ancient life? NASA's Perseverance rover discovered intriguing leo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago