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Back to SearchWhy Do Your Muscles Get Sore?
Why do our muscles sometimes hurt after exercise? Today we learn how unfamiliar or intense activity can cause tiny amounts of damage in muscle tissue…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Why Do We Sneeze?
Why do we sneeze? Learn how sneezing is a reflex that helps clear irritants from your nose and airways.
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3 weeks ago
Can You Fly through the Sun? (Captain Curious)
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What would happen if you tried to fly a rocket ship through the sun? In this …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Why Are Flowers Different Colors?
Flowers get many of their colors from pigments in their petals, including carotenoids and anthocyanins. We learn how a plant’s genes help control whi…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
What Is the Strongest Insect in the World?
The horned dung beetle Onthophagus taurus can pull more than 1,100 times its own body weight! Today we learn how researchers measure relative strengt…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Why Are Apples Different Colors? (Curious Kids Club)
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In today's episode, we explore why some apples are green and some are red and why they tast…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Why Do Traffic Jams Happen?
Learn how road capacity, bottlenecks, and braking waves can turn cars into stop-and-go traffic. We also explain why some traffic jams seem to appear …
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Why Do Cats and Dogs Have Whiskers?
In this episode, we learn that an animal's whiskers help sense touch, nearby objects, tiny air movements, and the space around their faces!
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3 weeks, 6 days ago
What Is the Biggest Fish?
In this episode, we learn about the biggest fish on Earth... THE WHALE SHARK!
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4 weeks ago
How Do Car Airbags Work?
How does a car know when to deploy an airbag? Today we learn how crash sensors detect serious impacts and how an inflator fills a hidden airbag with …
4 weeks, 1 day ago