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Jupiter and Its Ocean Moons
Jupiter is so large it is better thought of as a failed star than an oversized planet, and its gravity has shaped the entire solar system. But the re…
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Antibiotics and the Resistance Crisis
Antibiotics are arguably the most consequential medical advance in history, and we are steadily losing them. We look at how antibiotics actually kill…
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The Search for Life Beyond Earth
Are we alone? It's the oldest question we have, and for the first time in history we have instruments capable of actually answering it. We look at wh…
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DNA – The Instruction Manual for Life
Every living thing on Earth runs on the same molecule: DNA. We look at what DNA actually is, how a code written in just four chemical letters can bui…
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Quantum Mechanics – The Rules That Make No Sense
Quantum mechanics is the most precisely tested theory in the history of science, and also the most baffling. We walk through the famous double-slit e…
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Earthquakes – Why the Ground Shakes
Earthquakes are the planet releasing centuries of accumulated strain in a matter of seconds. We look at what is actually happening underground, why t…
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Plate Tectonics – The Moving Skin of the Earth
The ground beneath you is moving, about as fast as your fingernails grow. Plate tectonics is the single idea that explains earthquakes, volcanoes, mo…
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Mars – Why We Keep Going Back
More missions have been sent to Mars than to any other planet, and roughly half have failed. We look at why Mars holds such a grip on us: the evidenc…
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The Human Brain – Three Pounds of Mystery
Your brain is about 1.4 kilograms of tissue with roughly 86 billion neurons, and it is the least understood organ in the body. We cover how neurons a…
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Einstein's Relativity – Time Is Not What You Think
Time runs at different speeds depending on how fast you are moving and how strong the gravity around you is. That is not a thought experiment, it is …
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