Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? And how did it get started? Scientists are seeking the answers in the cosmos, our solar system and right here on planet Earth.
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Just like you can't distinguish between Homeopathy and Placebo, scientists find that Sarcasm and Conspiracy Theories may be indistinguishable. Transcript at http://skepchick.org/2015/05/no-shit-study-scientists-show-... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 2 weeks ago • 7,224 views • 3:32"... buckyballs are all around us." YouTube: In 1985, scientists discovered that 60 carbon atoms could join up to form one big soccer ball shape: a buckyball! It’s a strange little molecule.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 weeks ago • 24 views • 4:47UAlberta: UAlberta research team uses MRI video to observe for the first time what happens inside joints when they crack. (Edmonton) “Pull my finger,” a phrase embraced by school-aged kids and embarrassing... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 408 views • 7 secsYouTube: How do you make an archaeologist really mad, really fast? Ask her if she’s found any dinosaurs. SciShow helps you Know Your Scientists by explaining the many differences between archaeology... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 24 views • 5:05"Apparently, your biggest enemy is not lions and tigers and bears ..." YouTube: What were the first organisms to have sex? We may never know the answer, but as Bill Nye explains in this Big Think interview,... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 235 views • 3:58YouTube: Some scientists say we’re in the midst of Earth’s sixth mass-extinction event, caused entirely by us. But some animals have a knack for surviving in a human-dominated world. What’s their secret?
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 346 views • 3:51Indeed mr Scientist.
posted by BoneRemake 9 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 45 views • 52:27YouTube: Some of humanity’s favorite antibiotics are starting to lose their mojo, in the face of smart, sneaky, and rapidly-evolving bacteria. To find new drugs to combat these superbugs, scientists... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 52 views • 8:33Published on Sep 3, 2014 Superclusters – regions of space that are densely packed with galaxies – are the biggest structures in the Universe. But scientists have struggled to define exactly where... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 9 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,309 views • 4:11"A meteor weighing 10,000 metric tons exploded only 23km above the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia on February 15, 2013. Unlike previous such events, this time scientists had the highly sensitive OMPS instrument... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 9 months 4 weeks ago • 264 views • 3:51"What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria. It's a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine,... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 11 months 2 weeks ago • 390 views • 2:36Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal. The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 985 views • 14:47Charles Darwin is the favourite scientist of Chris Smillie, a senior lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Management at Nottingham Trent University
posted by RFlagg 1 decade 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,027 views • 4:06Per yt : Even the greatest of scientists were once little boys and girls. Here we look at childhood creation of the mighty Ernest Rutherford - whose was interested in mashing potatoes long before he... continue reading
posted by BoneRemake 1 decade 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 977 views • 2:43Sixty Symbols looks into recent announcement that some scientist think they may have detected neutrinos going faster than the speed of light.
posted by RFlagg 1 decade 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,732 views • 9:38YT: "Tidal forces don't just affect the ocean... They can affect entire galaxies." Also, tempting for a *cute for the lovely scientist.
posted by Chimeling 1 decade 3 years ago • 561 views • 7:53Sixty Symbols explains how scientists can create toggle switches made from just two atoms. Best YT comment: Archimedes shouted "Eureka!" Prof Moriarty shouted "Yes! Flipped. F**k!"
posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 3 months ago • 1,457 views • 4:58The scientists of Sixty Symbols discuss the four fundamental forces - gravity, electromagnetic, weak and strong - for Valentine's Day.
posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 1,697 views • 8:17Responding to more viewer questions, the Sixty Symbols experts reveal their scientific heroes.
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