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Scientists Just Proved the Existence of ‘Liquid Glass’

First predicted nearly 20 years ago, researchers have finally (and accidentally) proved the existence of a new state of matter: ‘liquid glass’. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker​ » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist​ » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com​ Glass is … Continue reading

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Why didn’t this 2,000 year old body decompose?

It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. From bacteria and algae to fungi and protozoa, soils are home to one quarter … Continue reading

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What Was The First Virus?

Researched and Written by Leila Battison Narrated and Edited by David Kelly Art by Khail Kupsky Thumbnail Art and Art by Ettore Mazza If you like our videos, check out Leila’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIk…​ Music from Epidemic Sound and Artlist. … Continue reading

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The Genes We Lost Along the Way

Our DNA holds thousands of dead genes and we’ve only just begun to unravel their stories. But one thing is already clear: we’re not just defined by the genes that we’ve gained over the course of our evolution, but also … Continue reading

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Why the “mad genius” is a myth

“Madness” and creativity have been linked for centuries. And while some scientific studies of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in artists have helped shaped this narrative, the connection between the two might not be as strong as some researchers suggest.

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Does Time Cause Gravity?

We know that gravity must cause clocks to run slow on the basis of logical consistency. And we know that gravity DOES cause clocks to run slow based on many brilliant experiments. But I never explained WHY or HOW gravity … Continue reading

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What Exactly Is White Noise? | Mental Floss

Your favorite ASMR playlist probably isn’t true white noise—or brown noise or pink noise, for that matter. When people mention white noise these days, they might be talking about any continuous noise that blocks out other sounds or just seems … Continue reading

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Why You Wouldn’t Exist Without Viruses

Credits: Writer/Narrator: Stephanie Sammann Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1​) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations​) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/​) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net​) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel​) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…​) Imagery courtesy of Getty Images [1] https://www.khanacademy.org/science/h…​ [2] https://jvi.asm.org/content/89/3/1537​ [3] https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmic…​ [4] … Continue reading

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Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet ‘shouldn’t be there’

Biologists say the inadvertent discovery of sea life on a boulder underneath an Antarctic ice shelf and hundreds of kilometres challenges our understanding of how far organisms can live from sunlight. A British Antarctic Survey team drilled through the 900-metre-thick … Continue reading

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Surprise Discovery That Moon Cycle And Sleep Are Connected

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about an unusual discovery that relates human sleep to the moon cycle. Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/conte…​ More about coral spawning and video used: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/c…​ Image credit and some … Continue reading

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