“Unexplained” Dark Matter Experiment Results May Be Signs of Dark Energy
I won’t fault you for being unfamiliar with dark matter and dark energy. I’m certain most astronomers and…
DNA Analysis Reveals “Tripartite” Japanese Genetic History
Japan has long held a particular position as a place of interest for archaeological studies for quite some…
New Study Finds Clothes-making May Go Back 120,000 Years
The natural and synthetic fibers wrapped around your body at the moment are truly a mix of function…
Pi Hides In the Strangest of Places
Grant Sanderson, from 3blue1brown, returns with a remarkable video—this time showing that, sometimes, the parts of math that…
Cryptocurrencies: the Primer
Grant Sanderson, of YouTube’s 3blue1brown, gives a concise video showing the underlying principles of the blockchain, a topic…
Another Look at Saturn V (With Luke Talley)
In this video from Destin Sandlin and Smarter Every Day, they discuss the inner workings and the technology…
New Study Finds Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Influenced By the Liver
You may already know someone who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. It is the most common form of dementia,…
South Korean Scientists Explore Artificial Mitochondria
All together now, say it with me: “The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.” As a rite…
The Story of Cats (And How We Figure Into It)
This video from PBS Eons, hosted by Blake de Pastino, details how and when we might have encountered…
Remastered Footage of the Last Tasmanian Tiger in Captivity
Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) uploaded on September 6th the last-obtained footage of the long-extinct thylacine,…