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Flowers Change Color with This Science Experiment

Did you know that science can turn your plain white flowers into a colorful bouquet? In this video, Alex Dainis demonstrates how capillary action can help us create multicolored flowers.
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Your Gut Can Taste Too? Sense of Taste Unveiled

Did you know that it’s not just the tongue that has a sense of taste? In this video, Insoo Hyun, Director of the Center for Life Sciences at the Museum of Science, describes how a recent study has shown that the gut also has a sense of taste that you’re...
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Why Do Sloths Hang Upside Down?

What amazing adaptations make sloths unique? In this video, Museum Educator Jason talks with Sash the sloth’s handler about these incredible creatures.
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Octopuses - The Secret to Better Sunscreen

Do octopuses hold the secret to better sunscreen? In this video, Alex Dainis dives into the color-changing abilities of these amazing ocean creatures, and how this trait could teach us how to improve sunscreen.
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EEE: What You Need To Know

Why are mosquitoes shutting down towns in Massachusetts? The area is experiencing an outbreak of EEE, or Eastern equine encephalitis.
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Music As Medicine: An Evening with Daniel J. Levitin

The famed neuroscientist, author, and composer highlights the critical role music has played in human biology, illuminating its curative powers and its profound benefits for those both young and old.
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How Handwriting Helps Learning

Do you usually take notes by handwriting, or by typing? In this video, Insoo Hyun, Director at the Center for Life Science at the Museum of Science, walks us through a recent study that shows the benefits of handwriting.
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Tomatoes’ Microscopic Structures

What does a tomato look like under a microscope? In this video, Quinten, a microhobbyist, shows us the amazing cell structures that make up this delicious food.
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Dogs Can Donate Blood Too!

Did you know your dog can be a blood donor? In this video, Insoo Hyun, Director of the Center for Life Sciences at the Museum of Science, explains how dogs sometimes need blood donations.
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Tarantulas Have Cat Traits? Surprising Similarities!

Did you know that tarantulas and cats share some surprising traits? Meet Fluffy, the Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula, who uses her retractable claws and specialized hairs to grip smooth surfaces with ease—even scaling glass like a pro!
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Did NASA Find Proof of Past Life on Mars? Latest Findings Explained

Are we one step closer to proving the existence of past life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover recently found possible leopard spots on a Martian rock. On Earth, leopard spots are a sign of microbes causing a chemical reaction on a rock.
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Saving Bees with Pesticides

How are pesticides helping to save honey bees? In this video, Alex Dainis explains that varroa mites are pests that threaten bee populations by acting as a parasite to both adult bees and bee larvae.
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Heat Waves & Early Labor in Pregnancy

How do heat waves affect pregnant people? In this video, Alex Dainis explains that a recent study has shown a correlation between heat waves and early births.
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Rotifers Explained: Microscopic Creatures Thinner Than A Strand of Hair

What are rotifers? In this video, Quinten, a microhobbyist, explains how these microscopic animals live in all sorts of bodies of water, including temporary sources of water like puddles.
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Microscopic Life in a Drop of Ocean Water

What lives in a drop of ocean water? In this video, Quinten, a microhobbyist explains the microscopic food webs that have a big impact on our ecosystems by recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen.