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NASA Parker Solar Probe Makes History - Closest Approach to the Sun

On December 24, 2024 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe came closer to the sun than anything has before, at about 3.86 million miles. It also became the fastest man-made object ever, clocking in at 430,000 mph!
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How La Niña Impacts Weather Worldwide

What does La Niña mean for your weather forecast? NOAA is currently predicting a 57% chance of La Niña this winter.
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Eco-Friendly Glitter Hack!

How do you make eco-friendly glitter? In this video, Alex Dainis describes the process of making glitter at home that doesn’t hurt the environment.
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Why Reindeer Eyes Change Color!

Why do reindeer’s eyes change color with the seasons? In this video, Alex Dainis explains why reindeer eyes change color from orange-gold in the summer to blue in the winter.
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Relight a Candle with Smoke!

Do you know how to re-light a candle without touching the match to the wick? In this video, Alex Dainis explains how you can reignite a recently blown out candle by touching a match to the stream of smoke!
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Corn’s Wild Origins: From Grass to Feast

How did corn transform from the ancestral teosinte, which has small hard cornels, into the popular and juicy staple we know today? Alex Dainis explains how around 10,000 years ago, humans began picking seeds from the tastiest teosinte plants to grow...
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Why Haven’t We Found Aliens? Fermi Paradox Explained

Why haven’t we found life elsewhere in the universe? This is the question of the Fermi Paradox.
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Hack the Brain with Tech | Women in STEM

What new technologies are redefining how we study pain? Neuroscience PhD candidate Lindsay Ejoh explains three technologies that she uses in her research
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Sustainable Solutions Across the Country | Sophie’s Electric Road Trip

What has Sophie Shrand of Science with Sophie learned from her cross-country electric road trip? In this video, she states her three main takeaways.
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World’s Largest Coral Found!

What does it mean that scientists just discovered the biggest coral colony in the world? While conducting fieldwork in the Solomon Islands, a team of scientists discovered a coral colony that’s estimated to be 300 years old and can be seen from space!
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Instant Ice Explained: How Nucleation Works

Do you know how to create instant ice? In this video, Alex Dainis explains the science behind this cool experiment.
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SpaceX Starship Completes Sixth Test: NASA’s Rocket for Future Moon Missions

SpaceX's Starship, the rocket selected by NASA as the human landing system for future Moon missions, has successfully completed its sixth test launch! 🚀
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Inside a Neuroscientist's Day | Women in STEM

What does a day in the life look like for a neuroscience PhD researcher? Lindsay Ejoh describes her day working in a lab studying the neurobiology of physical pain.
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Powder Absorbs 800x its Weight in Water

How does sodium polyacrylate, or waterlock, hold up to 800 times its weight in water? In this educational video, Museum Educator Karen explains how sodium polyacrylate is a polymer, meaning it is made up of long chains of molecules.
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Dark Energy Explained: Black Hole Breakthrough!

What do black holes have to do with the expansion of the universe? A study from 2023 showed a potential link between black holes and the production of dark energy, the force driving the expansion of the universe!