Serena Williams is one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet and the highest paid female athlete. She has won 23 grand slams and countless other trophies making her one of the greatest of all time in tennis. Her iconic serve is one of the main reasons she has risen to such levels and dominated tennis for over 10 years.
Black holes are the densest, most powerful objects in the universe. Capable of ripping entire planets and stars to pieces. This animation reveals what the smallest black holes look like compared to...
What if Thanos really had wiped out 50 percent of all life on Earth? To be fair, Thanos has good intentions: To help improve the quality of life for everyone left. But it turns out, ecosystems don’...
Giving birth changes a mother's brain in many different ways. When she first sees her newborn, core regions of her brain's reward network kick in, giving her an instant connection. Father's also ex...
Ketamine, once known for its "club enhancing" effects, is now an FDA approved anti-depressant. Over four million Americans suffer from treatment-resistant depression. The new drug is a glimmer of h...
Humans can’t grow new teeth. But we’re not alone. Most mammals can’t. But many reptiles and fish can grow hundreds, or even thousands of new teeth in a lifetime. The reason has to do with how repti...
If you think it’s fruit that colors strawberry Yoplait yogurt red, think again. It’s carmine, a natural red dye derived from crushed cochineal bugs. People have used it for thousands of years to co...
New York City is full of people — and pests. But while cockroaches, rats, and mice are everywhere, some places are more infested than others. We asked a professional exterminator to tell us what to...
Face mites live on pretty much all adult humans. Including you. These tiny arachnids suck oil and cell material from your pores, and lay eggs in your hair follicles. But don't worry, they’re usuall...
Sumo wrestlers eat up to 7,000 calories a day and weigh as much as 400 pounds. Yet they don’t suffer from heart attacks, strokes, or other symptoms of obesity. Their secret is in their name—sumo wr...
It’s almost impossible to overdose on coffee. The average American drinks 3 cups of coffee per day and there is a lethal dose of caffeine, but it’s somewhere around 10 grams. And the average cup of...
Stubbing your toe hurts so much because you’re slamming a tiny surface with a force equal to 2-3 times your bodyweight. Then a bundle of nerve endings called nociceptors fire a danger signal to you...
Popcorn ceilings have been around for years as the infamous staple in old homes. They were popular between the 1930s and 1990s and were widely used in construction. However, because of potential ex...
Not sure whether you should risk it and eat around a moldy piece of bread? Unsure how that cat survived a 32-foot fall? We attempt to explain all your questions, conspiracies, and hypotheticals.
The place for all your health-related questions, whether you're wondering what happens when you sleep in your contact lenses or you wanna know what it's really likely getting wisdom teeth out.
Have you ever dreamed of a world where we could kill off all pesky mosquitos? Or wondered just how accurate the Jurassic Park movies are? What about the secret that lay inside a whale’s blowhole? These videos aim to uncover the secrets of animals ranging from evolution to misconception.
The final frontier remains filled with the unknown and this is the place where we attempt to answer some of those questions. Whether it’s wondering why we haven’t found aliens yet, whether NASA would even be able to handle extraterrestrials life, or theorizing whether you could skydive from the International Space Station, these videos aim to elaborate on the mysteries of outer space.
We speak with scientific experts like Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Adam Savage, and many more. They explain everything from wormholes to the ending of Interstellar.