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You might be surprised by what you'd find in your pores - M. Alejandra Perotti
Meet the microscopic arachnids that live on your face, and find out why Demodex mites are part of the human microbiome. -- Two species of Demodex mites specifically inhabit human follicles....
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How do fireflies create light? - Emily A. Geest
Dig into the science of how and why fireflies glow, and how their bioluminescent signals differ between males and females. -- The first firefly is thought to have lived over 100 million years...
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Can you figure out the savanna mystery? - Cella Wright
Explore how big-headed ants have changed an entire ecosystem in Kenya, from its insects and plants to its biggest predators. -- In the early 2000s, one of the world’s most widespread invasive...
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Can humans be trusted with control over genetics? - Michael Vazquez and Raye Ploeger
Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: should parents be able to choose genetic traits for their children? -- Andre and Leslie are a deaf couple who have decided to have...
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How did detectives solve the case of the bloody fingerprints? - Theodore E. Yeshion
Learn more at https://brilliant.org/TedEd -- In 1902, detectives arrived at a grisly murder scene and found a shard of broken glass with several bloody fingerprints. They painstakingly searched...
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Are vampire bats dangerous? - Imran Razik
Follow the nighttime routine of a vampire bat as it hunts for prey, and find out how these unique creatures work together to survive. -- Vampire bats are the only mammals to subsist on blood...
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How exactly do inhalers work? - Anna Rothschild
Dig into the science of inhalers, and find out how these devices treat common respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD. -- Inhalers are mainly used to treat two conditions: asthma and...
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What polls can actually tell us
And why they sometimes surprise us in presidential elections. Support our work. Become a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/memberships Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications...
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Why are there two tides a day? - Elise Cutts
Dig into how the Sun and Moon are responsible for the tides on Earth, and what this force looks like on other celestial bodies. -- In the 17th century, Isaac Newton offered the first gravitationa...
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How much would it cost to buy the Sun? - Cella Wright
Dig into the monetary value of the Sun and how important it is as our energy source as Daedalus contemplates buying it. -- Daedalus hasn’t been the same since losing Icarus. Suddenly, he...
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The real reason cheese is yellow
Cheese is yellow, milk is white. What’s going on here? Support our work. Become a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/memberships While making a grilled cheese the other day, a question...
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The giant metal walls keeping London above water
They’ve kept London safe from floods since the ’80s. But there’s a problem. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO For most of the 20th century, Londoners along the Thames River...
