Should transgender teens transition? This rather personal question occupies a prominent place in the American culture war. One the one side ...

Today we talk about magnetic resonance imaging at record resolution, why the sun’s corona is so hot, nanoscale devices that can be re...

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In this week's science news we talk about artificial intelligence that rediscovered Kepler’s laws, solar flares in the laborat...

Solar power is a nice idea. Except for the issue with the clouds. And the nights. So, how about we instead put solar panels up in space and ...

Today we’ll talk about magnetic fields on exoplanets, a new isotope of uranium, mysterious chemicals in the atmosphere, spectrosco...

If you've been following my channel for a really long time, you might remember that some years ago I made a video about whether faster-t...

Today we’ll talk about water on the moon, space skin, quantum light, how crystals grow, mind-controlled robots, blood as fuel, nan...

I recently learned there’s a new trend on social media: monk mode. It means cutting out distractions and going into self-isolation to become...

Today we’ll talk a new explanation for the interstellar object Oumuamua, what’s up with the W-boson anomaly, two new institut...

When we come together in groups we can be so much more than the sum of the parts. But sometimes groups are just much more stupid. Collective...

Today we’ll talk about a new comet, drone deliveries, how the hydrogen economy could actually make global warming worse, a better way ...

In this video we survey the biggest and most interesting nuclear fusion startups which want to make nuclear fusion commercially relevant. Wh...

Today we’ll talk about a potential breakthrough in room temperature superconductivity, new clues about the origin of water on Earth, the ...

I used to think that today's so-called "artificial intelligences" are actually pretty dumb. But I've recently changed my m...

Today we’ll talk about a new LHC anomaly, wakefield acceleration, nuclear fusion progress, how to look around corners in augmented realit...

In this video we have collected all you need to know about cannabis and marijuana. What are the risks and benefits of marijuana? Is it a goo...

Today we’ll talk about computers made of human brain cells, galaxies that are too big to exist, how the Brits prevented a global chocolat...

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Today we’ll talk about whether dark energy is made of black holes, four types of solar systems, exoboots, whether banning short-haul flig...