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The following are some of our visitor favorites among the EWC Science articles! Once you’ve enjoyed these, make sure you head over to our ever expanding collection of science related articles by clicking the button below!
18 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Rewilding: How Wolves Radically Change Rivers
By Dr. Lynda
Author George Monbiot has coined a new term – “rewilding” – which may be the key to finding balance with the natural world. You won’t believe the dramatic improvements that nature can manage for itself, once key species are reintroduced. Fascinating!
12 minutes
[ Animals ]
Turning Birds Into Dinosaurs
Is turning birds into dinosaurs possible? Creating the dino-chicken isn’t just a scientific dream. The science behind the project is already a reality!
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
Unearthing the DNA of the Jungle with Leeches
How can leeches help biologist study remote ecosystems? It turns out researchers can use these often overlooked creatures to learn about species hidden from view! Here’s the fascinating story.
30 minutes
Using Light as a Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease!
Remarkable science alert! Scientists have recently found a therapy for Alzheimer’s that uses light to reverse some of the symptoms of the disease!
18 minutes
The Science of Superheroes! Would It Really Work?
Have you ever wondered what having superpowers would be like? Today we explore the science of superheroes to understand what being superhuman would really be like!
20 minutes
[ Art ]
Turning Apples into Ears: Creativity in the Lab
What if we let creativity and play mix with science? Here’s a lab that is doing just that, and in doing so coming up with incredible discoveries, like the ability to turn apples into ears…
11 minutes
[ Animals ]
Saving the Rainforest with Old Cell Phones
How can we police large swaths of endangered rainforest with something we all have at home? The incredible startup Rainforest Connection is taking our old cell phones and giving them a second life as protectors of some of the most at-risk habitat on the planet!
130 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
New Light on the Dawn of Humanity
By Dr. Lynda
As scientists continue to uncover the origins of our humanity, this discovery in an unlikely place by an unlikely team may be the missing link to our ancient ancestors.
7 minutes
Our Shared Place in the Universe
By Dr. Lynda
What is our place in the universe? Here on Earth we may think we are the center of it all, but today’s video-share gives us a very unique perspective!
5 minutes
Baking Cookies is Chemistry?
Ever thought of yourself as a chemist? Well, if you have ever baked, or critiqued the results of a baker, you might just be the best chemist in your house! There’s fascinatingly fun science in those holiday cookies!
12 minutes
[ Animals ]
Woolly Mammoth: Back from Extinction?
By Dr. Lynda
The woolly mammoth, the passenger pigeon or other extinct species: Here’s some fascinating NEW questions on bringing them back!
21 minutes
What are Gravitational Waves Anyway?
Gravitational waves are something we hear a lot about, but what are they, and why is their discovery so important? Here are some answers that will leave you feeling a little smarter!
15 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Bio-rubber: Regenerating Body Parts of Our Own
By Dr. Lynda
Someday soon we will be re-growing our own failing or missing parts! This remarkable science may eventually touch every one of our lives. Fascinating!
7 minutes
[ Education ]
DeflateGate Deflated with Science
By Dr. Chuck
With Super Bowl XLIX behind us, questions still linger about “DeflateGate,” but is there really anything newsworthy here? The science is fascinatingly simple.
21 minutes
Can Bacteria Talk to Each Other?
By Dr. Lynda
Can single-celled organisms like bacteria communicate, or are they blindly moving through their lifespan, like tiny organic machines? Princeton University’s Bonnie Bassler has a fascinating answer.
18 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
One Teenager, Changing the World for Many
By Dr. Lynda
At age 14, Easton LaChappelle met a 7 year old girl who had a prosthetic arm. The limb could only open and close, and yet it cost $80,000. He thought he could do better, and do it for under $1,000. He set to work in his bedroom, and later the family garage.
8 minutes
Seeing the Brain…With Diapers (What?!)
In a strange twist of fate, neuroscientists discovered that they could be using diapers to see the details of the brain better! Take a look…
60 minutes
[ Perception ]
What’s Beyond Earth?
Have you ever wonder what lies beyond earth? The Podcast TED Radio Hour helps us answer this question and many more with speakers from the TED stage.
14 minutes
[ Design ]
Snake Robots: Can You Watch This Without Squirming?
Are you creeped out by robots… or snakes? How about a robotic snake?! You might change your tune when you see the incredible uses of the robot snake, today on EWC.
23 minutes
Want to Be a Space Archaeologist?
Growing up a great number of us probably wanted to be an astronaut or an archaeologist, but what if you could have been both? Yes, space archaeology is here, and soon, we will be able to become citizen space archaeologists!
16 minutes
Neuroscience Made Fun!
By Ethan Sawyer
Can neuroscience be inspiring and even fun? It absolutely can! This TED Talk is a jaw-dropper and will change the way you think of your own body, and what is possible!
