Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago
Adults Health
Somewhere in your body, your immune system just quietly killed one of your own cells, stopping it from becoming cancer, and saving your life. It does that all the time.
Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Don’t Know Why
Adults Health
The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still don’t know what the heck they used it for.
2-Minute Focus Reset
Youth Health
Reset your focus with this quick mindfulness exercise.
How Can We Respond to Climate Change?
Adults Health
Now that we know how complex and interwoven climate change is with society globally, we can begin to see it everywhere.
The man who lost his sense of touch
Adults Health
Explore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.
How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist
Adults Health
What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities -- breathing and movement -- that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.
The Best Way to Boost Your Immune System
Adults Health
There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.
You Can’t Actually Die Of Old Age
Adults Health
Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, “dying of old age” is not medically possible; instead, it’s just a convenient catch-all.
All the Ways Ice Baths Affect the Body | WIRED
Adults Health
Everyone seems to be cold plunging, or at the very least, watching other people do it.
What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg
Adults Health
When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery: the teeth of those ancient humans were riddled with holes.
It's A New Year!
Kids Health
New year, new you! Let's make some healthy routines with kids and practice language skills with songs.
Why Do Heart Attacks Cause *Arm* Pain?
Adults Health
When the brain receives pain from an internal organ, it often projects the pain in the wrong place because of the way sensory nerve paths converge.
All Better: Phoenix
Kids Health
When Phoenix is found outside, he needs medicine to help his fur grow back.
What Exactly Is Body Bacteria?
Kids Health
Learn about body bacteria with Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand!
First Aid Training Compilation
Youth Health
Learn some basic first-aid skills with Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand on Operation Ouch!
When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?
Adults Health
By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.
Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.
Adults Health
Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe.
All Better: Boo
Kids Health
Boo's got a problem: her leg is bent, and it's making her really shy...
How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
Adults Health
You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.
Learn About Your Blood
Kids Health
Learn all about your blood from Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand!
Tinnitus: The Sound of Your Brain
Youth Health
Tinnitus is a condition when a person hears a sound when there is no sound stimulus.