Adhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights – without sticking to anything.

In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.

An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it.

This lab measures the tiniest forces in the universe.

The US Navy has an indoor ocean that can simulate any wave in the world.

This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard. Part of this video was sponsored by Google Domains.

People have witnessed supernovae for millennia, but what threat do they pose to life on Earth?

The Fast Fourier Transform is used everywhere but it has a fascinating origin story that could have ended the nuclear arms race.

The Fatal Physics of Falling Objects

This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world.

Which experts have real expertise?

Fritz Haber is the scientist who arguably most transformed the world. Part of this video is sponsored by Wren.

The 100 Prisoners Riddle feels completely impossible even once you know the answer.

Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that makes up most of the mass in the universe. But after decades of trying, no experiments have found any trace of dark matter – except one.

A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

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Massive thanks to Prof. Francois Tissot for suggesting we make a video on the topic of isotope geochemistry. Huge thanks to Prof. Bruce Lanphear for consulting with us on lead and cardiovascular diseases.

To make antivenom, you first need to collect venom from the world’s most deadly snakes.

Digital computers have served us well for decades, but the rise of artificial intelligence demands a totally new kind of computer: analog.

Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution.