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Humans have been stealing energy from flowing water for at least two thousand years. It wasn’t until the advent of electricity that things really got…

The two things that make showers on Earth delightful are hot water and gravity, but in space, both are in limited supply. Learn how astronauts…

John Dalton is far more famous for his work in atomic theory. But he wrote one of the first thorough descriptions of what he called…

Breathing through your nose instead of your mouth can help your heart, immune system, and even your anxiety levels. Learn how in this episode of…

They can’t vote or hire lobbyists. The policies we create to help them aren’t always so helpful. Consider the car seat: parents hate it, the…

If you’ve seen rippling patterns in the blades of knives or swords, that’s Damascus steel. Learn its history and how it’s made today in this…

Did you know space has weather? It’s true! In our solar system, tons – literal tons – of highly charged gas and magnetized particles spew…