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Sodium is a highly combustible element and the addition of water can make it explode. In this video we see a drop of water added to a small piece of sodium in a flask filled with chlorine gas. The distinctive yellow color of the light emitted is due to sodium’s “D lines” - this is [...]

The remarkably well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur-era sea creature found in a Canadian mine is turning out to be a gold mine for paleontologists. The Cretaceous-period reptile, dubbed Nichollsia borealis, is not only a new species—it represents a whole new genus. It’s also one of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils ever unearthed in [...]

A karate hit on a brick in super slow motion. The reaction of the human body is unbelievable!

Does sucking helium cause your instrument to go crazy? This The Brainiac experiment answers that question.

Scientists are calling regenerative medicine the “Holy Grail” of stem-cell research. Wyatt Andrews reports on how tissue re-growth could make invasive surgeries a thing of the past.