From Seeker. The long-awaited results from Fermilab’s g-2 experiment are finally here…and they confirm that the Standard Model—you know, the one that aims to explain the forces that shape our universe—may need some major reworking. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The muon is one…

From Seeker. In 2018, Ben Lecomte attempted a historic first – swimming across the Pacific Ocean. The expedition resulted in the collection of invaluable scientific data that could help find a solution for the plastic pollution problem in our oceans. Streaming now on @discovery plus . Terms apply. http://bit.ly/dplus-yt » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker »…

From Seeker. About one in five fish sold around the world are captured illegally. But proving that a fish was poached can be especially difficult once it gets to shore. Now, a new device is taking forensics to a genetic level allowing field experts to crack down on shark poaching. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker…

From Seeker. The Yurok tribe live along the Klamath river and for decades they’ve been fighting to keep their livelihood. With extraordinary resilience and community effort, they’ve not only provided their own food source but won a long-deserved battle. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Catch up on Seeker…

From Seeker. Long considered one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse has begun to dramatically fade then brighten again for reasons we can’t quite pin down. And it’s caused some people to wonder if it’s about to explode. » Catch up on Constellations! https://bit.ly/3uKysSS » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our…

From Seeker. As green technologies become more common, scientists are trying to ‘green’ the lithium-ion batteries that power them. One question being: can we innovate ways to reuse and recycle these complicated batteries? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com There are a lot of reasons…

From Seeker. The immense density of the rainforest is one of its more incredible defining characteristics, so this company uses a combination of drones and advanced AI technology to spot poachers and stop them before any animals are harmed. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com…

From Seeker. After 50 years, scientists return to Elephant Island off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula to do the seemingly impossible; count thousands of penguins. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf 245 kilometers off the frigid coast of Antarctica is an island…

From Seeker. Clocks: In a world of booked calendars and packed schedules, it’s hard to imagine life without them. But as it turns out, we’ve been telling time long before their invention. For millennia, people have used the stars to understand and organize the movement of time. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our…

From Seeker. Scientists are on the hunt for a more efficient solar panel cell. Perovskites show a lot of promise, but face a few obstacles before they become commercially viable. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Perovskites are a class of materials that have a…

From Seeker. This fugitive ship got away with stealing millions of fish for years. Inside how experts are using AI to fight illegal fishing on a massive scale. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Wild Crime! http://bit.ly/WILDCRIME » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com OceanMind does not endorse the blowing up of vessels. This…

From Seeker. Scientists are using Alan Turing’s theory about patterns to grasp a better understanding of nature’s hidden design; from tracking migrating birds, to conserving whale sharks across the world. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf This is a short wildlife documentary about…

From Seeker. NASA wants a new type of space telescope. A team of scientists and engineers at NASA are developing ways to send ultra cold and ultra large balloon telescopes to the edge of space, which could open up a brand new way of seeing the cosmos. »Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker »Watch more Focal Point…

From Seeker. Life crawled out of the oceans onto land, right? New research suggests that this popular theory could be wrong. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com We’ve had the idea that life began in the oceans since the 1920s, when it was first put…

From Seeker. Most people think of astronomy as a nighttime activity, but if you hate staying up late, you’re in luck! As it turns out, there’s a whole lot of fascinating celestial objects and phenomena that can only be observed in the bright light of day. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop…

From Seeker. Researchers are deliberately infecting healthy human volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19. But why… and what is their justification? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Human challenge trials are nothing new—researchers have been conducting them to help us understand diseases like malaria…

From Seeker. Pangolins are known as the most poached animal in the world. These burrowing anteaters are hunted for their scales, which are wrongly believed to have curative properties. Here’s how they’re being saved. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The pangolin is an ancient…

From Seeker. The summit of Mauna Kea is perfect for astronomy but it’s also regarded as one of the most sacred lands for Native Hawaiians. We get a look inside the two sides that have been debating about the construction of one of the largest ground telescopes in the world. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker…

From Seeker. Giant mech suits are the stuff of science fiction, but one inventor and his team are hoping to make them a reality. The result isn’t your typical mech, as these behemoths are built to race. »Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker »Watch more Focal Point | https://bit.ly/2s0cf7w » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The machine…

From Seeker. What happens when you’re lost and you don’t have your phone or any recognizable landmarks to give you directions? Well, you look up at the stars. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Catch up on Constellations! https://bit.ly/3uKysSS The stars that we see in the sky today are…

From Seeker. Gravitons could bridge the divide between general relativity and quantum mechanics. But efforts to find these hypothetical particles have proved tricky — until now. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The renowned physicist Freeman Dyson suggested that a hypothetical detector sensitive enough to…

From Seeker. At about $150 billion per year, the illegal logging trade is the most profitable environmental crime in the world. A majority of which is often controlled by international organized criminal networks. To slow down this illegal enterprise, an interdisciplinary team at the Forest Products Laboratory have developed a machine learning system that can…

From Seeker. For forty winters, Billy Barr has been living alone in a small house set deep in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, taking meticulous weather records from outside his front door. What has his research revealed? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com From time to time, when maybe work or school…

From Seeker. Scientists have mapped the largest amount of the night sky ever and you can explore it on the internet. The giant 2D map is a prerequisite for a 3D mapping project using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop…

From Seeker. At a small training facility in Missoula, Montana, rescue dogs are being trained to stop wildlife trafficking from every point. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Dogs have seriously impressive noses, especially when it comes to catching wildlife poachers. Stationed around the world, these dogs can sniff out…

From Seeker. The sungazer lizard is an endemic species in the South African wild that is facing extinction due to the international pet trade. This is how this group of conservationists plan to stop it. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Thumbnail Credit: Shivan Parusnath Dragons are obviously a thing…

From Seeker. NASA’s Artemis program has teamed up with Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency to create the next generation lunar vehicle — one that is being described as an ‘RV for the moon.’ » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com In the late 2000’s, NASA proposed a…

From Seeker. It’s official: The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been granted emergency use authorization by the US FDA, joining the ranks of Moderna and Pfizer. Here’s why this decision could be a game-changer for vaccine distribution. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com While not…

From Seeker. Since Charles Darwin, biologists have been transfixed by the evolutionary link between pollinating insects and orchids. Now a group of intrepid conservation photographers ventured into Florida’s Corkscrew Swamp to try and photograph the interaction between pollinator and orchid. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com What does it take…

From Seeker. There are few birds more colorful or with a more beautiful song than the Javan green magpie. Unfortunately, this beauty has led the birds to be captured and sold illegally into the songbird trade in Indonesia for singing competitions or as pets. Conservationists from the Chester Zoo went undercover to document the scope…

From Seeker. First predicted nearly 20 years ago, researchers have finally (and accidentally) proved the existence of a new state of matter: ‘liquid glass’. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Glass is not a very slow moving liquid as some like to claim, unless we’re…

From Seeker. In the ever-growing hunt for exoplanets, astronomers have recently discovered that one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way actually hosts a hot, rocky ‘Super-Earth’… when it shouldn’t. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Following the…

From Seeker. How exactly are your ears connected to your sense of balance? In the final episode of season 2, Patrick breaks down what the connection is and the outsized role hidden anatomy plays in this important sense. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Anatomists…

From Seeker. NASA decided to kick off the year by performing a test on the Space Launch System that’s destined to put the first woman on the moon. But things didn’t go quite as expected. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Learn more about NASA’s…

From Seeker. Planted high in jungle treetops, used cell phones powered by small solar panels record and upload the surrounding sounds of the landscape. In real-time, the audio is analyzed by AI software that can recognize chainsaws, logging trucks, and other signs of illegal logging nearby and notify locals of the problem. This project by…

From Seeker. Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket is getting ready for its next resupply mission to the ISS. In addition to critical cargo, the rocket will send up various science experiments to orbit — including worms and grape juice. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist » Visit our shop at…

From Seeker. It’s common to see how long you can hold your breath for, but how does your body know when you’re at your breaking point? In this episode of Human, Patrick explains why it comes down to what’s in your blood. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our…

From Seeker. A camel’s hump weighs roughly 35 kilograms. So what exactly is in a camel’s hump? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com There are three types of camels: the Dromedary, which has one hump, and the Bactrian and wild camel, which have two. Thanks to their stamina, strength, intelligence,…

From Seeker. NASA’s Perseverance rover is entering the most intense phase of its mission: landing on the red planet. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter and China’s Tianwen-1 mission have already arrived at Mars’ orbit. And it’s…

From Seeker. NASA is aiming to return to the Moon by 2024, and this time with new and improved spacesuits. The agency’s new eXploration extravehicular mobility units (xEMUs) allow astronauts to move about more naturally and have longer EVA’s. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com…

From Seeker. Our brains are choosy about what they let in, and that’s thanks to the blood brain barrier. In this episode, Patrick explores how this anatomical separation between our blood and brain keeps us safe from potential harm. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com…

From Seeker. Curious what’s inside the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines? Let’s go down the ingredient list one by one and find out why they’re all in there. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The key, active ingredient in both Moderna’s and Pfizer’s vaccine is messenger…

From Seeker. Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on Earth. So what’s the secret to their incredible speed? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com A cheetah has a short muzzle, small canines, and other features to help reduce the overall weight of its head. All this results in a skull…

From Seeker. People have noticed this range of colors in the stars throughout history and it’s actually a pretty good indicator of a star’s temperature, chemical composition and life stage. In this episode, we explore why stars sometimes change color and how to spot an incredible binary system with differently colored stars right from your…

From Seeker. Testosterone is often considered the muscle building hormone, and for good reason. In this episode, Patrick breaks down how this hormone influences muscle growth and what you can do about it. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com To understand how a muscle grows,…

From Seeker. In December of 2020, US cybersecurity firm FireEye detected a cyber attack on an unprecedented scale. This leaves us to ask, how did the attack happen, and what will it take to recover? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The U.S. has an…

From Seeker. Owl eyes are specially designed for the dark to spot prey from afar. Here’s how they see behind themselves and what makes their eyes so powerful. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The bigger the eyes, the more the pupils can expand and let light in, which helps…

From Seeker. A UK company is making synthetic diamonds from carbon that’s sucked out of the air. But just how eco-friendly are these manufactured gems? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com A UK company named Skydiamond hopes to revolutionize the traditional diamond mining industry by…

From Seeker. We’re used to looking at everything around us unfolding in real time. But when we look at the stars, we’re actually looking at the past. We aren’t seeing the stars, or really anything in the universe, as they currently are. We’re seeing things as they were. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit…

From Seeker. Pain is much more complicated than getting a nasty cut on your knee. In this episode of Human, Patrick breaks down how your body feels pain on a physiological level. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com In 1811 a surgeon named Charles Bell…

From Seeker. How many Earths could there really be in our galaxy? A team of 44 astronomers have landed on what they say is the definitive answer —at least for now. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The aim of NASA’s Kepler mission was to…

From Seeker. Octopuses think, feel, and smell with their arms. Scientists are using them as inspiration for innovations in material science, medicine, and soft robotics. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com They can change color. They can change shape and texture. They strategize, play, and solve puzzles. They’ve got three…

From Seeker. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see through walls? Well, researchers at Stanford University might have just cracked the code on this superpower. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com CDT is a process that uses a single-photon avalanche diode…

From Seeker. The Milky Way is an iconic feature of the night sky. In this episode, we’ll help you spot the center of the galaxy and well-known nebulae in the Milky Way. And we’ll explain how galactic archaeologists like Dreia Carrillo figure out what the Milky Way is actually made of. » Subscribe to Seeker!…

From Seeker. Our digestive system does a lot more than just break down food for us. It actually has a role in our immunity. In this episode, Patrick explores how immune system checkpoints within the digestive tract protect us from pathogens. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human! http://bit.ly/HUMANplaylist » Visit our shop…

From Seeker. Crocodiles have more than 60 teeth, but they don’t chew their food — sometimes they have to perform a death roll. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com The crocodilian group is hundreds of millions of years old and includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials. Not only can these…

From Seeker. Around 390,000 new humans are born every day. So, on a planet with dwindling resources and an increasing strain on natural systems… is curbing our booming population the key to solving our environmental woes? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com In 2018, just…

From Seeker. To understand astronomy, astrology might actually not be a bad place to start… Although scientists certainly haven’t proven that being an Aries makes you more impatient or a Libra means you’re wise, the constellations in the zodiac have unlocked hidden secrets of the stars for centuries. In this episode, we’ll explore the ecliptic…

From Seeker. There is always marketing claiming a new product reduces inflammation, but inflammation is a natural biological process, and we need at least some of it to keep us safe. In this episode, Patrick explains the inflammatory response and why it’s necessary for our survival. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Human!…