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From Seeker. Tourism is huge for the economy of Mexico, but at what cost to the natural landscape of the region? One diver shows the impact of plastic pollution off the coast of the most popular beaches. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf The Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán…
From Seeker. Scientists are still trying to understand why not all liquids flow in the same way. One recent study dove into the complexities of pusher fluids used for extracting oil and solved a decades-old mystery. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Fluids are a necessary part of day to day…
From Seeker. What if bees are not the herbivores we thought they were? Scientists have unveiled the secret microbial world that is vital to bees’ population, and our food supply. Special thanks to HHMI Tangled Bank Studios » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf While they may not be our…
From Seeker. Thousands of years ago, the Sahel region of Africa was a green, lush, tropical paradise. The Great Green Wall initiative is on a mission to restore that greenery in that region across the entire continent. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist The Great Green Wall is an epic project…
From Seeker. In the last few years, the city of Grand Forks in British Columbia has been hit with unprecedented floods; wiping out homes in the region. We follow one resident and her journey to document this issue before it’s too late. Special thanks to Jackson Wild » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up…
From Seeker. Each year, just about 30,000 metric tonnes of plastic pollution enter Indonesia’s waters. How does one man plan to clean it up? Special thanks to Jackson Wild » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf In Indonesia, the ocean plays a critical role in people’s livelihood; from their food…
From Seeker. Black holes are some of the most exciting phenomena in astrophysics, but what exactly are they? How do they live and die? Let’s dive into the basics. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist So let’s start at square one and define exactly what a black hole is. A black…
From Seeker. Dr. Krithi Karanth grew up with animals all around her, and now she wants to tackle human-wildlife conflicts happening in India. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf India is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world with over 91,000 species of animals and 40,000 different…
From Seeker. Rural Zambia is known for some of the highest rates of infant and maternal mortality in the world. We follow Grace Chibilika as she embarks on the incredible journey to deliver her child. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf Childbirth is one of the most remarkable and…
From Seeker. PSA: Napping isn’t just for kids! The benefits of a quick 10-20 minute nap can be as powerful as a full 8-hour snooze. So next time you nod off at your desk, don’t feel too bad about catching some extra Z’s. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Sign…
From Seeker. We still aren’t 100% sure where Earth’s water came from. Check out the latest understandings in our new video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP7dda0sqmc
From Seeker. The beaches of Tulum, Mexico are home to hundreds of nesting endangered sea turtles. Volunteers at the Xcacel Sea Turtle Camp help get thousands of sea turtles to the ocean safely. One volunteer, Aurora, gets her perspective changed from this experience. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPcf…
From Seeker. Many of the U.S.’s most iconic rocket launches have taken place in a region on Florida’s coast. But what makes this area such a great place for lift off? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters Cape…
From Seeker. What’s it like to live in a Martian Simulation? Join Sarafina as she experiences what it’s like to live there for two weeks. To learn more about what it would take to actually live on Mars, check out our Focal Point: https://youtu.be/ppNGnm9abyg » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker
From Seeker. Red pandas are on the brink of extinction. There are estimates that there could be as few as 2,500 red pandas left in the wild. But one woman has devoted her life to help fight for this species from heading to extinction. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com…
From Seeker. What’s it like to live in a Martian Simulation? Join Sarafina as she experiences what it’s like to live there for two weeks. To learn more about what it would take to actually live on Mars, check out our Focal Point: https://youtu.be/ppNGnm9abyg » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker
From Seeker. Would you hibernate for months or even years? To learn more about how human hibernation would work, check out our episode here: https://youtu.be/fD53_rmE4AY
From Seeker. The Parker Solar Probe just made a historic flyby of the Sun. For the first time, the satellite passed through the Alfvén Critical Surface, which is where the Sun’s atmosphere ends. This milestone revealed a lot about the Sun, but can also teach us a little bit more about life on Earth. »…
From Seeker. Psychedelics have been used for centuries as part of traditional medicine, but these days they’re criminalized by many governments. If you want to learn more about psychedelics, specifically magic mushrooms, check out our episode here: https://youtu.be/e3L1m8sONwY
From Seeker. Fermentation is a natural process that humans have been hacking for millennia. Now, scientists are customizing the process to revolutionize the future of food with alternative proteins. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters When you hear…
From Seeker. NASA recently announced it will decommission the ISS by 2030. But what’s the plan for getting the football-field-sized station back to Earth? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters Based on evaluations, the ISS is expected to…
From Seeker. Ever hear how it takes 21 days to build a habit? Well, turns out, it can take much longer than that. To learn more about how to build or break a habit, check out Seeker’s episode here: https://youtu.be/XV4DPcpHSN4
From Seeker. Join Sarafina as she continues her next step of astronaut training. To learn more about what it would take to actually live on Mars, check out our Focal Point: https://youtu.be/ppNGnm9abyg » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker
From Seeker. What should you do to prepare for space? Follow Sarafina as she goes underwater for her next phases of astronaut training. To learn more about what it would take to actually live on Mars, check out our Focal Point: https://youtu.be/ppNGnm9abyg » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker
From Seeker. Ever wonder what space feels like? Astrophysicist Sarafina Nance got the closest thing to that experience in our latest Field Trip episode. To learn more about what it would take to actually live on Mars, check out our Focal Point: https://youtu.be/ppNGnm9abyg » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker ____________________ Welcome to Field Trip. Tag along…
From Seeker. Recent biodiversity reports point to a drastic drop in species across the world, but on the local scale the results are more mixed. We’re also missing data from some of the key ecosystems on our planet. In order to fight off the 6th mass extinction, we need more data to get a complete…
From Seeker. For the first time ever, scientists at CERN have spotted a bizarre “X" particle in a recreation of the primordial soup that existed just moments after the Big Bang, using the LHC. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s…
From Seeker. Did you know that cocaine has a long history of therapeutic use in medicine? If you want to learn more about how cocaine was used this year, in 2022, for a groundbreaking new procedure, check out our Elements episode on how a genetically modified pig’s heart was transplanted into a human here: https://youtu.be/rBRdwzECJHQ
From Seeker. Did water crash into Earth from space by way of a massive comet, or was it around long before our planet’s formation? Well, one new study suggests that it might have actually come from the most unlikely source of all: the Sun. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist »…
From Seeker. When it comes to your metabolism, new research is showing us some pretty surprising things about how it changes throughout your lifetime. Click here to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoFavYdbl8M
From Seeker. For the first time ever, doctors have transplanted a pig heart into a human. The groundbreaking procedure used genetic modification and… cocaine?! Thumbnail Credit: University of Maryland School of Medicine » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters…
From Seeker. What if we told you that swamps are some of the “deadest” ecosystems around? And we mean that quite literally. Called peatlands, these wetland environments are famously good at hiding dead people. Learn more about peat bogs here: https://youtu.be/OBeGRq7ACKA
From Seeker. Suspended animation has the potential to transform everything from surgical medicine to deep space travel. So how close are researchers to making this a reality? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters So, what would it take…
From Seeker. What most of us call sleep talking, scientists refer to as somniloquy, and our bed partners or roommates may call annoying. An estimated two in three people talk in their sleep at some point in their lives. But why do we do this and who do we think we’re speaking to? Find out…
From Seeker. Did you make a New Year’s Resolution this year? Research shows that most people stop keeping up with these goals by February. Luckily, there are science-backed ways to break bad habits and form new healthy ones! » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com »…
From Seeker. With the cold season upon us, this supplement is flying off shelves as people try to strengthen their immune systems. But is this remedy all hype, or does it actually work? If you want to learn more about Zinc and it’s effect on the common cold, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeWGqSp5cX0
From Seeker. Short Summary: Microchips are in most of today’s technology, from an electric toothbrush to an SUV. But the supply of microchips has yet to catch up with its growing demand. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy to just increase production. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop…
From Seeker. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left us all with lots of questions about our personal health, especially for those with cancer. In this week’s Body Language, we ask experts from the NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to talk about some of the biggest questions surrounding…
From Seeker. Could psilocybin mushrooms be the biggest mental health breakthrough since antidepressants? Here’s why certain people are answering with a resounding "yes." » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters ’Shrooms can actually be any of over 180 species…
From Seeker. Recently, researchers found that under the right conditions, light can behave like a liquid that flows in unison. That’s right — liquid light. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for Seeker’s Newsletter! https://www.seeker.com/newsletters Light has been a favorite subject of…
From Seeker. Sex drive. Libido. Lust. Whatever you call it, sexual desire is a lot more complicated than you might think. In this week’s Body Language, we break down exactly how sexual desire works and all the exciting science around it. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Body Language! http://bit.ly/BodyLanguagePlaylist » Visit our…
From Seeker. You’ve probably heard that your metabolism slows down as your age. Turns out, that isn’t entirely true. A new study revealed that your metabolism actually remains steady throughout most of your adult life. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com » Sign Up for…
From Seeker. Cancer and cancer treatment take a major toll on a patient’s health, including their fertility. Luckily, fertility preservation techniques are ever-evolving, and there are lots of options for people with cancer to reduce the risk of infertility. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Body Language! http://bit.ly/BodyLanguagePlaylist » Visit our shop at…
From Seeker. Despite the fact that floating around in space looks like a certified blast, it’s not something the human body is optimized for. In order to make these trips possible, scientists are going to have to figure out how to mimic Earth’s gravity in space. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements!…
From Seeker. We’ve been using rovers for space exploration for years, but what if instead of wheels…they used legs? Meet Asagumo, the world’s first walking robot to be sent to the moon. Learn more about this exciting mission here: https://youtu.be/Fko0VZNO8DM
From Seeker. As more of the world’s forests are destroyed, it makes you wonder: what’s going to absorb CO2 in their place?! In an ironic twist of fate, one of Earth’s “deadest” habitats might be our best hope for an ongoing supply of breathable air. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist…
From Seeker. Some of us sleep soundly without uttering a whisper; others deliver entire speeches while sawing their logs. But why is that…and how does sleep talking affect our health? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Many people think of sleep as the brain shutting…
From Seeker. Hidden beneath the moon’s layers of dusty regolith are lava caves— caves that scientists hope could one day support human colonies. But these subterranean spaces have never been explored before….at least not yet. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Asagumo is the latest…
From Seeker. Check out the latest episode of Countdown to Launch for more on the James Webb Space Telescope: https://youtu.be/F9v6ykzQqZ4
From Seeker. The James Webb Space Telescope is FINALLY ready for launch. It’s taken over two decades, thousands of international scientists, and billions of dollars to get to this point. » Here’s a recap on the James Webb Space Telescope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO-D0bXcO6g&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X7ACJpjTf83BXAhxCHUkkDh » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist » Visit…
From Seeker. Zinc: A wonder trace mineral for staving off the common cold? Or a totally overhyped home remedy? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Your body only needs tiny amounts, but it can still have big impacts on your health. Zinc is involved in…
From Seeker. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a time machine to the early universe, which uses massive golden mirrors to capture ancient light. The results will likely rewrite and expand our textbooks for years to come. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Focal Point | https://bit.ly/2s0cf7w » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com…
From Seeker. Wondering how to help your baby stop crying and start sleeping? Come find out alongside Angel Laketa Moore (@thatchickangel) why healthy sleep habits are so important to cultivate early on. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Seeker Baby! https://bit.ly/SeekerBabyPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com At birth, babies will sleep randomly.…
From Seeker. Researchers may have miscalculated soil’s ability to capture carbon…meaning our current global climate models might be off. So now what?! » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Ever clean your room by shoving everything under the bed? What if we could do this with…
From Seeker. Do you know the difference between the vagina and the vulva? Research shows that many people don’t know the right words for this important reproductive anatomy, so let’s dive into the basics. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Body Language! http://bit.ly/BodyLanguagePlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com When most folks talk…
From Seeker. Babies get PHYSICAL! But when exactly do babies learn to take their first step? Come learn alongside Angel Laketa Moore (@thatchickangel) to see what’s involved in coordinating all those very first wiggles, rolls, and crawls. #ad #nowiknowcmv #moderna #cmvawareness » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Seeker Baby! https://bit.ly/SeekerBabyPlaylist » Visit our…
From Seeker. Endometriosis is often associated with debilitating pelvic pain during menstruation, but its symptoms can span all over the body. The condition has an average diagnosis delay of seven to 10 years. So what exactly is endometriosis, and why is it so hard to diagnose? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Body…
From Seeker. Google’s quantum computer has been used to create a time crystal, a newly defined phase of matter that defies the laws of scientific physics. » Recap on Quantum Supremacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyuf1zt-TpU » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com Google has been tinkering with one they’ve…
From Seeker. It can be hard to tell what’s normal from what’s not when it comes to a baby’s poop. From its color to its consistency, come learn alongside Angel Laketa Moore (@thatchickangel) everything you should be paying attention to. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Seeker Baby! https://bit.ly/SeekerBabyPlaylist » Visit our shop…
From Seeker. We’re all pretty invested in what our body hair looks like. But why exactly do we have body hair in the first place, and what happens when we remove it? » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker » Watch more Body Language! http://bit.ly/BodyLanguagePlaylist » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com On average, we’re covered in about…