You Actually Can Get Rid of Forever Chemicals

If you’ve used non-stick cookware recently or bought water-resistant clothes, you might have heard about PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” And while it is very hard to break down the PFAS polluting our en

5 Weird Windows of the Future.

This video was sponsored by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Window technology has made some major advances over the millennia. Like adding screens to keep bugs out, and double glazing to keep heat in. B

Ontario is Getting Taller

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Tens of thousands of years ago, large portions of North America an

What Science Says About the Sequels to Ozempic

Ozempic, and drugs like it, are powerful, versatile, and have made a huge difference in people’s lives. But bigger, better, beefier spins on the Ozempic approach are on the horizon. So let’s take a lo

The Time England Ran Out of Bones

Get your $5 sign-up bonus at http://privacy.com/scishow. You can use it on your first purchase! Privacy has a free plan with no transaction fees for domestic purchases. Protect your financial identity

What the Heck is a FODMAP?

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. You might have heard of the low FODMAP diet. Maybe your doctor eve

5 Space Stations You've Never Heard Of

JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone, anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. Did you know the US Air Force put a space station in orbit

The Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Might Not Last

The Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis is only a couple of decades old, but researchers are already questioning whether it should once again be broken up into different categories. And the categories

Why Are There No Wild Cows?

While you may not be able to bring the aurochs back, you can show off your appreciation for them by picking up one of our new aurochs shirts, inspired by the cave paintings found at Lascaux in France.

King Tut’s Curse Could Cure Cancer

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Many mysterious deaths are associated with the tomb of King Tut. S

The Tragedy of the Cystic Fibrosis Cure

JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone, anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself. For most of the time we've known about cystic fibrosis, it

This Gorgeous Rock Was Made by a Supercontinent

Labradorites are such beautiful stones that they've been the subject of legends for thousands of years. And the way we got them is pretty legendary too, because it basically shouldn't have been possib

The First Trip To Earth’s Stratosphere Was A Disaster

Check out the Rocks Box store and subscribe here: https://complexly.info/rocks In 1931, Professor Auguste Piccard and his assistant Dr. Kipfer took a trip to Earth's stratosphere. Despite setback afte

How To Get The Worst Sunburn Of Your Life

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full 30 days and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. You can get a sunburn when you're least expecting it! In

How to Weigh a Planet

Check out the Rocks Box store and subscribe here: https://complexly.info/rocks From hanging a plumbob near a Scottish mountain, to watching a starless world act like a planet-sized lens from two vanta

The Science Behind The Odyssey's Greatest Challenge

The Strait of Messina is thought to be the place in Homer's Odyssey where Odysseus faces the mythical monsters Scylla and Charybdis. But science can explain this treacherous strait, including why it's

So You Want To Build a Dyson Sphere

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full 30 days and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Have you ever wanted to capture all the energy produced

The Best Pan, According to Science

Is it non-stick? Ceramic? Aluminum? Stainless steel? Cast iron? Here's what science tells us. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! htt

How Laundry Detergent Caused an Environmental Disaster

The introduction of domestic laundry machines came with unexpected, and massive, consequences: the suds from new synthetic detergents were just too good at their job. Bubbles started clogging freshwat

Scientists Can't Explain Why Bird Nests Are So Different

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full 30 days and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. From woven twigs to dugout burrows, nest types seem just

Rebuilding A Forest? Just Add Termites

If you were to guess which organism might be counted on to restore a plot of destroyed rainforest, termites might not be the first thing that comes up. But one group of Australian researchers say thes

Do These Supplements Work? (Your Questions Answered)

Get your $5 sign-up bonus at http://privacy.com/scishow. You can use it on your first purchase! Privacy has a free plan with no transaction fees for domestic purchases. Protect your financial identity

How to Turn Cancer Into Brain Cells

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started learning STEM for free for a full 30 days and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Leave a comment about the ISS below (iykyk)! Brain cance