Posted by Jeremy CronigFeb 20Nearly 90% of the world's 12,187 nuclear warheads are held by Russia and the United States.Show 3 more findings Zoomhttps://fas.org/initiative/status-world-nuclear-forces/
Posted by Phoebe BainAug 11Watch what would happen if you literally had all the money in the world. Show 3 more findings 2:58What if you literally had all the money in the world?xkcd's What If?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saj7b5C6TCM
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtFeb 26Streaming service Netflix's sound logo 'Tudum' was designed as a key sonic differentiator.Show 3 more findingsTudum! The story behind the iconic Netflix sound • Twenty Thousand HertzTwenty Thousand Hertzhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6gjiR5sTARGUDbLBH5iIdo
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 9Sea stars are invertebrates—they lack a backbone—and while most exhibit pentametric radial symmetry due to having five arms radiating from a central disk, some can possess more than 40.Show 6 more findings ZoomFacts About Sea Stars in the Florida KeysKey West Aquariumhttps://www.keywestaquarium.com/sea-stars-florida-keys
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJun 16Fecal transplants can help treat infections by transplanting healthy gut bacteria from a donor into a patient's gastrointestinal tract using samples of human waste, which are turned into a liquid mixture and often delivered via a colonoscopy procedure.Show 2 more findings ZoomCurious cure: Human wasteBig Thinkhttps://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2019/fecal-transplant-c-diff
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtMar 5Explore the known asteroids, comets, and spacecraft involved in asteroid studies within our solar system with 'Eyes on Asteroids,' a 3D visualization from NASA. ZoomEyes on Asteroids - NASA/JPLNASAhttps://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids
Posted by Meher QazilbashFeb 5Humans tend to imagine aliens as humanlike, but that's probably unlikely. Three different hypothetical planets show how aliens' bodies could take many forms.Show 1 more finding 15:53What Actual Aliens Might Look LikeKurzgesagt – In a Nutshellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCiMUWw1BBc&t=764s
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 16A dog's nose can be up to 100,000 times more sensitive than a human's, and each possesses a secondary organ for smelling, which helps learn about other dogs when they sniff each other's butts.Show 3 more findings 2:28But Why Do Dogs Smell Each Other's Butts?Reactionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZlJ8XfwiNg
Posted by Drew SteigerwaldMay 11Play the role of a student as you try to navigate college and remain debt-free. ZoomA Game of College: Can you get into college and finish a degree without taking on too much debt?Tuition Trackerhttps://tuitiontracker.org/temp/game-of-college/
Posted by Dina Fine MaronMar 9Semaglutides, which belong to a class of drugs called GLP-1s, are prescribed for weight loss in combination with diet and exercise because they trigger the release of the appetite-suppressing hormone incretin.Show 3 more findings 1:39How do drugs like Ozempic work?STAThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5cGuddYww
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 17Watch an animated visualization of how the Large Hadron Collider works, including how particles are accelerated through a series of machines and how collision data is collected and distributed worldwide. 2:53LHC animation: The path of the protonsCERNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQhbhpU9Wrg
Posted by Phoebe BainJul 7Watch Dr. Laurence Peter explain his 'Peter Principle,' which states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence and explains why bosses aren't always good at their jobs. Show 3 more findings 6:481974: Are YOU at your level of INCOMPETENCE? | The Peter Principle | BBC ArchiveBBChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39wzku9KIEM
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtMay 22See a 3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital Show 3 more findings ZoomTenochtitlan 3D viewer | retrato de Tenochtitlanhttps://retratodetenochtitlan.mx/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 14The world's largest waterfall is in the ocean and is more than three times the height of Angel Falls, the largest waterfall on land.Show 2 more findings ZoomWhere is Earth’s Largest Waterfall?NOAAhttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/largest-waterfall.html
Posted by Jeremy CronigFeb 8The final shots of the Civil War were fired in the Arctic over 2 months after the South's surrender.Show 3 more findings ZoomA Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee SurrenderedSmithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 5Located on Ross Island in Antarctica, Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth and features a lava lake—one of eight known worldwide as of 2026—that erupts regularly.Show 2 more findings 7:06The Most Extreme Volcano on Earth? | NOVA | PBSNOVA PBS Officialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bIxg1jRqI4
Posted by Kevin KearneyJun 11Between 2002 and 2012, at least 12 people were killed in the Philippines in incidents related to off-key karaoke singing of Frank Sinatra's 'My Way.' Show 3 more findings ZoomHow Frank Sinatra's Song 'My Way' Triggered Filipino Karaoke KillingsEsquirehttps://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/music/how-frank-sinatra-s-song-my-way-triggered-filipino-karaoke-killings-a00304-20191017-lfrm
Posted by Kevin KearneyJul 2Watch Bruce Springsteen's 1985 performance of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land,' which he calls 'the greatest song ever written about America.'Show 2 more findings 5:01Bruce Springsteen: THIS LAND IS YOUR LANDOberstKrautwaschlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuc4BI5NWU
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 31'Bibliotherapy' is of increasing interest as a way to improve mental health and help navigate complex life situations—with people immersing themselves in the experiences of fictional characters or nonfiction and self-help books to find relief and gain personal insights.Show 3 more findings Zoom'It opened up something in me': Why people are turning to bibliotherapyBBChttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250616-how-bibliotherapy-can-both-help-and-harm-your-mental-health?at_bbc_team=studios&at_campaign=1440refer&at_link_origin=1440&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_name=1440
Posted by Dina Fine MaronMay 20Pregnancy makes someone more attractive to the mosquito species that transmits malaria.Show 2 more findings 4:43Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others - Maria Elena De ObaldiaTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rRifwIaio
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 16Washing dishware before putting it in a dishwasher may reduce the appliance's effectiveness because it dynamically adjusts wash time and temperature based on a sensor that detects dirtiness.Show 6 more findings 5:05Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher? - Rachel YangTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpBUwlDId0
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJun 16There are up to 100 trillion microbes in the gut, and maintaining the relative balance in this ecosystem is important for our health.Show 1 more finding 7:38How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The MicrobiomeKurzgesagt – In a Nutshellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPD009qTN4
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 2Find out how important you are to AI tools when they generate text responses with this tool, which estimates the weights of people's names.Show 3 more findings ZoomIN THE WEIGHTSIn the Weightshttps://intheweights.com/
Posted by Meher QazilbashJun 25Watch a two-year time-lapse of a pinecone seed transforming into a pine tree. 1:51Pinecone to Pine tree timelapseBoxlapsehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdt33Pqcm0Y
Posted by Kevin KearneyJul 13Explore a detailed map of Odysseus' fictional journey from 'The Odyssey.' Show 3 more findings ZoomMap of Odysseus’ 10-year Journey HomeWorld History Encyclopediahttps://www.worldhistory.org/image/15906/map-of-odysseus-10-year-journey-home/
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 20Male pattern baldness accounts for more than 95% of hair loss in men and is characterized by thinning hair, hair loss, and a receding hairline. Show 4 more findings ZoomMen’s Hair Loss - American Hair Loss AssociationAmerican Hair Loss Associationhttps://www.americanhairloss.org/mens-hair-loss/
Posted by Meher QazilbashFeb 5Author David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' speech provides guidance for adulthood.Show 2 more findings 22:44This Is Water David Foster Wallace Commencement Speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw&t=12s
Posted by Dina Fine MaronMay 18Apeirophobia is the fear of everlasting life and may stem from the human brain's inability to conceptualize the concept of anything happening beyond what it can project out, such as the concept of an infinite life.Show 2 more findings 2:48The Crippling Fear of Everlasting LifeThe Atlantichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dvVnPyaEbk
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 29Examine this captivating animation 'building' a human—illustrating the roughly 40 weeks of fetal development.Show 2 more findings ZoomEleanor Lutz - How to Build a HumanEleanor Lutzhttps://eleanorlutz.com/human-development
Posted by Kevin KearneyMay 19Joan Didion interviewed The Grateful Dead in 1967, before they became music icons.Show 3 more findingsA Little Deeper Than Usual: Joan Didion on The Grateful DeadVarietyhttps://variety.com/2026/music/news/joan-didion-lost-interview-grateful-dead-1236753693/
Posted by Kevin KearneyMay 14The animatronic shark from 'Jaws' was a complex machine called 'Bruce.'Show 3 more findings ZoomRevisiting Bruce, the Malfunctioning Animatronic Shark That Made ‘Jaws’ A Horror Classic | Bold Entrancehttps://boldentrance.com/remembering-bruce-the-malfunctioning-animatronic-shark-that-made-jaws-a-horror-classic/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 22Explore an interactive timeline of Earth's 4.5-billion-year history to visualize shifting landmasses and oceans, view the locations of significant asteroid impacts, and learn about major geological and biological events.Show 2 more findings ZoomEarth ViewerHoward Hughes Medical Institutehttps://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/earthviewer_web/earthviewer.html
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 5Miracle berries make things that normally taste acidic or sour, such as lemons, taste sweet, like sugar-coated candy, by binding a special protein called miraculin to taste buds.Show 3 more findings 6:44This might be the world’s weirdest berryMinuteFoodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPO1uilmw8
Posted by Dina Fine MaronMar 9Explore 3D models of some of the most dangerous viruses, allowing us to understand these and other pathogens in new ways.Show 1 more finding ZoomVirus ExplorerHHMI BioInteractivehttps://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/virus-explorer/
Posted by Kevin KearneyJun 25Explore the history of American restaurants through an archive of menus dating back to the early 1800s. ZoomA History of Menus is a Menu of HistoryThe Puddinghttps://pudding.cool/2026/06/menu-story/
Posted by Meher QazilbashJul 27Relax to a livestream of brown bears chilling in Katmai National Park in Alaska.LIVE Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska 2026 | explore.orghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ZrIDvqlic
Posted by Phoebe BainJul 22See a breakdown of how some of the most common food items are traded across the globe, including the key trade relationships for each item. Show 2 more findings ZoomHow does food get traded around the world?Our World in Datahttps://ourworldindata.org/how-does-food-get-traded-around-the-world
Posted by Meher QazilbashJun 26Peek into the love lives of thousands of strangers whom Stanford University researchers have been tracking since 2017 on this interactive page.Show 2 more findings ZoomA love storyThe Puddinghttps://pudding.cool/2026/06/love-story/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 9In 1962, the US detonated a nuclear weapon in space, which produced an electromagnetic pulse that disabled three low Earth orbit satellites and damaged electrical equipment in Hawaii.Show 4 more findings 5:55A Brief History of: The Starfish Prime Nuclear Test (Short documentary)Plainly Difficulthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXC9-sBoLEU
Posted by Dina Fine MaronAug 4Humans may have as many as 100,000 to 150,000 individual hairs on our scalps, growing at a rate of roughly 1 centimeter per month. Show 3 more findings 4:49Why do some people go bald? - Sarthak SinhaTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diYLhl8bWU
Posted by Jeremy CronigAug 13Experience 14 billion years of important moments in world history with this scrollable interactive timeline. ZoomHistography - Timeline of Historyhttps://histography.io/