Hippos can’t swim, sweat a red sunscreen, open their jaws to 150°, and spray dung in each other’s faces. Meet the world’s most heinous mammal, from its pig-like ancestors to the Moo Deng craze, and learn why it’s quietly being hunted toward extinction. Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and […]
What if the universe decided to turn against Earth? In this compilation, we explore what happens if two moons collide, a rogue planet enters our solar system, or a magnetar hits a black hole. From cosmic collisions to the ultimate fate of the universe, how long would humanity survive if […]
What’s going on with the plague? Is a new pandemic starting in Russia? Today we’re breaking down what the plague even is, whether it’s a lab leak or potential bioweapon story, and how worried you should actually be. Written by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Animated By: Mitchell Moffit and […]
You stand on a planet that feels massive, yet Earth is a microscopic speck floating inside a star system that is virtually invisible against the backdrop of the cosmos. Every familiar boundary you know vanishes once you realize just how massive reality actually is: from the crushing pressure beneath our […]
Some people love spiders, most people hate them. Journey down the spider iceberg, from adorable peacock spiders to the cordyceps spider disguised as zombie fungus, the Brazilian wandering spider with brutal venom, and the Goliath bird-eater, the biggest spider that’s ever lived. Plus, camel spiders and whip spiders aren’t even […]
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Finger length does predict homosexuality, but why? Today we explore the fascinating link between the size of your pointer and ring finger and sexual orientation. Bisexual gay gene podcast: https://youtu.be/la8yRnBp-rY?si=tgbYMQZlai-Dua8l Written by: Gregory Brown Animations by: Gregory Brown Edited by: Luka Šarlija References: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12062117/ The Origins of Sex: A History […]
Which worlds could humanity actually call home beyond Earth? From ancient Mars and a future Moon city to moving billions of people off our planet and reaching an Earth-like world, these scenarios explore the places humanity might one day be able to live. 00:05 What If You Lived on Mars […]
A Super “Godzilla” El Niño? Here’s everything you need to know in under 5 minutes. Check out our podcast for more science deep dives: https://www.youtube.com/sidenotepodcast Written by: Mitchell Moffit Animated By: Mitchell Moffit Edited by: Mitchell Moffit Sources & Further Reading: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/explore/el-nino/ https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/?dm_id=nino3.4 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf2983?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/27/el-nino-climate-patterns-fossil-fuels https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02826-5 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/23/el-nino-450000-extra-deaths-six-months
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