The Biggest Asteroid That Ever Hit Earth

From Cleo Abram. What’s the biggest asteroid to ever hit the Earth? Turns out the one that killed the dinosaurs WASN’T that big… at least compared to others that have hit our planet before… Here’s how they stack up… To find out how we’re protecting Earth, subscribe! #shorts #asteroids #earth #space #science

What’s Hidden Under Antarctica?

From Cleo Abram. What would happen if you drilled a hole straight through the ice in Antarctica…and jumped in? You jump in and the snow around you quickly changes to dense blue ice… As you go deeper, you realize the air bubbles trapped all around you are from the time of the Renaissance on the…

This Tiny Galaxy Is Orbiting Us

From Cleo Abram. Did you know that there’s a tiny little galaxy orbiting OUR galaxy… and it goes through us all the time! This is our galaxy – the Milky Way, and THAT is the Sagittarius DWARF Galaxy. And when the two collide, this is what happens… For more optimistic science and technology, subscribe! #shorts…

This Apex Predator Went Extinct. We Should Bring It Back.

From Cleo Abram. The real story about “de-extinction”… Try Rhinoshield with code CLEO for 10% off https://url.rhinoshield.io/CLEO The Tasmanian tiger was declared extinct in 1982. But now… scientists are trying to bring it BACK. And it’s not alone! You might’ve seen news about dire wolves, woolly mammoths, passenger pigeons… dodo birds… dinosaurs?? “De-extinction” has become…

What Can This ROBOT HAND Do?

From Cleo Abram. This is a ROBOT HAND! It’s made for prosthetic arms that are connected to a person’s body with sensors that measure the electrical signals from their brain to their hand! This is a big deal for prosthetics and I can show you some of what it can do… it’s wild. Oh, and…

These Ants Mastered… Cloning?

From Cleo Abram. Scientists were shocked to find that one species of ant is CLONING another all on its own. At some point, the Iberian Harvester ant species lost the ability to make its own sterile worker ants. To solve that problem, they started mating with another species, Messer structor, to create hybrid workers. This…

What Is 3I/Atlas REALLY?

From Cleo Abram. What is 3I/Atlas?? I keep hearing about this ancient alien object speeding toward our Sun… that some scientists say might be “alien technology”… So I emailed one of the world’s most important astrophysicists, Dr. Alex Filippenko, to learn what’s real. And no, it WON’T hit us… but there are nearby asteroids that…

We’re In A Weird Space Bubble

From Cleo Abram. Did you know scientists discovered that Earth and our solar system are inside a weird bubble in space? Our galaxy is normally super crowded with dense clouds of gas and dust. What you’re seeing is based on real data from the Gaia space telescope! Here’s what’s odd… These visuals are from the…

What If You Just Kept Holding Your Breath?

From Cleo Abram. What’s the longest anyone has ever held their breath? Do not try this at home. The official record for holding your breath and no air moving is… But with pure oxygen? Subscribe if you think it’s longer than 20 minutes! This is Huge If True, our optimistic show about science and technology.…

First Ever Huntington’s Treatment!

From Cleo Abram. For the first time ever, scientists have successfully treated Huntington’s disease! In this trial, scientists inserted a virus containing new DNA into the brain that helps neurons destroy dangerous proteins. Their data showed the treatment slowed the progression of the disease down by 75% – and this is just the start! For…

What’s Weird About This Tiger

From Cleo Abram. Notice anything weird about this tiger? Its stripes are way darker than a typical tiger! That’s because of a mutation that we’re seeing a LOT of now because of what scientists call the “bottleneck effect”… While this mutation doesn’t seem to hurt the tigers, it could have been a harmful genetic disease……

How Smart Are Chimps Really?

From Cleo Abram. This chimpanzee is using a STICK to eat termites! This is huge because for a long time we thought that only us humans made and used tools… … Until Jane Goodall carefully studied chimps in Tanzania in 1960. She revealed they were much more complex than we had ever thought, teaching us…

This Blue Blood Could Save Your Life

From Cleo Abram. This blue stuff is actually blood and it’s probably saved your life! It’s from a horseshoe crab and it’s really effective at testing human vaccines for contamination. If a clot shows up in testing, that means it’s not safe and scientists destroy the batch so it never ends up in YOU! The…

What If You Just Keep Going?

From Cleo Abram. I have a question… what if I just kept going away from Earth? Imagine you fly off at the speed of light. After 8.3 minutes, you’d reach our Sun. After 4 hours and 6 minutes, you’d pass the furthest planet in our solar system. How long do you think it takes you…

How Do Airplane Engines Work?

From Cleo Abram. Have you ever wondered how an airplane engine works? First, air outside the plane is sucked in by a fan, where some of it gets squeezed through rotating blades. Then comes the crazy part… For more optimistic science and tech stories, subscribe! #shorts #airplane #jet #engine #science #technology