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Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Oldest Animal?
Take a guess - the answer might surprise you
Ask Smithsonian: Is It True That Your Hair and Nails Keep Growing After You Die?
To find out, we need to get down to the basics. Eric Schulze explains
Ask Smithsonian: Why Do We Get Goosebumps?
Saber toothed cats, temperature and things that go bump in the night, Eric Schulze explains
TweenTribune: How Does Daylight Saving Time Affect the Body?
The answer depends on how you feel about cluster headaches
Ask Smithsonian: Why Are Planets Round?
The answer has everything to do with falling flat on your face
Ask Smithsonian: How Do Boomerangs Work?
It depends on which variety of boomerang you’re using. Our host Eric Schulze has more
Ask Smithsonian: Are Humans the Only Animals to Use the Stars to Navigate?
Yet another reason to fight light pollution
Ask Smithsonian: Do Animals Laugh?
The answer may lie between being ticklish and having a sense of humor
Ask Smithsonian: Is Fire a Solid, Liquid or Gas?
It’s been helping humans in myriad ways for over a million years, our host Eric Schulze has more
Ask Smithsonian: Does the Five-Second Rule Really Work?
You might think twice about picking that chip off the carpet and putting it into your mouth.
Ask Smithsonian: Why Do We Sleep?
Experts may not agree on all the specifics, but here’s what we do know.
Ask Smithsonian: Why Are Lakes Freshwater and Oceans Saltwater?
Erosion, evaporation, and a leaky faucet, our host Eric Schulze breaks it all down.
Ask Smithsonian: What Happens to Your Body in Space Without a Spacesuit?
Obviously it’s a bad idea to go out into space without a trusty spacesuit, but what exactly happens?
Ask Smithsonian: Can Chimps Be Genetically Engineered to Be Like Humans?
Human beings and chimps share as much as 98 percent of their DNA. If our species are so similar, can chimps be genetically engineered to be more like us?
Ask Smithsonian: Why Do We Have an Appendix?
The appendix may not be as useless as commonly thought.
Ask Smithsonian: Is Quicksand Real?
Can quicksand really swallow you up, or does that just happen in the movies? Host Eric Schulze dives in to separate science fact from science fiction.”
Ask Smithsonian: How Do Microwave Ovens Cook Food?
You don’t actually see microwaves, you only see what they do to your food. So how, exactly, does it warm up your lunch?
Ask Smithsonian: Why Do Geese Fly in a V?
Geese have known something for millions of years that humans have only recently figured out for themselves.
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