How Did Weasels Get a Bad Rap?
Weasels have a bad reputation among bird farmers and have been cast as literal villains in books and cartoons, but they can actually help co...
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20 of 2,697 episodesHow Did Napoleon I, the Emperor of the French, Rise and Fall?
In the midst of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte rode his hubris straight into an emperorship, but he was fated to fail. Learn how...
BrainStuff Classics: How Did Alchemy Create Chemistry?
Alchemists may have never turned lead into gold, but they did create the field of chemistry. Learn how the study of alchemy worked in today'...
How Did Sundown Towns Say the Quiet Part Out Loud?
Sundown towns are places in the United States where, after the Civil War and Reconstruction, white communities kept Black Americans and othe...
Why Do We Yawn, and Why Is It Catching?
Science isn't entirely sure why humans and other animals yawn, let alone why yawning can be contagious -- but we've got some good hypotheses...
How Do Rip Currents Work?
Rip currents are dangerous flows of water that can drag you away from the shore and out into the deep. Learn how they form, what to watch fo...
BrainStuff Classics: Can the Same Animal Evolve Twice?
Remote islands are excellent laboratories for observing evolution at work -- and in the case of a flightless bird called the Aldabra rail, w...
Where Did Tomatoes Come From?
The tomato originated in the Americas and spread during European colonization. But was it really thought to be poisonous (or cause lycanthro...
How Does Aspirin Know Where to Go in Your Body?
OK, that's a trick question. Aspirin goes everywhere in your body -- and wherever it goes, it works by preventing processes that amp up pain...
What Is the Deepest Hole in the World?
Alongside the Space Race, the mid-1900s saw another contest of engineering -- a race downward, into the Earth. Learn why the USSR created th...
BrainStuff Classics: Is Canned Food Really Worse Than Fresh or Frozen?
Canning foods preserves them, but the texture and nutritive value can suffer -- and what about the potential dangers of BPA and botulism? Le...
How Do Octopuses Work?
These marine invertebrates can solve puzzles, use tools, and camouflage themselves by changing their very skin -- yet they live only three t...
How Do We Get Iron and Steel Out of Stone?
Iron processing is a benchmark of civilization for good reason -- this metal makes a lot of technology possible. Learn about the history and...
Did a Journalist's Probe into JFK's Assassination Lead to Her Death?
In the mid-1900s, Dorothy Kilgallen was a famous journalist and popular media personality -- but her investigation into the deaths of Presid...
BrainStuff Classics: Could the Great Depression Happen Again?
There were many factors that led to the depth and length of the Great Depression, but some of these mistakes are being repeated today. Learn...
How Many Arachnids Live in Your Eyelashes?
Pretty much every human has thousands of microscopic mites living in the hair follicles on their face, feeding off of the dead skin cells an...
Are Induction Cooktops Better than Gas or Electric?
Instead of putting a pan on a source of heat (like a gas burner or electric element), an induction cooktop creates heat in the pan itself th...
How Did Mastodons Defend the Legitimacy of America?
In the 1700s, fossil finds along the Ohio and Hudson Rivers indicated that North America was home to mysterious beasts. Learn how mastodon b...
BrainStuff Classics: Why Do Some People Eat Dirt?
The craving for and practice of eating earth is more widespread than you might think. Learn why researchers think people engage in this form...
What Advice About Lightning Is Wrong?
A lot of sayings and ideas about how to avoid getting struck by lightning are misguided. Learn how to stay storm safe in a building, a vehic...