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CurioCity22 December 2016

Go to any paint store or nail-polish shelf and you’ll see a dozen or so variations of the color black. Even inside a crayon box, there are a lot of shades. But what is the blackest black out there? (3:22 min.)

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Yichi Zhang19 December 2016

Above all, sports are a great way of staying physically fit. And physical fitness is important for anyone at any age. But playing sports also helps your psychological and social development.

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Brittney G. Borowiec9 December 2016

Scientists can’t bring people back from the dead just yet. However, they have discovered that some parts of your cells remain active long after you die.

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CurioCity8 December 2016

I work on poop, specifically the multitudes of microbes that live inside poop. That doesn't sound very glamorous, but we now understand that these microbes have a fundamental role in our health and well-being; we have been very slow to realize this, and our current western lifestyle choices can be hostile to our microbes, in extreme cases causing disease.

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CurioCity Careers7 December 2016

I create, mix and apply colour on my clients' hair.

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CurioCity5 December 2016

In this winning entry for the 2014 Flame Challenge Physics Girl explains the mystery of color. How we see colour is very complicated and involves wavelength, reflection, signals and perception (3:50 min.)

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Suendues Noori1 December 2016

Bee venom can spread quickly through your body and attack your cells. Usually, the damage is minor and symptoms disappear within a few days. But if you’re allergic to bee stings, the reaction can be deadly.

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Emily Beaton24 November 2016

No matter how you feel about tofu, you’ll probably think it’s pretty neat once you hear how it’s made!

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Ivan Lee22 November 2016

In September 2016, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided to ban antibacterial soaps. But some organizations, like the American Cleaning Institute, are against the ban.

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Mira Okshevsky17 November 2016

Every now and then, a human foot washes up on the shore, usually wearing a running shoe. But where did it come from, and where’s the rest of the body.

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