We have a special treat for you today! Hank goes into the lab to teach you how to make your own edible bubbles.

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This glob of mucus may not look like much, but thanks to research by @mbari-blog, we can properly identify it as a giant snot palace!


Learn about these larvacean-made, environmentally friendly mucus mansions in our newest @montereybayaquarium episode! 

The deep sea contains some of the most bizarre creatures on Earth - but what else can you expect from animals that evolved in a dark, cold, high-pressure environment!

The spider-tailed viper literally has a tail that looks, and MOVES, just like a spider to lure hungry birds! 

In 1998, NASA and ESA engineers were tasked with a particularly dizzying challenge: fix a billion-dollar satellite that’s spinning out of control! 

We tend to think of COVID-19 as a lung infection, but there’s  evidence that it might also be affecting the hearts of healthy athletes without them even knowing it.

These little fliers may be small, but pound for pound, they go farther than just about anyone else.

Hairs are no match against steel razors, but that doesn’t mean the razor leaves the battle scene unscathed.  

The group of bacteria known as Chlamydiae are infamous for the variety of illnesses they cause; but it turns out, we may have Chlamydiae to thank for life as we know it!