Science Solved It

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In the heart of Antarctica, a blood red waterfall pours out of a glacier and cascades down 100 feet. It took more than 100 years for scientists to discover the source of this eerie feature.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For more than a century, doctors believed they understood the cause of stomach ulcers: stress. But in the 1980s, one Australian doctor dared to challenge that concept, and put he his own stomach on the line to prove it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In northern Minnesota, a waterfall splits in two. One half tumbles over the edge and continues down the river, the other half drops into a huge hole in the rock and disappears.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Mono Lake, California, tiny flies have developed a unique ability: they can swim underwater, thanks to a scuba-suit-like bubble that forms as they enter the lake. But how do they do it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Korean royal astrologers saw a new star appear in the sky in 1437 AD, and it took 600 years for astronomers to find what they had seen, and explain why it appeared that night.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On March 3, 1876, chunks of meat fell from the sky in Olympia Springs, Kentucky. The locals came up with bizarre theories for where the meat came from, without realizing the truth had already been uncovered by a clever scientist in nearby Lexington.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season Two of Science Solved It kicks off with a pernicious conspiracy theory: chemtrails. This theory won't die, even though the scientific explanation for the phenomenon is as simple as can be.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season two of Science Solved It debuts on Tuesday, June 26. Subscribe now so you stay updated on every new episode.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.