I can tell you from my personal experience about the disease of malaria because I’ve been raised in India. And I got this disease when I was a young child for about seven times, and it was always during summertime because that’s when the mosquitoes are there in the environment and that’s where you are
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[MUSIC] [BIRD CHIRP] A thousand years ago, if you had been born with genes that made you diabetic, you’d probably die. But not today. Head to small for those extra wisdom teeth? Well, no more deadly infections, just go to the dentist. Today we don’t face many of the challenges our ancestors did. Now that
Get this, obesity now kills more people than starvation. It’s a huge public health enemy with over 600 million adults worldwide suffering from it. Me and this gang are working hard to keep the weight off, to be healthy, to get fit, because obesity has been linked to a health time bomb, type 2 diabetes.
When I was 19 years old I had the fortune of working amongst the Masai community in Kenia for a full year… …and that really got me hooked to Africa. But during that same year I had malaria three times… …and afterwards when I worked in Africa I had it six more times. So, it’s
This is one of the nation’s best-sellers. Up to now, 500,000 copies have been sold, and “Silent Spring” has been called the most controversial book of the year. Rachel Carson’s push to limit the use of powerful pesticides like DDT, helped spark the American environmental movement. Rachel Carson is one of those rare individuals who
Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. 93% of all the humans who have ever lived are dead. For every person alive right now, there are 15 people who are no longer alive. The Earth is dangerous…but where is the most dangerous place on Earth? Ignoring freak occurrances, where is the most persistently perilous place on the surface
Translator: Roberto Minelli Reviewer: Michele Gianella Since I was little, I’ve always been – I’ve always appreciated the beauty that can be observed in nature. And, in particular, I’ve always been fascinated by the shapes and colors that can be seen in insects, especially beetles. I’m from Como and used to spend my summers chasing
Some people are incredible human beings, who are mentally and physically so special they earn their place among the select few we call astronauts. And some people get sick to their stomachs riding in a car let alone blasting off on a rocket, or heaven forbid in a car on a rocket. And sometimes those
From fish that glow in the dark to animal human hybrids, here are 10 creatures created by scientists that will make you wonder, has science gone too far? 10. Spider-Goats Wait, what?! After the inception of Spiderman in Marvel Studios, researchers at Utah State University and the University of Wyoming were inspired. They have successfully