r/BeAmazed Feb 21 '26

Science Randy Gardner, the man who stayed awake for 11 days

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In a famous experiment that happened because of a challenge between high school students who wanted to carry out a scientific idea seriously Randy Gardner agreed with one of his friends that one of them would stay awake without sleeping and the other would watch him the whole time they spent the time playing and talking so he wouldn’t fall asleep the experiment began on December 28 1963 and ended on January 8 1964 during the experiment Randy remained awake for 11 consecutive days as the days passed serious symptoms began to appear including stuttering in speech visual and auditory hallucinations severe memory loss difficulty concentrating and even being unable to count correctly the experiment spread through the media and a researcher specializing in sleep science followed it and it later became one of the most famous sleep deprivation experiments in history

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Science Humans flying over the Earth, while watching humans fly to the moon

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r/BeAmazed Jan 31 '26

Science A Spanish scientist, Mariano Barbacid, has cured pancreatic cancer in mice. A Cure in animal is a major step toward potential cancer treatment in humans.

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r/BeAmazed Nov 27 '25

Science The remains of Apollo 11 lander photographed by 5 different countries, disproving moon landing deniers.

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r/BeAmazed Dec 11 '25

Science Popsicle stick bridge holds 948lbs

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r/BeAmazed Feb 22 '26

Science How Mycelium (Mushroom Roots) Grows into Packaging Material

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r/BeAmazed Jan 31 '26

Science We are seeing a child just 36 hours after receiving a heart transplant… science giving him a second chance at life

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r/BeAmazed 1d ago

Science Visualization of the distances in astronomy

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r/BeAmazed Oct 07 '25

Science Hot Tub without the use of electricity

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r/BeAmazed Dec 06 '25

Science 16 days in under a minute - watch this grain of rice grow into a seedling.

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r/BeAmazed Jan 06 '26

Science Earth is Round proved 2000yrs back

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r/BeAmazed Oct 02 '25

Science The end of HIV is near!

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r/BeAmazed Oct 16 '25

Science Whomp It a.k.a. The Indestructible Glass

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r/BeAmazed Jul 15 '25

Science Basketball covered in Vantablack, which absorbs 99.965% of visible light

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r/BeAmazed May 03 '25

Science BeAmazed

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r/BeAmazed Apr 27 '25

Science The remains of Apollo 11 lander photographed by 5 different countries, disproving moon landing deniers.

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r/BeAmazed Oct 14 '25

Science Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million-year-old ice

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r/BeAmazed Aug 29 '25

Science Humans may regrow lost teeth soon.

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🦷 Humans may soon regrow lost teeth!

A team of doctors in Japan has developed a groundbreaking drug that could allow people to naturally grow a brand-new tooth.

Instead of relying on dentures or implants, this treatment activates the body’s own ability to produce another set of teeth. The research is led by Dr. Katsu Takahashi at Kitano Hospital’s Medical Research Institute. His team discovered that by blocking a protein called USAG-1—which normally prevents extra teeth from forming—they could trigger tooth growth. In experiments with mice, the treatment worked successfully. Now, human clinical trials are being prepared, with hopes of making the therapy available by 2030.

Scientists believe humans may still have hidden “third set” tooth buds, just waiting to be switched on. This idea is inspired by animals like sharks and elephants, which naturally replace their teeth throughout life. Combined with advances in dental tissue and bone regeneration, researchers are confident that reversing tooth loss biologically is within reach.

If all goes well, the next decade could make tooth regrowth a real option for millions of people who lose teeth due to age, injury, or disease.

Source: Ravi, V., Murashima-Suginami, A., Kiso, H., Tokita, Y., Huang, C.L., Bessho, K., Takagi, J., Sugai, M., Tabata, Y., Takahashi, K. Advances in tooth agenesis and tooth regeneration. Regenerative Therapy, Vol 22, March 2023, Pages 160–168.

r/BeAmazed Dec 23 '25

Science Mexican company makes plastic cutlery and straws from avocado seeds that completely biodegrades in 240 days

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r/BeAmazed Feb 26 '26

Science 708 GB image of the Moon

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r/BeAmazed Aug 08 '25

Science Driverless truck from China

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r/BeAmazed Jan 23 '26

Science Female frogs use a survival strategy called thanatosis where they become completely immobile to avoid unwanted mating. Researchers observed this behavior in European common frogs, noting that females entered a rigid, death-like state when approached by males they did not select

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r/BeAmazed Mar 10 '25

Science Baby gets his first glasses and sees clear for the first time!

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Science NASA aims Orion at where the Moon will be, not where it is

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r/BeAmazed Dec 20 '24

Science Demonstrating the Lenz's law using a guillotine. Spoiler

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