(cackling) - Science! (clearing throat) Sorry. Don't worry about what
I do in my spare time! Every year, science reveals
new and exciting things about the world in fields like physics, geology and the medical field. But many of the biggest
discoveries are missed by traditional media and
not widely publicized. And some of the most recent
discoveries are absolutely huge. So, since I'm definitely
not traditional media, allow me to tell you what
those discoveries are. Here are the 10 most amazing
scientific discoveries you didn't know about. Number 10 is quantum entanglement. One of the biggest breakthroughs
that happened in the realm of science seems like it should
belong in a different genre, science fiction. In a move straight out of Star Trek, scientists have managed to
beam something into space using something called
quantum entanglement. Ah, Matt, you're silly. That sounds like
teleportation. (chuckling) That's what it is. The experiment originated in China, where photons were teleported
from Earth's surface to an orbiting satellite
483 kilometers away. Now, while it's likely that
we're never going to see an actual person beamed up,
at least in our lifetimes, the success of this
experiment can actually change the entire way that we
receive and send information. This could lead to quantum networks, including a global, quantum internet. Experts claim this process
is incredibly secure and almost completely un-hackable, even with the use of a quantum computer. Okay, okay, but experts,
because it's quantum computing, couldn't you consider it to be not hacked as well as hacked at the same time? Mind buster. Number nine is a new continent. Up until 2017, it was
thought that there are only seven continents and the
country of New Zealand, that simply rested on
Australia's continental shelf. However, a recent discovery made public by the Geological Society of America has revealed that the kiwi nation, alongside New Caledonia and
other islands in the area, are actually situated on their very own. Dubbed Zealandia, this new continent was once a more exposed landmass, but over millions of years
it sank into the ocean. Numerous fossils have
proven that the sunken areas used to support plant and animal
life before they descended. Arguments are still being
made by several experts as to whether Zealandia is
planet Earth's eighth continent or if it's too small to
be considered as such. Well it just goes to show you that information is always changing, and what's true today
might not be true tomorrow, Mrs. Walker, who failed me in geology! (whimpering) Number eight is metallic hydrogen. While 2017 was a year that
saw more and more people wondering if the future of
humanity was in outer space, at least one group saw
success in developing a way to get there faster and more efficiently. 80 years ago, the idea
of metallic hydrogen was brought forward by physicists, but since it doesn't exist on our planet, nobody could actually prove it was real. But in January of 2017, Harvard scientists actually managed to create
some, and the results could change not only
how we get into space but how far we can go
beyond Earth's gravity. 'Cause right now everything
we send out there, the Earth is currently like,
"No, no, get over here, you." Metallic hydrogen conducts electricity even at lower temperatures,
and it's been theorized that it has three times the
amount of fuel energy release, meaning that it will last longer than traditional rocket fuel. We could be sending people deep
into space in our lifetime. Yeah, but do we really
want to do that, though? I mean, I've seen Star Trek. There's a lot of weird stuff out there. Aliens with genitals on
their knees and stuff. Ew. Number seven are new particles. Although it was bigger news in 2008, when it was first turned on,
the Large Hadron Collider continued to make history,
including a scientific breakthrough it helped achieve in 2017. That breakthrough was the discovery of five new subatomic particles that apparently have hidden
in plain sight until now. Physicists have speculated
about the existence of these particles for many years, but until now they
haven't been able to prove that they're actually there,
let alone actually see them. However, with the LHC's sensitive
detector, the LHC Beauty, the evidence is now
clear, and studying them could reveal how the centers
of atoms are held together, and could greatly
improve our understanding of protons, neutrons
and multi-quark states. An amazing discovery, and
it's a whole lot better than creating a black hole, because I have a lot of living to do. I don't want to die. I don't even have all the
trophies yet in Mario Kart. Working on it, though. Number six is embryo editing. Although it's considered controversial, a new procedure is making it possible to actually manipulate life
as future generations know it, specifically by saving their lives well before they're even in danger. On August 2nd, 2017, a
team from Oregon Health and Science University
released a paper to the public describing the experiment which consisted of the editing of the
DNA in human embryos. The procedure can
eliminate a heart condition that young athletes have
been known to suffer from and can cause sudden death. Never before has gene
editing been conducted on American soil, partly
due to the fact that the use of federal funds for embryo
research is forbidden. Still, they did it, and they
can fix all kinds of things. I'm gonna come back next video
with a full head of hair. You just watch. Okay. Number five are new planets. On February 22nd, 2017, a
news conference was held at NASA's headquarters in Washington D.C. in which it announced
that seven new planets were found in our galaxy
that could potentially be habitable to alien life, aka ET's real! Every single one of them
is close to Earth in size. They're cooler than our
planet but are still temperate enough to have water
and support living things. All seven of these exo planets
are in tight formation, orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf
star known as TRAPPIST-1 in a neighboring solar system and are situated only
40 light years from us. In other words, this means
that they're close enough to further study, and NASA
plans on doing that in detail. This is incredibly exciting,
because it could be the first place that we
find intelligent life outside of Earth. I absolutely believe there's
intelligent life out there. I also think they know of us, and that's why we haven't met them yet, 'cause they look at us and they're like, "Okay, yeah, we're gonna
avoid those creatures. "They're crazy." Number four are recyclable rockets. Officially launched on February 6th, 2018, the Falcon Heavy rocket
was finally completed and moved to the launch
site in December of 2017. The brainchild of
billionaire CEO Elon Musk and his company SpaceX,
these revolutionary space-reaching rockets
feature boosters that, unlike traditional ones,
can actually be reused. Before this, boosters would
disengage from shuttles on the way to orbit and then
come crashing back to Earth, most often ending up in the ocean. But these new booster systems land themselves on predetermined pads. The very first test on March 30th, 2017 saw a satellite reach orbit
before the Falcon 9 booster landed itself on a drone
ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is incredible because this technology could save space programs as
much as $18 million per launch. And that money can go to
fixing roads and stuff. Have you ever been in LA? We need it. Number three is fighting cancer. Every year seems to see the advancement of cancer research and
treatment push forward, and 2017 was definitely no exception. Between August and October,
two forms of cancer treatment were FDA approved, both
of which are in the field of CAR T cell therapy, a form of treatment that involves removing
a patient's own cells from their body and altering them. These new super cells are
then put back into the patient and proceed to attack cancer cells. And there are still many other treatments in the field of CAR T cell
therapy being developed, and we're closer than
ever to winning the fight against these devastating diseases. Okay, that is priority number one. But priority number two, can
we maybe take these super cells and, I don't know, make them, you know, give us a six pack or something, or just build muscle automatically while I can sit on the couch and be lazy? Number two is an artificial womb. On April 25th, 2017, a study was published in the Nature Communications
journal by Dr. Alan Flake, a fetal surgeon, and his team
at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that revealed
the successful results of an experiment that they performed. The focus of this
experiment was the bio bag, an external, artificial womb
that can actually protect and help prematurely born babies. The bag simulates
condition inside a uterus, and the doctors observed
eight developing sheep as they matured in them for months, as if they were still
in their mother's wombs. Though it kind of looks
like a giant Ziploc bag, which is kind of disturbing,
the medical breakthrough could one day soon save
lives of millions of newborns and even mothers whose
own health could be risked if they carried a child to term. I'm not gonna lie, this really reminds me of the promotional poster
for Altered Carbon. It's a little disturbing,
exciting but disturbing. And number one is a new life form. In an incredible turn of events, experts have brought humankind
as close as it has ever been to creating a new and unique life form. On January 23rd, 2017,
scientists in the United States published a report which revealed
a breakthrough in biology. Researchers led by Floyd Romesberg at the Scripps Research
Institute in California managed to modify E. coli microbes so that they can carry a new
form of genetic material. Human DNA, like that of
almost all other living things on this planet, consists
of two different pairs of amino acids known as AT and GC. But the scientists have
actually developed a third pair which they've dubbed XY
and added to the molecules. This could be the first
step in creating a life form that cannot be formed naturally. (groaning) Okay, I've seen
too many sci-fi movies to know where this goes. It's gonna create some blob-like creature that's just gonna grow uncontrollably and just consume everything. I'm out. Too crazy. So those were the 10 most
amazing scientific discoveries that you didn't know
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