✨🌈🪐 Videos & News Today • December 8, 2025

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Michael Cosentino
December 8th, 2025

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From the editor: During this holiday season, I want to quickly talk about something that matters to us. TKSST has always been free because we believe everyone deserves access to quality educational content, but keeping it that way takes real work and real resources. If the videos, news, and discoveries we've shared in 2025 have sparked curiosity in your home or classroom, would you consider becoming a member? For as little as $3 a month, your support will help us keep curating content that respects kids' intelligence, inspires wonder, and stays free for families who need it. No pressure, but if you've gotten value from what we do, this is how you can help us keep doing it: thekidshouldseethis.com/members

You can also help support TKSST by shopping from our popular Gift Guide. I've included some links to more of our favorites down below.

In today's science news: Why we have two nostrils instead of one 👃, a microplastics filter modeled after fish gills 🐟, and are dogs and cats converging? 🙀. Plus, more headlines after today's videos 👇

Thanks for reading, and have a great day. If you enjoy our daily newsletter, please recommend it to a friend. –MC

 

✨🌈🪐 Today on TKSST

MIT engineer Emily Calandrelli uses butterfly pea flower tea to demonstrate acids and bases.

 

🪐🧬🧠 Things we learned today

👃 Why we have two nostrils instead of one big hole • Popular Science

🧬 Humans are accidentally creating convergent evolution between dogs and cats • Popular Mechanics

🐶 Researchers say significant gaps remain in human-dog communication • Science Focus

🐸 Pond frogs chow down on venomous "murder hornets" despite being stung in mouth and eyes • New Atlas

🫧 Scientists copied fish gills to create washing machine filters that remove 99% of microplastics • Popular Science

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✨🌈🪐 From Etsy

Last minute gifting (12/03 - 12/25) – Original holiday pieces from small shops delivered on time or your money back • Shop Etsy

 

📚🤓✨ Here are a few more of our favorites from this year's TKSST Gift Guide:

NEW ⬆️ From Rion: My daughter started putting ROKR puzzles together when she was 12 and, at 15, has become a pro at these 3D laser-cut wood kits. So, of course, I'm super excited about this new 1981-era Space Shuttle with LEDs. For any teen or grown up who loves space, engineering, or model kit-building, this is an impressive, highly-rated gift that will not disappoint.

Buy at: Amazon

NEW ⬆️ From Rion: If you're looking for the most up to date dinosaur and prehistoric animal book you can find, this newly revised DK Smithsonian Dinosaur! book is your very best bet. It's one in a series of DK's 12 Knowledge Encyclopedias, all highly recommended.

Buy at: Bookshop • Amazon

⭐️ AWARD-WINNER ⭐️ From Rion: I ordered Smug Owls as soon as I read about it. Make up answers to randomly generated riddles—"funny, punny, clever, profound, nonsensical, you name it"—earning cards to win the game. This family party game has over 130,000 possible riddles in the box and you can easily take them on the go. I especially love how creative and interactive it is. Mensa Recommended!

Buy at: Amazon

 

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