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When are you actually an adult? - Shannon Odell

Adults History Human Life Psychology

Explore how scientists define adulthood, and find out if there�s a specific age at which we reach maturity.

How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky

Adults Education Human Science Language Culture

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures.

How Can We Store Renewable Energy?

Adults Construction Science Technology Environment Energy

Decarbonizing our power production is vitally important if we want to curtail climate change, but there are some major logistical issues we�re going to have to overcome before we can do that.

Playtime for Young Kea Birds | Frozen Planet II | BBC Earth

Adults Animals Life Nature

For these young Kea birds, there is always time to play. This apparently carefree behaviour helps establish long-lasting relationships between the youngsters, and even diffuses tension.

How Giraffes are Fed at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Adults Animals Life Nature Entertainment

It's another beautiful morning at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and it's time to visit the giraffes! Come along as the staff make sure the giraffes are well fed.

Primitive Technology: Cane Water Filter/Siphon

Adults Construction Education Nature DIY How-to Science

I made a water filter from cane that siphons clean water from a dirty water while simultaneously using the xylem present in the the cane as a filter.

Epic Grilled Chicken & Avocado Sandwich | Jamie Oliver

Adults Family Film Food Cooking

Prepare to wow with this epic sandwich that�s made for sharing. Filled with layer upon layer of amazing flavour and texture, including griddled chicken, veg, and avocado, plus a creamy sauce for dipping, this is seriously good picnic food.

Why Do Heart Attacks Cause Arm Pain?

Adults Health Human Science

When the brain receives pain from an internal organ, it often projects the pain in the wrong place because of the way sensory nerve paths converge.

How to deal with rejection

Adults Human Psychology Science Mental Health Self

Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience.

The Stickiest Non-Sticky Material

Adults Animals Nature Science Biology Technology

Adhesives based on gecko skin can hold huge weights � without sticking to anything.

Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little

Adults Human Psychology Self

What makes you, you? Psychologists like to talk about our traits, or defined characteristics that make us who we are.

How This Chalk Artist Creates Illusions on Pavement | Obsessed | WIRED

Adults Art Construction Creativity

"Everything we think is real is, in some way, an illusion." Former NASA illustrator Kurt Wenner makes incredible, brain-busting chalk illusions. His works start with diligent planning, beginning with pencil and paper.

Saving Wild Salmon Populations

Adults Animals History Human Environment Wildlife Film

In her film 'Salmon Reflection' Norwegian and Unangax? filmmaker Anna Hoover explores the effects of a changing world on the communities of Bristol Bay, one of the last surviving wild salmon ecosystems.

The Science Behind James Cameron�s Avatar

Adults Creativity Media Technology Science Film Environment

James Cameron is diving into the deep: this time, into the oceans of an alien world. The director shares how Earth's oceans inspired The Way of Water�and his hope it will motivate viewers to protect our own planet.

Slow Roasted Lamb | Jamie Oliver

Adults Family Film Food Cooking

This recipe is from Jamie's cookbook, Together. Boning stuffing and rolling the lamb means all the amazing flavours infiltrates the meat and vice versa.

How To Terraform Mars - WITH LASERS

Adults Design Science Space Future

Mars is a disappointing hellhole lacking practically everything we need to stay alive. It looks like we�ll only ever have small crews spend a miserable time hidden underground.

When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?

Adults Health History Human Science

By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.

Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.

Adults Health History Human Science

Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe.

I tested the US Military�s secret space weapon

Adults Construction History Science Space Technology

An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it.

Anthropology�s Greatest Hoax

Adults History Human Science Culture

Scientists are sometimes deemed objective observers of the world in which we live, but that�s not entirely true. They�re still human and can find themselves victim to fraudsters just like the lot of us.

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed

Adults Health Human Psychology Mental Health Self

You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion.