We Only Discovered This 10 Years Ago
Adults Science
Most living things on Earth need oxygen to survive, but scientists discovered a species of bacteria that uses oxygen totally differently from every other organism on Earth.
A Cute But Creepy Tiny Predator
Youth Science
Despite their tiny size, tarsiers are excellent nocturnal hunters. With large eyes that enable them to see well in the dark and advanced hearing combined with huge hands, catching prey is almost too easy.
The Many Layers Of Sedimentary Rocks
Kids Science
Jessi and Sam learn about sedimentary rocks and show how you can use vinegar to identify a piece of limestone.
People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it
Adults Science
A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.
Primitive Technology: A-frame Roof Tile Factory
Adults Science
With the wet season only 2 months away and thatch being an impermanent material, I needed to make more roof tiles for a new hut that will withstand the next deluge.
Can Young Cheetahs Hunt These Antelope? | Animals With Cameras | BBC Earth
Adults Science
A herd of gemsbok are a dangerous target for young cheetahs, but that doesn't stop this boisterous group from trying to hunt them. As the hunt plays out the tables quickly turn, and the large male gemsbok charges to protect his herd...
Fabulous Food Chains
Youth Science
In this of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains!
Debunking the Nuclear-Powered Manhole Cover
Adults Science
In 1957, a high-speed camera caught a cast iron cap moving at 66 kilometers per second.
You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
Adults Science
The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.
Are there any places on Earth with no bugs? - Charles Wallace
Adults Science
Travel to some of the most extreme environments on Earth and see how insects are able to employ their skills to survive.
Igneous Rocks Used To Be Liquid!
Kids Science
A new friend Savannah and Sam learn about different kinds of igneous rocks, which form after liquid magma or lava cools into solid rock.
What Happens When Predators Disappear?
Adults Science
A world without predators. It sounds like a safer, happier world, but come on, this is SCIENCE…
There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth
Adults Science
We’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In absolute darkness, crushed by the weight of mountains, starved of oxygen, cooked alive, bathed in acid, salt or radiation.
Why Do Leaves Change Colour And Fall?
Youth Science
They’re pretty to look at, sure -- but the changing leaves you see in autumn are really a striking example of nature taking extreme measures to protect itself.
The Sweet Future of Vertical Farming | Hiroki Koga | TED
Adults Science
Can strawberries grown inside a building taste sweeter than those grown in a field?
Four Spheres Part 2
Youth Science
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere.
How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)
Adults Science
How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.
Chaos Theory
Youth Science
Here's how chaos theory and its butterfly effect, has changed the way we think about our Universe.
How To Take A Dinosaur's Temperature
Adults Science
Despite the seemingly basic things we don't know about dinosaurs, we do know some surprising things – like their body temperatures.
We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.
Adults Science
Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born.
Why Is The Milky Way Flat?
Youth Science
Explore the ever-evolving structure of the Milky Way galaxy, and find out how it got its spiral shape.