The Guts
Youth Science
Today, we will learn about how your gut works through a rather gross science experiment.
Growing Plants Without Soil
Kids Science
Today, Squeaks and Mister Brown will learn what plants actually need to grow.
Do Butterflies Taste With Their Feet?
Youth Science
Butterfly and moth expert Dr. David Lees explores what we know about butterflies’ sense of taste.
How to Make Money on YouTube with 20M Subs
Adults Science
In 2023, Kurzgesagt has existed for 10 years (which is insanely long in internet years).
Meteors & Meteor Showers Explained
Youth Science
CBC Kids News explains how these bright streaks of light in the sky come to be, from their origins at the outskirts of our solar system to their final moments in Earth’s orbit.
How Caffeine Accidentally Took Over The World
Adults Science
Plants don't make caffeine just for us, so what DO they make it for?
Watch A Seed Sprout
Kids Science
Squeaks and Mister Brown want to learn all about how the tiny little seeds they'll plant in the ground will grow into vegetables they can eat.
Ice Age Mummies
Youth Science
Discover what scientists have found buried in the Arctic permafrost, and find out the far-reaching effects of its melting.
Total Solar Eclipse April 19th, 2023
Youth Science
This total Solar Eclipse was visible from Australia and Southeast Asia.
Explaining concrete while getting buried in it
Adults Science
Concrete = cement + sand + gravel. Cement is the most important man-made material on Earth.
Climate Types
Youth Science
Let's learn about the different climate types on our planet!
You’re Not a Lab Mouse, but You Might Be a Wild Mouse
Adults Science
The lab mice we use for genetic studies are not only closely related, but live out their whole lives in a sterile environment, so they don’t tell us everything we need to know about actual humans.
Entomologists Hate This Word
Youth Science
Entomologists refer to a specific class of insects as bugs, but is it wrong to call other things bugs?
Make A Calendar Of Seeds
Kids Science
Mister Brown and Squeaks have asked their friend Juniper the Earthworm to help them make a seed calendar.
How Ancient Stones Helped Track The Seasons
Youth Science
Mysterious stone arrangements reveal Senegal’s ancient connections to astronomy.
Microworlds: Bug Mimics
Youth Science
Mimicry takes a few forms here on the coast in the world of bugs, all in the name of survival.
Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us
Adults Science
The universe is magnificent and vast. Hundreds of billions of galaxies, trillions of stars, and even more planets. If even the tiniest fraction are habitable, then the Universe should be teeming with life. And yet we see nothing, only vast emptiness. Where is everyone else?
Let's Plant A Garden
Kids Science
As the winter turns to spring, Squeaks and Mr. Brown begin planning the garden they’re going to grow this summer.
Why We Haven’t Learned More In 101 Years Of Trying
Adults Science
Almost everything we know about the reproductive practices of European eels comes from a genius study conducted more than 100 years ago.
Earth's Water Cycle
Youth Science
ESA’s Climate Change Initiative is looking at a range of climate variables linked to the water cycle.
Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t?
Adults Science
Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution.