Unmixing Color Machine
Adults Science
Unmixing Color Machine (Ultra Laminar Reversible Flow)
You Don’t Want to Live Forever
Adults Science
The idea of immortality has long been a prominent fixture in storytelling, and serves as a much sought after goal even here in real life.
The lovable (and lethal) sea lion - Claire Simeone
Adults Science
Plunge into the ocean’s depths to take a closer look at the sea lion’s hunting skills, and to learn more about how climate change is affecting its habitat.
The mysterious science of pain
Adults Science
Explore the biological and psychological factors that influence how we experience pain and how our nervous system reactions to harmful stimuli.
What Can The Most Powerful Satellites Really Do?
Adults Science
How powerful are satellites up in space right now? What can they do to help us on Earth?
The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?
Adults Science
Vaccines are one of our best tools to prevent dangerous diseases, but they come with side effects. So would it be safer not to vaccinate?
What If Earth Only Had One Season?
Adults Science
Everyone loves the summer season, but what if it was gone? What if Earth only experienced winter?
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
Adults Science
I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there.
How do self-driving cars “see”?
Adults Science
Take a look at the LIDAR and integrated photonics technologies that help self-driving cars navigate obstacles, no matter the environment, weather or light.
How Hard Can You Hit a Golf Ball? (at 100,000 FPS)
Adults Science
We used a pressurized vacuum cannon to get the golf ball up to speeds of over 500 miles per hour.
A Tale of Two Salts - Difference Between Table Salt & Kosher Salt
Adults Science
Learn the Difference Between Table Salt and Kosher Salt in Recipes!
What Happens If Your Stomach Gets Removed?
Adults Science
Can you survive without a stomach? What happens when your stomach is gone?
Magnetic Micro-Robots
Adults Science
Tiny robots activated by magnetic fields may be used in future biomedical procedures.
The wild world of carnivorous plants
Adults Science
Venus fly traps, bladderworts and sundews, oh my! Learn about carnivorous plants and their predatory antics to lure, trap and digest prey.
How Spiders Use Electricity to Fly | Decoder
Adults Science
Can spiders fly? When you think of the greatest aviators in the natural world, you probably think of the usual winged suspects like birds, bees, and butterflies. But some of the earth's eight-legged creatures also have specialized ways of soaring through the skies—no wings necessary.
How Do White Walkers Shatter Swords?
Adults Science
For Game of Thrones fans winter is finally here, and with it comes the long foreshadowed White Walkers. These foes have proven to be a dangerous threat for many reasons, but one of the biggest is their seeming imperviousness to the average weapons of the Seven Kingdoms.
How to biohack your cells to fight cancer
Adults Science
Check out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells.
Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?
Adults Science
Lyme disease is spreading like wildfire around the world.
The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe
Adults Science
Inside neutron stars we can find the weirdest and most dangerous substance in the universe: Strange matter. What is strange matter, how dangerous is it and what can it tell us about the origin of the universe?
Under the Dark Skies
Adults Science
National Geographic partnered with the International Dark-Sky Association to provide families with a true ‘dark sky’ observatory experience, free from the artificial light prevalent in city and suburban communities.