Real-Life Spider Shoots Web 25 Metres Long!
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Which marvel of nature can build a 25m orb web with a silk that ranks as the world's toughest natural fibre? The answer is the Darwin's bark spider.
Crash Course Art History Preview
Adults Art
Education
History
Welcome to Crash Course Art History! Over the next 22 episodes, Sarah Urist Green will explore the hidden stories behind artworks.
Can you actually taste a difference between Onions?
Adults Film
Food
Media
What is the Flavor of Onions?
Brian Cox on quantum computing and black hole physics
Adults Physics
Science
Technology
“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Physicist Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.
Does Fallout's "Rule of Thumb" Work?
Adults Creativity
Education
Science
Is #fallout 's famous Vault Boy actually hiding some accurate nuclear blast survival tactics?
Why the Hardest Rocks Can Be Easy to Break
Adults Education
Math
Physics
So, rocks are hard. But the scale we use to rank them, the Mohs scale, is only really good at quantifying that for one kind of hardness, and topaz is a perfect stone to talk about to explain that. And you can check it out in our SciShow Rocks Box subscription!
This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney
Adults Art
History
Human
Explore Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream,” and find out why this artwork became one of the world’s most famous paintings.
MinuteEarth Explains: Solar Eclipses
Adults Education
Science
Space
Over the last year, we at MinuteEarth and MinutePhysics have had the privilege of working with NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team make a series of videos about the awesomeness of solar eclipses. Here they are, all seven of them!
There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way
Adults Education
Science
Space
We often assume that advanced technology will make it easy for aliens to colonize space. But what if space exploration is always difficult, no matter how advanced you are?
Protecting the Queendoms
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Female leaders will stop at nothing to protect their empires! Animal queens across the globe and under the sea must remain fierce to ensure the survival of themselves and their lineage.
Wild Garlic Bread | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
Wild garlic season is at its peak between February and April, so why not take the opportunity to go foraging and whip up your own wild garlic butter?
A Comedian’s Take on How to Save Democracy
Adults Human
Politics
World
Conversation is a battlefield with only one winner. Or is it? Comedian and author Jordan Klepper believes we can get better at talking to each other (and perhaps save democracy) by learning how to lose.
One of the world’s oldest condiments - Dan Kwartler
Adults Food
History
Human
Trace the history of ketchup, from the condiment’s origins in 3rd century China to becoming a staple of American cuisine.
What’s Eating The Titanic?
Adults History
Human
Science
When a ship sinks, lots of factors, like the ship’s materials, the water quality, and the depth of the seafloor all play a role in determining how long the ship will last down there - as a result, the Titanic will be gone in fifty years, while Byzantine wrecks in the Black sea remain.
The Real Killer Of The Dinosaurs
Adults Education
History
Science
A ruthless murder was committed! Someone killed the dinosaurs and we have the murderer! Witnesses say that an Everest-sized asteroid hit Earth, devastated the planet and caused a mass extinction. A simple, fascinating and convincing explanation. Or… is it?
Lioness sisters fend off an intruding lion to protect their cubs | QUEENS
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Shani and her sisters must fend off the intruding male lion before he kills her cubs.
Bread Megamix | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
Looking for some bread-based inspiration? Making your own bread at home is so satisfying, so we've pulled these recipes from the archive to help you on your baking journey.
The Billion-Dollar Problem in Education
Adults Education
Human
Life
Standardized testing is deeply woven into the fabric of US education, but does it foster genuine learning?
How the Most Expensive Swords in the World Are Made
Adults Construction
Education
History
This is a video about how Japanese samurai swords, aka katanas, are made – from the gathering of the iron sand, to the smelting of the steel, to the forging of the blade.
Primitive Technology: One-Way Blower Iron Smelt & Forging Experiment
Adults Construction
Creativity
Education
I tested the one-way spinning blower in an iron smelt and it is more effective than the previous both way spinning blower.
Musk Oxen Vs Arctic Wolves | Animal Super Parents | BBC Earth
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
In the Arctic tundra, a herd of musk ox are up against a pack of hungry wolves. Will the parents successfully protect their calves from the predators?