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Why Climbers Trust Rubber With Their Lives

AdultsEducationLifeScience...
Why is rubber so “sticky”? Why does rubber consistently have one of the highest coefficients of friction?

Why Does Everything Decay Into Lead

AdultsEducationHistoryScience...
If you look at a copy of the periodic table, you might notice that basically every element after lead is labelled as radioactive.

Are We Made Of Stardust?

YouthFactsScienceSpace...
Our planetary scientist Dr Ashley King reveals how the big bang, stars and supernovas helped make life possible.

Weird Things Animals Do During Eclipses

AdultsAnimalsScienceSpace...
For centuries, humans have reported animals freaking out during solar eclipses, like birds falling from the sky and bees hiding in their hives, but the animals most affected by eclipses might be us.

What You Need To Know About Europa

YouthScienceSpaceWorld
Exploring this ocean world with our Europa Clipper spacecraft could provide new clues in our search for life beyond Earth.

Did The Future Already Happen? - The Paradox of Time

AdultsCreativityEducationScience...
Is your future already written? Do your past, present, and future all exist right now? Surprisingly, the answer could be yes.

Alex Honnold Rappels The Moulin

AdultsHumanTravelWorld...
Climber Alex Honnold and glaciologist Heidi Sevestre descend deep into a Moulin: a deep verticial river going tens of meters into the glacier itself.

Saber-Toothed Smilodon

KidsAnimalsHistoryNature...
Smilodon the saber-toothed cat had really big teeth! Join Jessi and Squeaks and learn all about how fossils can tell us how these Ice Age animals lived.

Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

AdultsHistoryScienceTechnology...
The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

Your Immune System

KidsBiologyHealthScience
Watch the video to learn how our immune system works and what are the three types of immunity that protect us each and every day.

Why Do We Get Goosebumps?

YouthBiologyHumanScience
We've all been there when it gets a bit chilly and you end up with goosebumps. But have you ever wondered why and how we get them?

Why Do Reindeer Eyes Change Colour?

YouthAnimalsFactsScience...
Reindeer eyes have the remarkable ability to change colour throughout the year. Dr. Natalie Cooper tells us more.

How Do We Keep Life's Jenga Tower From Toppling?

YouthEcologyNatureWorld...
In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll see how conservation biology aims to restore habitat and preserve biodiversity.

Plant Your Pants?!?

YouthHow-toNatureScience...
Shanequa went to meet some young science investigators to find out how a big pair of pants has been used for an experiment to check the quality of soil at a farm.

The Rainiest Place On Earth

AdultsScienceWeatherEnvironment...
Huge thanks to Okouchi-San and Dr. Sakai and everyone at NIED and the Large Scale Rainfall Simulator for their time, expertise and access to this amazing facility.

Greenhouse Gases Explained

KidsGlobal WarmingScienceWorld...
Watch the video to learn about greenhouse gases, how they work and where they come from.

Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?

YouthFoodHumanScience...
Hayley explains the science behind why onions make us cry, and what we can do to prevent this.

How Do We Get Energy? (Chemical Reactions): Crash Course Biology #26

AdultsEducationScienceBiology
Cells need energy to power the chemical reactions that keep their microscopic cities running, and most of that energy comes from a chemical called ATP.

Why Does A Disco Clam Light Up?

YouthAnimalsEnvironmentScience...
Our curator of benthic molluscs Dr. Katie Collins explains this clam’s clever party trick.

Was Evacuating Fukushima a Mistake?

AdultsScienceWeatherWorld...
I explored the Fukushima Exclusion Zone for 10 days in the April of 2023. When I was there, I was honestly shocked by the amount of contamination.

What Is A Core Sample?

YouthHistoryLifeScience...
Have you ever wanted to go back in time— just to see what it was like? Well, scientists have figured out how …sort of…