How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
Adults EnvironmentNuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
The Plant That’s Full Of Metal
Adults EnvironmentThe amount of metal some special plants are able to take up from the soil would be toxic enough to an average plant to kill it several times over.
Slow Down With Snow Monkeys
Adults EnvironmentTake 3 minutes and slow down with snow monkeys, with this extract from Mindful Escapes.
A brief history of plastic
Adults EnvironmentTrace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.
What makes volcanoes erupt? - Steven Anderson
Adults EnvironmentDig into the science of how new volcanoes form, and what causes their unpredictable eruptions.
This Atom Can Predict The Future
Adults EnvironmentMany of the bewildering correlations in our world - like that between Beryllium-7 and the Asian monsoon - are a result of huge and unseen forces that tie them together.
Introducing Earth School
Adults EnvironmentAnnouncing the launch of Earth School, a 30 day interactive adventure for students around the world to celebrate, explore, and connect with nature.
The Fastest-Growing Plant In The World
Adults EnvironmentBamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant thanks to the cell elongation process it shares with all grasses and its unique cell wall layering adaptation, allowing it to shoot up to 100 ft (30m) in just 8 weeks.
Volcanoes 101 | National Geographic
Adults EnvironmentAbout 1,500 active volcanoes can be found around the world. Learn about the major types of volcanoes, the geological process behind eruptions, and where the most destructive volcanic eruption ever witnessed occurred.
Employee Missing for 10 Years Found Inside Supermarket
Adults EnvironmentWould you be okay with grocery shopping at a store with a corpse behind the walls for 10 years? In today's video we are looking at how an employee went missing in a supermarket for 10 years before the body was discovered.
What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea
Adults EnvironmentTo support Kurzgesagt and learn more about Brilliant, go to https://www.brilliant.org/nutshell and sign up for free.
What's The Dirtiest Room In Your House?
Adults EnvironmentWe're talking about germs, okay? How gross are we talking?
Primitive Technology: Crossdraft kiln
Adults EnvironmentPrimitive Technology: Crossdraft kiln - Building a crossdraft kiln from scratch.
The Cruel Irony Of Air Conditioning
Adults EnvironmentThe technology we use to keep cool is heating the world in a vicious feedback cycle, so we need to improve it and use it less.
Can We Turn Earth Into a Spaceship?
Adults EnvironmentWorld ending disasters are common place in science fiction, and usually an inventive plan is required to save the day.