What if you experienced every human life in history?
Adults History
Human
Life
Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.
Why Is Our Moon Two-Faced?
Adults Life
Science
Space
The near side of the Moon has a thin crust and is covered in maria. The far side has a thick crust and almost no maria.
Can We Capture Greenhouse Gases?
Adults Environment
Nature
World
It’s one thing to say a business is carbon neutral. It’s another to be able to truly account for that carbon at all stages of the production process.
All the Ways Ice Baths Affect the Body | WIRED
Adults Education
Health
Human
Everyone seems to be cold plunging, or at the very least, watching other people do it.
The Delightful Dance of Hummingbirds | The Wild Place | Relax with Nature | BBC Earth
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
In the Atlantic Rainforest of Argentina and Brazil, hummingbirds gather around flowers in a spectacular dance.
Hippos Eating Watermelon | Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
Tequila the Hippo enjoys a watermelon snack on a summer day.
rimitive Technology: Decarburization of iron and forging experiments
Adults Construction
Creativity
Life
I took a brittle, high carbon/iron alloy (cast iron) made from local ore and used a decarburization method to reduce it's carbon content making it malleable and forged it flat by hammering.
The Most Complex Language in the World
Adults Biology
Education
Language
You are cells. Your muscles, organs, skin and hair. They are in your blood and in your bones.
The Weird Sex Lives of Bluegills
Adults Life
Nature
Animals
When it comes to the mating game, fish have some of the strangest ways of thwarting the competition.
The continents are moving. When will they collide?
Adults Environment
Life
World
Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge— and how it could affect Earth’s environment.
160,439 People Agree With Me, 64,831 Disagree
Adults History
Human
Psychology
For decades, the Sleeping Beauty Problem has divided people between two answers.
How James Gandolfini Navigates Emotion
Adults Art
Creativity
Human
The Nerdwriter is a series of video essays about art, culture, politics, philosophy and more.
Why New Zealand is Finally Getting its First Subway
Adults Creativity
History
Life
New Zealand is building its biggest ever transport infrastructure project.
Binging with Babish: Cheeseburger from The Menu
Adults Education
Film
Food
While we can’t technically claim these cheeseburgers are lifesaving, they are pretty damn good. Give them a try yourself and let us know!
Secrets of the Elephants
Adults Film
Life
Nature
Natalie Portman narrates the upcoming four-part series where the secret lives of elephants are revealed. Executive produced by James Cameron, “Secrets of the Elephants” premieres Friday, April 21 on National Geographic.
When Tree Planting Goes Wrong
Adults Education
Facts
Nature
Special thanks to the Society for Ecological Restoration and its global partners for their support during this production; and to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which is part of the United Nations Environment Program.
What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg
Adults Education
Health
Human
When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery: the teeth of those ancient humans were riddled with holes.