How to grow your own glacier
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience Explore the ancient methods of growing glaciers, the homemade bodies of ice used as water sources, and how they can be used to combat climate change.
Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceNatural Disasters... Take a look at the theories behind why earthquakes occur, what makes them so hard to predict and the warning system technologies we rely on today.
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
AdultsNatureScienceTechnologyEnergy... Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things.
100 Gallons of Spider Silk | Because Science Footnotes
AdultsNatureScienceWeatherEntertainment... Kyle discusses exactly how much spider silk Peter Parker would need to stop that train, responds to your comments, and more!
A brief history of dogs - David Ian Howe
AdultsAnimalsFamilyNatureHistoryCulture... Trace the history of how wolves, one of humanity’s oldest rivals, evolved into the domesticated dogs we call “man’s best friend.”
You Are A Fish
AdultsAnimalsHumanNatureScienceEvolutionBiology... With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish.
What Eating Rotten Food Really Does To Your Body
AdultsFoodNatureScienceHealth... Food poisoning is awful, but what's actually happening inside your body when you eat rotten food?
The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
AdultsNatureScienceSportsPhysics... Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing.
Descending Into Greenland's Ice Sheets
AdultsFilmNatureSportsScienceEnvironment... Join Will Gadd as he descends into the Greenland ice sheet in the name of exploration and research with University of South Florida professor Jason Gulley.
Why Earthquakes Are So Hard To Predict
AdultsFutureNaturePhysicsScienceNatural Disasters... Scientists are trying to figure out if they can predict big earthquakes by simulating small quakes in labs and studying big quakes under the ocean. Thanks to the University of Rhode Island for sponsoring this video.
How Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma
AdultsNaturePhysicsScience A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it.