How to master your sense of smell
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceHealthFood... Some perfumers can distinguish individual odors in a fragrance made of hundreds of scents; tea-experts have been known to sniff out the exact location of a particular tea; and the NYC Transit Authority once had a employee responsible only for sniffing out gas leaks.
When Is The Moon's Birthday?
YouthHistoryScienceSpace We asked Museum planetary science researcher Prof Sara Russell, "What day of the year should we be saying happy birthday to this natural satellite? "
The man who lost his sense of touch
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanNeuroscienceScience... Explore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.
How Wildfires Spawn Deadly Firenadoes
AdultsLifeNatureWeatherEnvironmentScience... Climate change is causing wildfire season to get worse every year. And our models of wildfires can't keep up with the things fires can do... like spawn devastating fire tornadoes.
Microworlds: Bugs—Bugs 101
YouthAnimalsNatureScience This episode is part of Microworlds: Bugs series, where we shrink down and discover the wonderful lives of the tiny, the miniature, the microworlds.
Porcelain in the Wreckage | Drain the Oceans
AdultsHistoryLifeNatureScienceArt... Vanessa Litzenberg discusses the porcelain from the wreck. Drain the Oceans dives deep into the unknown; a truly epic, original series that takes underwater adventure and earth science illustration into a whole new era.
What Was The Biggest Dinosaur That Ever Lived?
YouthAnimalsHistoryScienceBiology... What was the largest dinosaur? And how did it get so big? If you're shouting 'Diplodocus!' and 'Brachiosaurus!', you're on the right track.
When Will The Continents Collide?
YouthHistoryScienceWorldEnvironmentGeology... Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge— and how it could affect Earth’s environment.
You Can’t Actually Die Of Old Age
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScienceMythology... Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, “dying of old age” is not medically possible; instead, it’s just a convenient catch-all.