The Nuclear Waste Problem
AdultsGlobal WarmingScienceTechnologyNuclear energy is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and most available sources of power on earth.
The U.S. & Russia Are Building a Deep Space Gateway, Here's What You Need to Know
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnologyThe U.S. and Russia have announced plans to put a new structure in the orbit of the moon. What will it look like?
Did Science Just Prove Women Are Nicer Than Men?
AdultsMasculinityScienceWomenScientists may have just proven women are kinder and more selfless then men, and it's all thanks to our brains.
This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes
AdultsGlobal WarmingScienceTechnologyThese bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing.
The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent
AdultsScienceSpaceOver the course of history, we've discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how do astronomers discover these bits of rock and metal? How many have they found? And how do they tell asteroids apart? Carrie Nugent shares the story of the very first asteroid ever discovered and explains how asteroid hunters search for these celestial bodies.
Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun
AdultsBiologyHealthScienceWe've harnessed electricity, sequenced the human genome, and eradicated smallpox. But after billions of dollars in research, we haven't found a solution for a disease that affects more than 14 million people and their families at any given time. Why is it so difficult to cure cancer? Kyuson Yun explains the challenges.
How Do Helicopters Fly Without Wings?
AdultsScienceTechnologyTransportation...Engineering tons of metal to fly straight up is no easy feat. Here's how helicopter blades make vertical flight a reality.
Why Is The Universe So Empty? (ft. PHD Comics!)
AdultsScienceSpaceWhy is the universe organized the way it is? And why is it so empty? From planets and stars to superclusters and galactic filaments, the universe's largest structures formed because of its smallest. In this special collaboration with PHD Comics, we'll learn how the earliest, quantumest blips seeded the structure of everything everywhere.
Is DNA the future of data storage? - Leo Bear-McGuinness
AdultsGeneticsScienceBiology...In the event of a nuclear fallout, every piece of digital and written information could all be lost. Luckily, there is a way that all of human history could be recorded and safely stored beyond the civilization's end. And the key ingredient is inside all of us: our DNA. Leo Bear-McGuinness explains.
6 scientific tricks for falling asleep
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience...Can't sleep? Don't just lie there in bed and stress about it. These tricks will have you snoozing in no time.
How aspirin was discovered - Krishna Sudhir
AdultsHistoryScience4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they'd found was destined to influence the future course of medicine. Krishna Sudhir traces the history of aspirin.
An Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs, Here's a New Theory About What Did
AdultsAnimalsGlobal WarmingHistory...A new scientific model has discovered what actually happened to the earth after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
What Are The Chances You'll Die In A Plane Crash?
AdultsLifeTransportationTravel...Planes are incredibly safe, so these are the reasons you shouldn't worry next time you fly.
Why do we harvest horseshoe crab blood? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsAnimalsNatureScience...During the warmer months, especially at night during the full moon, horseshoe crabs emerge from the sea to spawn. Waiting for them are teams of lab workers, who capture the horseshoe crabs by the hundreds of thousands, take them to labs, harvest their cerulean blood, then return them to the sea. Why? Elizabeth Cox illuminates the incredible properties of horseshoe crab blood.