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Why The Ocean Needs Salt (But Has None)

AdultsLifeNatureScience...
Our oceans don’t technically contain salt, but the ions salt is made of play a critical role in planet-wide processes that make the Earth habitable.

What's An Engineer?

KidsScienceEducationEngineering
You've heard of Engineers, I'm sure. But, what are Engineers? Well, it turns out that they're all kinds of people doing all kinds of neat work!

How 3D Printers Work

KidsScienceTechnologyHow-to
Kamri Noel is on a quest to understand her 3-D printer with the help of a Nat Geo expert.

Are Our Tendons Stronger Than Steel?

YouthScienceHealthBiology
Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand show us what tendons do in our bodies and just how super strong they are!

The Last Star

YouthSpaceScienceAstronomy
The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf.

Walking Water Science Experiment

KidsScienceExperimentsEducation
Children will learn about how water travel up the paper towels through a process called capillary action.

How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain

YouthScienceMusicHealth...
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active.

Can Dogs Really Smell When We're Sick?

YouthScienceAnimalsHealth
Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand use the help of a specially trained dog, Daisy, to detect many kinds of serious diseases in humans by smelling breath samples.

How We Are Going To The Moon

YouthSpaceScienceFuture
While Apollo placed the first steps on the Moon, Artemis opens the door for humanity to sustainably work and live on another world for the first time.

What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

AdultsPhysicsScienceSpace
In September 2015, scientists witnessed something never seen before: two black holes colliding. Both about 30 times as big as our Sun, they had been orbiting each other for millions of years. A fraction of a second before the crash, they sent a vibration across the universe at the speed of light that was picked up by the LIGO detector. So what are these ripples in space? Amber L. Stuver explains.

The Scientific Method

KidsScienceEducation
The Scientific Method is a way to ask and answer questions about the world in a logical way.

Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons?

YouthScienceNatureBiology
Honeybees are some of nature's finest mathematicians.

Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?

AdultsConstructionHistoryScience
Discover the unique conditions that make the Black Sea host to dozens of shipwrecks that date back thousands of years.

What Dinosaurs ACTUALLY Looked Like?

AdultsHistoryLifeNature...
The past is a vast and mysterious land that begins at the big bang and ends in the present, expanding with each passing moment. It is the home of everything that came before, the key to understanding our present.

Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

AdultsBiologyHumanScience...
Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

The Rain Shadow Effect

AdultsEnvironmentNatureWorld...
Here’s how mountains control the weather.

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) - Kayla Mandel Sheets

AdultsBiologyHumanScience...
While searching for a kidney donor, Karen Keegan stumbled upon a mystery. After undergoing genetic testing, it turned out that some of her cells had a completely different set of genes from the others.