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We Might Find Alien Life In 2303 Days

AdultsHumanScience...
Europa Clipper is looking for signs of alien life in a very deadly place.

The Dirt On Decomposers

YouthAnimalsNature...
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how everything starts... and ends. Decomposers!

The Many Layers Of Sedimentary Rocks

KidsNatureScience...
Jessi and Sam learn about sedimentary rocks and show how you can use vinegar to identify a piece of limestone.

People said this experiment was impossible, so I tried it

AdultsEducationScience...
A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.

Fabulous Food Chains

YouthEcologyEducation...
In this of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains!

Debunking the Nuclear-Powered Manhole Cover

AdultsEducationHistory...
In 1957, a high-speed camera caught a cast iron cap moving at 66 kilometers per second.

You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral

AdultsEducationScience...
The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying to use in the next generation of solar panels.

What Happens When Predators Disappear?

AdultsAnimalsLife...
A world without predators. It sounds like a safer, happier world, but come on, this is SCIENCE…

There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth

AdultsEducationScience...
We’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In absolute darkness, crushed by the weight of mountains, starved of oxygen, cooked alive, bathed in acid, salt or radiation.

Why Do Leaves Change Colour And Fall?

YouthEnvironmentNature...
They’re pretty to look at, sure -- but the changing leaves you see in autumn are really a striking example of nature taking extreme measures to protect itself.

Four Spheres Part 2

YouthScienceWorld
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere.

How do QR codes work? (I built one myself to find out)

AdultsScienceTechnology
How do QR codes work? The checkerboard patterns taking over the world, demystified.

We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.

AdultsLifeScience...
Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born.

At-Home Lab: Making Bread

YouthExperimentsFood...
Learn a little about at-home chemistry in the kitchen.

Can Dogs Detect the Next Pandemic Before It Begins? | Glen J. Golden | TED

AdultsAnimalsNature...
What if animals like dogs, ferrets, mice and raccoons could help sniff out the next pandemic? Exploring the science of smell, neurobiologist Glen J. Golden delves into the development of a "mechanical nose" that could detect diseases by identifying specific odor profiles.

Four Spheres Part 1

YouthFactsScience...
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Geosphere and the Biosphere.

What Is Sickle Cell Disease?

YouthBiologyGenetics...
You have around 35 trillion red blood cells moving around your body at all times. Typically they are rounded and flexible. What happens when they aren’t?