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The best pregnancy test used to be this frog ... no, really - Carly Anne York

AdultsAnimalsNatureScience...
Dig into how African clawed frogs can help detect human pregnancy, and how their use in experiments had unintended consequences.

Why Do Weeping Willows Weep?

AdultsLifeNatureScience
Most trees reach for the sun – but not the weeping willow. Why?

Lightning From Space

YouthScienceSpaceTechnology...
Discover the first results from Europe’s first Lightning Imager onboard the Meteosat Third Generation.

Osiris-Rex

YouthScienceSpaceTechnology
Nasa's OSIRIS-REx capsule is heading back to Earth after 7 years in space and it's got some special cargo on board.

CRISPR's Next Advance Is Bigger Than You Think

AdultsBiologyScienceTechnology...
You've probably heard of CRISPR, the revolutionary technology that allows us to edit the DNA in living organisms.

How The Most Useless Branch of Math Could Save Your Life

AdultsEducationMathScience
There is an entire branch of math simply devoted to knots

Why Do Giraffes Have Long Necks?

YouthAnimalsEducationScience...
Why do giraffes have such long necks?

How Do Whales Withstand Ocean Pressure?

YouthAnimalsEducationScience...
How do deep-diving whales—air-breathing mammals like us—survive life in the deep?

0:12 / 12:36 The Future of Botany: Crash Course Botany #15

AdultsEnvironmentLifeNature...
We’ve learned a lot about plants throughout this series, but there’s much more to discover. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll peek into the future of botany.

Chloe Explains Down's Syndrome

YouthHealthHumanScience...
Narrated by the wonderful Chloe (age 8), this animation helps young audiences understand what Down's syndrome is.

Fire Versus Water

YouthExperimentsScienceNature
It's a battle of words to decide which is more powerful?

What Is A Platypus?

KidsAnimalsEnvironmentNature...
Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about how amazing platypuses really are!

Monitoring Volcanoes From Space

YouthScienceSpaceTechnology...
Satellites play a vital role in monitoring volcanoes from space.

Do mosquitos actually bite some people more than others?

AdultsAnimalsHistoryNature...
Explore the science of what attracts mosquitos, and find out why mosquitos bite some people more than others.

Yes, this is how we know the Earth is slowing down

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
Without eclipses, our world would be a lot different because eclipses give us the ability to do science we otherwise wouldn’t be able to.

Why Do We Have Bones?

YouthBiologyHumanScience...
Why do we have skeletons inside of us, and what even are bones?

You're a Dream of the Universe (According to Science)

AdultsEducationScienceSpace...
Absolutely everything you think about yourself and the universe could be an illusion. As far as you know, you are real and exist in a universe that was born 14 billion years ago and that gave rise to galaxies, stars, the Earth, and finally you. Except, maybe not.

Cleaning Up An Oil Spill

KidsExperimentsHow-toScience...
Immerse yourself in an exciting and educational adventure as we demonstrate how to create a captivating activity that highlights the importance of cleaning up oil spills in the ocean.

How Tornadoes Work

YouthNatureScienceWeather...
An animated explainer about tornadoes, how they form, different types and signs one is on the way.

The WEIRD Way Monkeys Got to America

AdultsAnimalsEducationHealth...
Many of the greatest biological dispersal events in history likely happened because animals inadvertently traveled across the oceans on floating debris.

What Happens If You Destroy A Black Hole?

AdultsEnvironmentLifeScience...
Black holes can destroy everything – but can they be destroyed? What happens if we push physics to the absolute limits, maybe even break it and the universe in the process?