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How To Make Plastic From Seaweed

YouthEnvironmentScienceBiotechnology...
A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed.

3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow

AdultsEducationScienceExperiments
In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.

Why A Sausage Can Do What Your Gloves Cannot

YouthScienceTechnology
Dig into the science of touchscreens, and find out the difference between the two most common types: capacitive and resistive.

What Does A Black Hole Sound Like?

YouthScienceSpaceNature
FreeSchool Presents: a closer look at black hole sounds.

What Is Ocean Stratification?

YouthEnvironmentNatureScience...
The ocean has layers that mix—sometimes. What are the layers made of? And why is it bad news when they don’t?

Intro to Geology

AdultsEducationLifeScience...
Geology is the study of planet Earth, its origin and evolution, its fundamental structure, the properties of minerals, rocks, and fluids of which it is composed, and the evolution of its biosphere.

What Is The Dawn Chorus?

KidsAnimalsFactsScience...
Have you ever considered why birds sing in the morning?

Alaska From Space

YouthSpaceWorldScience...
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the complex and diverse landscape that surrounds Nushagak Bay in Alaska.

Droid Holiday Hustle

KidsFilmFunScience...
Watch C-3PO and R2-D2 travel through space to get home for the holidays.

CRISPR

YouthFunMusicScience...
What exactly is CRISPR Cas9? Find out in this science-ified version of "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande, by 8th graders from The Nueva School.

The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe

AdultsLifeScienceSpace
Supernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.

Plants In Space!

YouthExperimentsNatureScience...
Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul and Dr. Robert J. Ferl put weeds in unique situations to study their behaviour on a molecular level.

How We Learned That Water Isn't An Element

AdultsEducationScienceChemistry
For thousands of years, water was thought to be an element. That is, until some of the greatest chemists in the world managed to crack it open.

Make Dinosaur Eggs At Home!

KidsHow-toScienceFood...
With a little effort, you can create some amazing frozen dino eggs.

How Many Animal Species Are There, Really?

YouthAnimalsEnvironmentFacts...
It's harder than you might think to know how many animal species live on Earth.

The world depends on a strange collection of items. They're not cheap

AdultsEducationLifeScience...
This government warehouse keeps our entire society up to standard.

Artemis I Launch

YouthSpaceTechnologyScience
NASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off on Nov. 16, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B. This video includes highlights from the event.

Let's Look At Constellations

KidsFactsSpaceScience...
Today, Jessi and Sam the Bat take a look at constellations.

How Do Oysters Make Pearls?

YouthNatureScienceBiology
Explore how oysters use calcium carbonate to create pearls, and how this chemical compound creates a vast array of other materials.

What Does Endemic Mean?

KidsEducationFactsHealth...
Kids News contributor Saara Chaudry explains the term endemic.

A Chameleons Race Against Time

YouthAnimalsFactsNature...
Discover how a Labord’s chameleon learns how to hunt for a meal and find a potential mate, all in a short lifespan of just four months.