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Why Do We Get Goosebumps?

YouthBiologyHumanScience
We've all been there when it gets a bit chilly and you end up with goosebumps. But have you ever wondered why and how we get them?

Why Do Reindeer Eyes Change Colour?

YouthAnimalsFactsScience...
Reindeer eyes have the remarkable ability to change colour throughout the year. Dr. Natalie Cooper tells us more.

How Do We Keep Life's Jenga Tower From Toppling?

YouthEcologyNatureWorld...
In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll see how conservation biology aims to restore habitat and preserve biodiversity.

Plant Your Pants?!?

YouthHow-toNatureScience...
Shanequa went to meet some young science investigators to find out how a big pair of pants has been used for an experiment to check the quality of soil at a farm.

Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?

YouthFoodHumanScience...
Hayley explains the science behind why onions make us cry, and what we can do to prevent this.

Why Does A Disco Clam Light Up?

YouthAnimalsEnvironmentScience...
Our curator of benthic molluscs Dr. Katie Collins explains this clam’s clever party trick.

What Is A Core Sample?

YouthHistoryLifeScience...
Have you ever wanted to go back in time— just to see what it was like? Well, scientists have figured out how …sort of…

The Science Of Snowflakes

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Join us for a festive deep dive into the wonderful world of snowflakes voiced by Professor Brian Cox.

The Winter Solstice Explained

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The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

All About Hawks

YouthAnimalsEcologyFacts...
Did you know that hawks are the most common birds of prey? In this video, you and your kids will learn lots of interesting facts about the hawk.

Huge Volcano Erupts In Iceland

YouthEnvironmentNatureWorld...
A huge volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity.

How Do Erasers Erase?

YouthHow-toScience
Are you wondering how erasers erase? Let's find out together.

Why Hurricane Paths Are Weird

YouthWeatherWorldNatural Disasters...
Hurricane path prediction seems straightforward, until it is not.

You Are Your Microbes

YouthBiologyScienceHealth
Jessica Green and Karen Guillemin emphasize the importance of understanding the many organisms that make up each and every organism.

Diplocaulus: An Ancient Animal

YouthAnimalsHistoryScience...
Squeaks and Jessi discover an animal with a head that reminds them of a boomerang.

Animated Maps: Tectonic Plate Movement

YouthHistoryWorldScience...
This set of 41 paleo-elevation models (DEM) represents the changing paleogeography of the oceans and continents back to 540 million years ago.

How Do Polar Bears Walk On Ice?

YouthAnimalsEcologyNature...
Are you wondering how polar bears walk on ice and snow? Let's find out together.

Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying

YouthHistoryScienceWorld
Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses.

The Ice Bucket Challenge Actually Worked

YouthGeneticsHealthScience...
The Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions of dollars for research into treatments for ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.

Rescuing Nibi

YouthAnimalsHealthScience
Baby beaver Nibi was rescued and now has uncanny object recognition.

Animated Maps: The Five Deeps

YouthHistoryWorldScience
In this animated map, we highlight the deepest spots in the briny deep that surrounds us.