Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnology How did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hours of 60 minutes each, and put 60 seconds in each minute? Where does the definition of a second come from? And who decides what clock shows the correct time? There's clearly a lot of questions when it comes to time.
Holiday Butter Cookies As Made By Kelsey Impicciche
AdultsFamilyFoodHistoryCooking Holiday family time becomes even sweeter when you make these super soft butter cookies together!
These Names Can Kill Animals
AdultsAnimalsHistoryPsychologySociety Just like the names of products and companies, animals' names can affect how we feel about them...and changing the name of a species might actually help us save it.
The dangerous and daring race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane
AdultsEnvironmentHumanSportsHistoryAdventure By the early 1900’s, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two key locations left: the North and South Poles.
Why Are Fewer People Getting Appendicitis?
AdultsBiologyHealthHistoryScience There are many other unforeseen health changes that seem to be related to the forces of modernization, like the increase in rates of diabetes, Crohn’s disease, and ADHD.
Who decides what art means?
AdultsArtCreativityHistoryPhilosophyCulture There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for decades: how much should an artist's intention affect your interpretation of the work?
Five Firsts for Mars InSight
AdultsHistoryScienceSpaceEngineering Mars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of Mars (assuming it lands of course…)
Why is meningitis so dangerous?
AdultsBiologyHealthHistoryScience In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out as a celebration led to a worldwide health crisis: more than 2,000 cases of meningitis broke out, spreading across Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.
Caffeine 101 | National Geographic
AdultsFoodHistoryScienceCooking Nearly 90% of the United States population has at least one caffeinated beverage every day. Learn about the chemistry of caffeine, how it causes increased alertness and focus, and how caffeine is capable of causing overdoses.
The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler
AdultsArtEducationHistory Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power.
Ancient Mesopotamia 101 | National Geographic
AdultsCreativityHistoryIndustry Ancient Mesopotamia proved that fertile land and the knowledge to cultivate it was a fortuitous recipe for wealth and civilization.
The princess who rewrote history
AdultsHistoryReadingCulture Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father’s reign called “The Alexiad.”
He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him
AdultsEnvironmentLifeStyleHistorySociety Welcome to Gothic, Colorado-one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home.
Why is Aristophanes called
AdultsHistoryHumorSociety Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor
AdultsHealthHistorySociety It's another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies.
Did the Amazons really exist?
AdultsHistoryWomen It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary.
How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone
AdultsHealthHistoryWomen In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug Administration's newest recruits. Before the year was out, she would begin a fight that would save thousands of lives - though no one knew it at the time.