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What Would Happen in an Apocalypse... According to Science

Adults Human Society World
Most people think the apocalypse would bring violence, crime, and selfishness. But according to scientists, that's just not realistic.

Meet NASA's new class of astronauts

Adults Science Technology
More than 18,300 candidates applied to be astronauts in NASA's latest class-smashing the record of 8,000 applicants in 1978-and only 12 got the job. Here's who made the cut.

Some People Are Programmed to Sleep Better Than Others

Adults Genetics Health
Do you have a hard time getting a good night's sleep? According to scientists, it's all in your genes.

The best way to save a choking victim is no longer 'the Heimlich'

Adults Health Life
Many people believe the "Heimlich maneuver" is the only viable option to help save a choking victim. Turns out, that's not really the case. Following is a transcript of the video.

Binging with Babish: Chocolate Cake from Matilda

Adults Creativity Food
Matilda, Danny DeVito's thunderous directorial follow-up to Hoffa (1992), features an inexplicably tempting chocolate cake, despite its open admission of containing bodily fluids. Sit down and consume this entire confection today alongside Dan Pashman of The Sporkful.

Overpopulation - The Human Explosion Explained

Adults Human World
In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?

Why Japan has so many vending machines

Adults Culture Economy Society
What vending machines can teach you about this country

Jumping Water Droplets Could Be the Future of Cooling Computers

Adults Software Engineering Technology
Engineers have created a new water-based cooling system that could put an end to electronics crashing and overheating.

Why underdogs do better in hockey than basketball

Adults Math Sports
A statistical analysis of luck vs skill in sports.

The ferocious predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara - Nizar Ibrahim

Adults Animals History World
In Cretaceous times (around 100 million years ago), North Africa was home to a huge river system and a bizarre menagerie of giant prehistoric predators -- including the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur even more fearsome than the Tyrannosaurus rex. Nizar Ibrahim uses paleontological and geological data to reconstruct this "River of Giants" in surprising detail.

This Is Not What Space Looks Like

Adults Photography Space Technology
Amazing images of the far reaches of the universe are everywhere, but are they accurate? What does space really look like?

Why wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz

Adults Ecology Nature
Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as they destroyed trees, fires also helped the forests themselves. Jim Schulz outlines the benefits of wildfire.

NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?

Adults Science Space Technology
In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for?

The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East

Adults Business Nature Technology
A United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?

How the bendy straw was invented | Moments of Vision 12 - Jessica Oreck

Adults Creativity Design History
Today, Americans use an estimated 500 million drinking straws every day. But where did the idea for this beloved utensil come from? In the twelfth installment of our 'Moments of Vision' series, Jessica Oreck shares the origins of the bendy straw.

Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm

Adults Science Technology Work
Perpetual motion machines - devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source - have captured many inventors' imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There's just one problem: they don't work. Why not? Netta Schramm describes the pitfalls of perpetual motion machines.

Wait... Is China Really the Leader in Green Energy?

Adults Global Warming World
With plans to pull out of the Paris climate deal, the US is quickly falling behind in the race for clean energy. So who's winning?

Binging with Babish: World's Greatest Sandwich from Spanglish

Adults Creativity Food
Spanglish, the movie your aunt refers to as a "must-watch!", is home to a Thomas Keller-inspired creation known around the internet as "The World's Greatest Sandwich". Can such familiar ingredients earn such a prestigious moniker? Let's find out, and let's take it one step further: by baking our own rustic country loaf to act as the "bread" for our creation. Recipe below!

Four inventions that might change the world

Adults Creativity Future Science
Tiny lab-grown organs. A spongy cloth that absorbs oil spills. Sure, why not. These are some of the finalists for the European Inventor Award.

NAFTA explained by avocados. And shoes.

Adults Business Economy Politics
Everyone hates NAFTA. But what was NAFTA actually supposed to do? Did it deliver on its promise? To understand that, you have to look at America's relationships with two goods: avocados and shoes.

The weird clothes of Rei Kawakubo

Adults Art Creativity
Rei Kawakubo started the fashion label Comme des Garcons. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the spring 2017 exhibition is exclusively dedicated to her work. So does she make art? Or does she make clothes?