The Search for History’s Lost Slave Ships | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHuman...On the bottom of the world’s oceans lie historic treasures—the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved people from Africa to the Americas. Only a handful have been identified so far, but National Geographic explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts is documenting the efforts of Black scuba divers and archaeologists to find more, hoping to finally bring their stories to light.
Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated.
AdultsNatureScienceWorld...This video is part of a series about climate change supported by Breakthrough Energy – a coalition founded by Bill Gates, that is working to expand clean-energy investment and support the innovations that will lead the world to net-zero carbon emissions.
Slow Down With Snow Monkeys
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureTake 3 minutes and slow down with snow monkeys, with this extract from Mindful Escapes.
A brief history of plastic
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHuman...Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.
City of the Future: Singapore
TeachersCitiesCreativityTechnology...In an accelerating world, the science fiction of yesterday is rapidly becoming the science fiction of right now. With big challenges like land and resource scarcity, Singapore is planning decades ahead.
What makes volcanoes erupt? - Steven Anderson
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceDig into the science of how new volcanoes form, and what causes their unpredictable eruptions.
This Atom Can Predict The Future
AdultsEnvironmentLifeScienceMany of the bewildering correlations in our world - like that between Beryllium-7 and the Asian monsoon - are a result of huge and unseen forces that tie them together.
Introducing Earth School
AdultsEducationEnvironmentWorldAnnouncing the launch of Earth School, a 30 day interactive adventure for students around the world to celebrate, explore, and connect with nature.
MinuteEarth Explains: Water
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceIn this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we take a look at one of Earth’s most critical - and unique - features.
The Fastest-Growing Plant In The World
AdultsEnvironmentGeneticsNatureBamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant thanks to the cell elongation process it shares with all grasses and its unique cell wall layering adaptation, allowing it to shoot up to 100 ft (30m) in just 8 weeks.
The urgent case for antibiotic-free animals | Leon Marchal
AdultsAnimalsHealthScience...The UN predicts that antimicrobial resistance will be our biggest killer by 2050. "That should really scare the hell out of all of us," says bioprocess engineer Leon Marchal. He's working on an urgently needed solution: transforming the massive, global animal feed industry.