Preparing for #CometLanding
AdultsScienceSpaceTechnology...After a ten-year journey, Rosetta and Philae had finally reached their destination, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta spent many weeks studying the comet, sending lots of information back to Earth. But where was Philae going to land? Eventually the scientists on Earth found the best place on the comet for Philae to land. Soon it was time to make the final preparations for Philae's great adventure. Both spacecraft couldn't wait any longer. The whole world would be watching as Rosetta and Philae prepared for their biggest challenge yet.
Astronauts Grow a Water Bubble in Space
AdultsGadgetsPhysicsSpace...During Expedition 40 in the summer of 2014, NASA astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman - along with European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst - explored the phenomenon of water surface tension in microgravity on the International Space Station. The crew "submerged" a sealed GoPro camera into a floating ball of water the size of a softball and recorded the activity with a 3-D camera.
Life by the Numbers
AdultsAnimalsBiologyNature...There are now more than 7 billion human beings on Earth, and that got me wondering: How successful are we compared to other species? I take a look at out how our numbers stack up to some other domains of life. It turns out that biomass, or what things weigh, can be more important than how many of something there are. Find out how our numbers stack up against everything from bugs to bacteria, and get ready for some mind-blowing numbers!
Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
AdultsData ScienceScienceSociety...We've got two perfectly good hands attached to two perfectly good arms, so why do most people prefer to use one over the other for common tasks?
Brian Cox visits the world's biggest vacuum chamber
AdultsPhysicsScienceExperimentsWatch a bowling ball and a feather fall in the giant vacuum chamber. A simple experiment but it's really amazing.
What Does Sound Look Like?
AdultsPhotographyScienceYou can actually see sound waves as they travel through the air thanks to a clever photographic trick.
Ambition - An Amazing Short Fusion Film Of Science Fiction With Science Fact
AdultsFilmScienceSpace...Ambition is a collaboration between Platige Image and ESA. Directed by Tomek Bagi?ski and starring Aiden Gillen and Aisling Franciosi, Ambition was shot on location in Iceland, and screened on 24 October 2014 during the British Film Institute's celebration of Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder, at the Southbank, London.
Orion: Trial By Fire
AdultsSpaceTechnologyScienceOrion will be launching into space for the first time in December 2014. It can take astronauts to asteroid or even onto Mars.
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
AdultsData ScienceGlobal WarmingScience...Watch this if you're willing to accept some shocking facts about climate change.
Volcano Eruption in Papua New Guinea
AdultsEnvironmentNatureNatural Disasters...Australian tourists Linda and Philip McNamara filmed the eruption of Papua New Guinean volcano, Mount Tavurvur, on August 29. You can literally see the shockwave!
Giant Smoke Rings - Cool Science Experiment
AdultsScienceTVExperiments...Steve and Ellen use a trash can and a fog machine to fire giant vortex smoke rings across the Ellen DeGeneres studio.
The Science of Depression
AdultsHealthPsychologyScience...What's going on inside of a depressed person?
You Can Learn Anything
AdultsEducationSciencePsychologyKhan Academy is on a mission to unlock the world's potential. Most people think their intelligence is fixed. The science says it's not.
How the sun sees you
AdultsHealthTechnologyScience...We showed people what they looked like in ultraviolet, & wondered aloud if they wanted to put on some damn sunscreen already.
5 Fun Physics Phenomena
AdultsHumorInternet CulturePhysics...YouTuber Veritasium explains 5 weird but cool tricks about Physics in the latest video.
Inside the ant colony
AdultsAnimalsNatureSociety...Ants have one of the most complex social organizations in the animal kingdom; they live in structured colonies that contain different types of members who perform specific roles. Sound familiar? Deborah M. Gordon explains the way these incredible creatures mate, communicate and source food, shedding light on how their actions can mimic and inform our own behavior.