What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol
Adults Biology
Health
Human
Drinking alcohol is one of the most popular things to do across the globe. Some people spend their entire weekends sitting at the bar, but consuming alcohol on a daily or weekly basis can have extremely negative effects on the body.
What Holds a Country Together or Tears it Apart? Crash Course Geography #36
Adults History
Human
Politics
Today we’re going to talk about the forces that affect a country’s stability. We’ll take a closer look at Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and examine how the cohesiveness of these Latin American countries varies dramatically even though they are in a region with similar characteristics.
Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)
Adults Life
Nature
World
How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples and dunes? The answer is a surprising secret of self-organization.
Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Isn't The Coldest
Adults History
Human
World
The way we experience seasons don't necessarily line up with how they're technically defined - here's why.
Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
Adults History
Human
Psychology
They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale.
Protecting Rhinos In Kaziranga National Park
Adults Animals
From being a rhino poaching hub in the 1900s, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in the north-east Indian state of Assam now boasts the single largest breeding population of the Indian rhinos.
The Creation Of The Universe | Universe | BBC Earth
Adults History
Science
Space
This is the story of creation, as told by science.
Times When Humanity ALMOST Ended
Adults History
Human
World
Humans have almost faced their extinction on several occasions, and today we're going to reveal the closest calls humanity has ever had!
How To Make Fool-Proof Beef Wellington
Adults Family
Film
Food
Ready to impress your family and friends? While it does take some patience, our foolproof Beef Wellington is guaranteed be a showstopper with it's tender melt-in-your-mouth interior and perfectly flaky latticed crust.
The Communities of the Okavango Delta | National Geographic
Adults Film
Life
Nature
Safeguarding the Okavango River Basin means empowering the communities that rely on the river system for water and other resources.
Orzo Pasta | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
Back at it again with another beautiful recipe from my new book Together. This time I'm giving you one of the dishes from the 'elegant simplicity' chapter. Its a really delicate but flavoursome pasta salad, in the book I serve it up with a flat fish but really its a dish that totally stands up on its own.
You Are Immune Against Every Disease
Adults Biology
Human
Science
You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests.
Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?
Adults Construction
Design
Life
Trace the life cycle of a pair of denim jeans, and discover the labor and environmental costs of this fashion staple.
Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work
Adults Construction
Creativity
Science
Why are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right. This video was sponsored by Kiwico.
Matty Matheson & Benny Blanco Test Kitchen Gadgets | WIRED
Adults Film
Food
Life
Who better to test the latest in kitchen technology than "Eat Out America" stars Matty Matheson and Benny Blanco?
This Crab Can't Swim, But Has To Lay Its Eggs In The Sea
Adults Animals
Life
Nature
The robber crab has been ashore so long, it's developed lungs that can no longer breathe in water.
How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt
Adults History
Human
Science
How Tutankhamun Got His Gold | Lost Treasures of Egypt
The Snowflake Mystery
Adults Life
Nature
Science
Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.
How to Make Homemade Pesto | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family
Film
Food
Jamies takes us through the principals of making pesto and shares the wisdom passed onto him by Italian Nonnas he has met over the years.
Is Meat Really that Bad?
Adults Food
Health
Human
Food is arguably the best thing about being alive. No other bodily pleasure is enjoyed multiple times every day and never gets old.
Why The Ocean Needs Salt (But Has None)
Adults Life
Nature
Science
Our oceans don’t technically contain salt, but the ions salt is made of play a critical role in planet-wide processes that make the Earth habitable.