You’re Filled With Microplastics. So What?
AdultsHealthHumanLife...Plastic pollution has been called “one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century.” Billions of tons of it has entered the ecosystem, and entered YOU, in the form of so-called “microplastics.” But are microplastics actually bad?
How do bulletproof vests work? - Max G. Levy
AdultsConstructionScienceChemistry...Explore the chemistry behind what makes kevlar so strong, and how this essential synthetic fiber was invented.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
AdultsHealthHistoryScience...The ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils'' because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong.
Spacecraft Returns To Earth
YouthSpaceTechnologyTransportation...Two astronauts who made it to the International Space Station will bid farewell to the faulty spacecraft they were using today, as it's set to return to Earth - without them.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes
AdultsEducationScienceTransportation...Myths and misconceptions about planes. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ver to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link.
Does Trash Last Forever?
YouthEnvironmentGlobal WarmingNature...Danni answers one of our biggest questions about trash.
Artificial Reefs
YouthEnvironmentGadgetsNature...This Melbourne-based research lab has worked with the City of Greater Geelong to develop a multi-pronged solution to coastal erosion.
The Fastest Ant on Earth | Earth's Great Seasons | BBC Earth
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature...With extra long legs to raise their bodies above the hot ground and silver hair to reflect the sun, silver ants are built for life in the desert. But even they have limits, and being the fastest ant on Earth comes in handy when you have to race to beat the heat.
5 Ways CRISPR Is About to Change Everything
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyHuman...CRISPR-based gene therapies are already changing healthcare for things like sickle cell disease. But CRISPR is bigger than just medicine, and it could revolutionize everything from food and agriculture to green energy fuels to plastics.
How Do Cicadas Make Noise?
YouthAnimalsEnvironmentScience...Learn a bit about the science of how cicadas make their unique noise.