Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?
Adults History
Explore the construction of the futurist city Chandigarh, a project of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and planned by Le Corbusier.
Saber-Toothed Smilodon
Kids History
Smilodon the saber-toothed cat had really big teeth! Join Jessi and Squeaks and learn all about how fossils can tell us how these Ice Age animals lived.
Has The Amelia Earhart Mystery Been Solved?
Youth History
It's one of history's famous mysteries. What happened to a legendary and record breaking pilot who vanished on a epic mission.
Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
Adults History
The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.
What Is A Core Sample?
Youth History
Have you ever wanted to go back in time— just to see what it was like? Well, scientists have figured out how …sort of…
Ancient History: India (Maurya Empire)
Youth History
Take a quick dive into the history of ancient India's Maurya Empire.
The Winter Solstice Explained
Youth History
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Ancient History: Athens
Youth History
Take a quick dive into the history of ancient Athens.
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin: Sodom & Gomorrah
Adults History
Albert Lin reveals real events behind the epic biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Why AI Will Spark Exponential Economic Growth | Cathie Wood | TED
Adults History
Investor Cathie Wood explores this unique moment in technology, which she sees as being marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms — a scenario unparalleled in history.
Ancient History: India (Gupta Dynasty)
Youth History
Take a quick dive into the history of ancient India's Gupta Dynasty.
Ancient History: Greece
Youth History
Take a quick dive into the history of ancient Greece.
Ancient History: Sparta
Youth History
Take a quick dive into the history of ancient Sparta.
Diplocaulus: An Ancient Animal
Youth History
Squeaks and Jessi discover an animal with a head that reminds them of a boomerang.
Animated Maps: Tectonic Plate Movement
Youth History
This set of 41 paleo-elevation models (DEM) represents the changing paleogeography of the oceans and continents back to 540 million years ago.
Historian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics | WIRED
Adults History
"Love him or hate him, Napoleon is a figure probably unrivaled in modern history." Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics.
Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying
Youth History
Because eclipses are powerful and frightening events, ancient cultures went to great lengths to understand eclipses.
I kissed nuclear waste to prove a point.
Adults History
The shadows of Chernobyl and Fukushima loom large over the topic of nuclear energy, fueling fears often unaligned with reality.
4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Adults History
Earth is 4.5 billion years old - which is approximately the same amount of time it took us to create this video.
Animated Maps: The Five Deeps
Youth History
In this animated map, we highlight the deepest spots in the briny deep that surrounds us.
Why Korea is Dying Out
Adults History
Every two years one million Japanese disappear, China’s population will halve by the end of the century, the median age in Italy has reached 48. All around the world birth rates are crashing – Is humanity dying out? What is going on and how bad is it?