The Problem With Concrete
AdultsCitiesConstructionHuman...This video is in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates.
Will Your Country Be The First To Sink?
AdultsConstructionIndustryLife...Sea levels are rising, but what does that mean for where you live? What does that mean for the world?
This Is Why The Holidays Can Suck!
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryLife...Trying to be cheery might make you dreary!
The dangerous and daring race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane
AdultsEnvironmentHumanSports...By the early 1900’s, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two key locations left: the North and South Poles.
The Unique Wildlife of The Scottish Highlands
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentMedia...Be transported to the frozen tundra of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park in this stunning short by filmmaker Max Smith.
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
AdultsNatureScienceEnvironment...What’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half right. Scientists have discovered an even bigger river in South America, and it’s in the sky above the Amazon rainforest.
Dear Water: You Are a Blessing
TeachersEnvironmentTeacher Cafe"Dear Water" is a poem written by Kenyan Schoolgirls and it's absolutely beautiful. It's an ode of gratitude to the recently drilled borehole in their community, which has freed up their time to attend school instead of walking long distances to fetch water.
Earth Day Activities
TeachersEnvironmentTeacher CafeEducationEarth Day is April 22 and it serves as an important reminder of how each one of us needs to do our part to care for the planet. Technology is a fantastic way to get students to travel around the world and view ecological devastation or get students to research changing climate over time. With Apps and web tools, students can learn and share their ideas on social media.
What If The Sun Disappeared For One Month?
AdultsScienceEnvironmentSpace...What if the sun goes out right now?
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentScience...Some vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
What's a smartphone made of?
AdultsEnvironmentTechnologyGadgets...As of 2018, there are around 2.5 billion smartphone users in the world. If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper.
He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him
AdultsEnvironmentLifeStyle...Welcome to Gothic, Colorado-one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home.
Build Summer Underground Swimming Pool
AdultsCreativityEnvironmentDIYToday we built an Underground Swimming Pool. Its a hot season so we built a pool and continue with the construction of our Temple.
Inside the Mission to Save the Rare Helmeted Hornbill From Poachers
AdultsEnvironmentWorldWhat does it take to photograph the helmeted hornbill? Patience. National Geographic photographer Tim Laman teamed up with Rangkong Indonesia and spent months in the field just to get a glimpse of the extremely rare bird.
What If You Never Washed Your Hands?
AdultsEnvironmentHealthSpaceDo we need to wash our hands all the time?