How Can Straws Hold Weight?
KidsExperimentsHow-toScience...Plastic straws: so light, so bendy. So how can we get them to hold up an entire water bottle?
Tell Me About: Roller Coasters
KidsScienceTechnologyEngineering...Ever wondered how roller coasters work? Or how they're built? Well hop on and go for a ride to find out.
How Animals Fly
KidsScienceTechnologyTransportation...As Squeaks continues to prepare for his big trip with Jessi, Mr. Brown helps him learn all about different kinds of wings and how they help animals and machines fly!
What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?
AdultsCreativityCultureHistory...The shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.
Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceExplore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
How To Make Plastic From Seaweed
YouthEnvironmentScienceBiotechnology...A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed.
3 Ways Of Seeing Invisible Air Flow
AdultsEducationScienceExperimentsIn this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods.
Why A Sausage Can Do What Your Gloves Cannot
YouthScienceTechnologyDig into the science of touchscreens, and find out the difference between the two most common types: capacitive and resistive.
What Is Ocean Stratification?
YouthEnvironmentNatureScience...The ocean has layers that mix—sometimes. What are the layers made of? And why is it bad news when they don’t?
The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceSupernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
Plants In Space!
YouthExperimentsNatureScience...Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul and Dr. Robert J. Ferl put weeds in unique situations to study their behaviour on a molecular level.