TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The most colorful gemstones on Earth | Jeff Dekofsky
In November 1986, Australian miners climbed Lunatic Hill and bored 20 meters into the Earth. They were rewarded with a fist-sized, record breaking gemstone, which they named the Hailey's Comet opal. Thanks to a characteristic called...
SciShow
3 of the Biggest Experiments Ever
Whether it's robots under the sea, wave detectors in space, or star-power on land, this episode has big experiments covered.
SciShow
Our Galaxy Could Be Full of Exoplanets with Oceans | SciShow News
Earlier this spring NASA announced a new research model that predicts that ocean worlds are far from rare, and our galaxy might be full of them. And a new study examines evidence that Pluto may have had an underground ocean all along!
PBS
How to Detect Extra Dimensions
On this Space Time Journal Club we look at how gravitational waves can be used to search for extra dimensions of space!
Crash Course
How Does the Earth Move Crash Course Geography
Today, we're going to talk about how the Earth moves, but to do that, we're going to have to go way back to the early days of the galaxy! Processes that happened before the Earth even formed have led us to the geographic patterns and...
SciShow
Why Venus Could Doom 'Habitable' Exoplanets
There are exoplanets out there that seem very Earth-like, but if you look out and see liquid metal instead of liquid water, you might be in the Venus zone.
SciShow
Why Is It So Hard to Build an ICBM?
To hopefully put your mind more at ease, Hank is here to talk about the work that goes into designing and building ICBMs.
TED Talks
TED: A demo of wireless electricity | Eric Giler
Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT's breakthrough version, WiTricity -- a near-to-market invention that may soon recharge your cell...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Einstein's brilliant mistake: Entangled states - Chad Orzel
When you think about Einstein and physics, E=mc^2 is probably the first thing that comes to mind. But one of his greatest contributions to the field actually came in the form of an odd philosophical footnote in a 1935 paper he co-wrote...
3Blue1Brown
The paradox of the derivative: Essence of Calculus - Part 2 of 11
An introduction to what a derivative is, and how it formalizes an otherwise paradoxical idea.
SciShow
400 Million New Stars in Our Galaxy!
The Gaia space observatory released a detailed 3d map of the Milky Way, and scientists have figured out why Charon's north pole is red!
SciShow
Record-Breaking Space Discoveries of 2016!
2016 was a lot of things, but for astronomers, it meant the discovery of some of the farthest, faintest, and youngest objects in the universe we've seen yet.
PBS
The Treasures of Trappist-1
Last week, seven earth-like planets were discovered orbiting a Red Dwarf star 39 light years away. Each one could be capable of supporting life.
SciShow
Why Do Humans Have Butts?
If you've been wondering why we have butts, wonder no more! We have an answer for you.
SciShow
Is An 8K TV Worth It
The newest 8K TVs have 33 million pixels - but can you even see that many?
SciShow
5 Tiny Animals With BIG Migrations
These little fliers may be small, but pound for pound, they go farther than just about anyone else. Chapters RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD 0:40 HOVERFLY 2:56 MONARCH BUTTERFLY 4:11 DESERT LOCUST 6:10 5 WANDERING GLIDER 9:41
SciShow
The Cosmic Ladder That Lets Us Map the Universe
Considering how massive our universe is, we know the distances to cosmic objects surprisingly well. What tools and clues do scientists use to measure distances that are so enormous they sound like made-up numbers?
SciShow
There Are Planet-Sized 'Tornadoes' on the Sun!
Solar tornadoes are not tornadoes, and scientists are studying a black hole with a telescope bigger than the earth!
3Blue1Brown
Integration and the fundamental theorem of calculus: Essence of Calculus - Part 8 of 11
What is integration? Why is it computed as the opposite of differentiation? What is the fundamental theorem of calculus?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle? - Daniel Finkel
An ancient, abandoned alien space station has been discovered. Can you beat everyone in the galaxy and reach it first? -- It’s an incredible discovery: an abandoned alien space station filled with precursor technology. Now every species...
MinutePhysics
Length Contraction and Time Dilation | Special Relativity Ch. 5
This video is chapter 5 in my series on special relativity, and it covers how things that are moving (that is, moving relative to an inertial reference frame) at different speeds appear to be shorter in length... and longer in length....
SciShow
Ingredients for Life On a Comet, and Mars's Close-Up
How did earth get the ingredients for life? A new discovery from Comet 67P might hold some answers. And learn where to find Mars in the night sky from 75 million kilometers away.
SciShow
Does the Camera Really Add Ten Pounds?
Your friend just tagged you in 17 photos on Facebook but you swear those photos lie about your weight. Is the camera playing tricks with your eyes?