SciShow
The "Disease" That Struck Medieval Church Organs
During long, cold winters in medieval Europe, church organs grew gray, sickly-looking circles that spread over their pipes. People back then believed that this was the work of the devil, but as it turns out, it’s just some pretty simple...
SciShow
A Brief History of Birth Control
Gym teacher Hank gives us the full story of the past, present, and future of birth control.
SciShow
The Oversized Invasive Carrot That Can Give You Third Degree Burns
All plants get energy from the sun, but the giant hogweed gets another, dangerous superpower from the sun's light: the ability to burn skin with its sap.
SciShow
The Truth About Leonardo Da Vinci
A true "Renaissance Man", inventor, artist & scholar Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most diversely talented individuals of all time. His "unquenchable curiosity" led him to make discoveries and inventions that were beyond his time, not...
SciShow
Doggerland: A Real-Life Atlantis
Though we probably won’t find a literal Atlantis beneath the sea, that doesn’t mean that a human settlement hasn’t ever been lost to the water. Meet Doggerland.
SciShow
Are Blue Eyes Endangered?
SciShow explains the genetics -- and physics -- behind why blue eyes are blue, and what the future may be for the trait. Spoiler alert: Blue eyes aren’t really blue! SciShow explains!
SciShow
Milk, and the Mutants That Love It
Got milk? Fact is, most people don't -- and shouldn't -- because for them, ice cream and milkshakes are basically toxic. So why can some people drink milk and survive? Turns out they're mutants! SciShow explains.
SciShow
News | Where Did Domesticated Horses Come From?
New information has helped us understand where domestic horses came from. And by counting some tree rings, researchers were able to find evidence of Norse presence in the Americas in 1021 CE.
TED Talks
TED: Why are we so bad at reporting good news? | Angus Hervey
Why is good news so rare? In a special broadcast from the TED stage, journalist Angus Hervey sheds light on some of the incredible progress humanity has made across environmental protection, public health and more in the last year,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can zoos actually save species from extinction? | Nigel Rothfels
For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed inevitable. To prevent this, scientists and zoos started a breeding program and soon began releasing new...
Crash Course
Symbolism, Realism, and a Nordic Playwright Grudge Match: Crash Course Theater #33
It's a Scandinavian grudge match on Crash Course Theater. We're looking at a couple of the key movements in European theater that deeply influenced the modern theater of today. We'll take a close look at two of the most radical and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: 6 myths about the Middle Ages that everyone believes | Stephanie Honchell Smith
Medieval Europe. Where unbathed, sword-wielding knights ate rotten meat, thought the Earth was flat, defended chastity-belt wearing maidens, and tortured their foes with grisly gadgets. Except... this is more fiction than fact. So, where...
TED Talks
TED: What if buildings created energy instead of consuming it? | Ksenia Petrichenko
Buildings are bad news for the climate -- but they don't have to be. While our structures are currently responsible for a third of global energy consumption and emissions, a future where they create more energy than they consume is...
Curated Video
UN refugee chief says integration is crucial
Europe should boost its efforts to integrate newcomers from places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the United Nations refugee chief said in an interview, calling it "one of the great challenges" of the future. After more than 1 million...
PBS
At Greek Refugee Camp, There Are Few Defenses Against Covid-19 Threat
Human rights activists and medical nonprofits are calling on the Greek government to evacuate overcrowded refugee camps on islands in the Aegean Sea, where an outbreak of COVID-19 would likely cause humanitarian catastrophe. Concerns are...
Associated Press
Biden: 'transcripts are very revealing
Joe Biden says a rough transcript of a summer phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader is "very revealing.
Curated Video
Polar bear enjoys relocation to Scottish Highlands
AP Television
Aviemore, Scotland, 10 March 2010
1. Various of Mercedes rolling in the snow
2. Mid of deer watching Mercedes
3. Wide of senior keeper David Barclay throwing faeces into the enclosure
4. Close of Mercedes rolling in snow...
Curated Video
WRAP Truck drivers comments; de-mining, Iraqi politician; border; ADDS Bazani
Diyarbakir, Turkey
1. Wide of F-16 taking off from Diyarbakir Air Base
2. Wide of F-16 landing at the base with parachute brake being deployed. UPSOUND: (Music)
3. Various of military helicopter taking off from a separate airbase in...
Curated Video
Preview ahead of Pope's three-day visit
Brno - 20 September 2009
1. Wide of Brno Cathedral
2. People arriving to Sunday mass at Brno Cathedral
3. Various of people attending Sunday mass
4. Wide of priest at mass
5. SOUNDBITE: (Czech) Petr Vrabecky, Catholic priest:
"It's...
Curated Video
Rescued orphan bear cubs released into the wild
AP Television
Bubonitsy, Tver Region, Russian - April 20, 2012
1. Mid of bear cubs being taken out from a box in their "den house" and placed into a portable box
2. Mid of two bear handlers closing the portable box
3. Mid of IFAW rescue...
Curated Video
Davis vows to protect EU citizens in UK after Brexit
UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has pledged to protect European Union citizens living in Britain following its departure from the EU.In a speech at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham on Sunday, he emphasised however...
Curated Video
Lew: More Tools Needed to Boost Global Growth
World finance officials on Friday promised to cooperate more closely and utilize all their policy tools to bolster an anemic global recovery that is now being threatened by an anti-trade backlash in the United States and renewed market...
Curated Video
USA: SANDY BERGER COMMENTS ON BALKAN STABILITY SUMMIT
English/Nat
As 60 nations gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to pledge aid for Kosovo, the White House said it wanted to make it clear there is also a recovery plan in mind for the larger Balkan region.
U-S officials say their half (b)...
Curated Video
Grocery store and shoppers react to ban on some food imports
Shoppers in Moscow reacted to Russia's move on Thursday to ban most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine.
The sweeping move will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to emptier...