SciShow
The Deepest Hole in the World, And What We've Learned From It
SciShow takes you down the deepest hole in the world -- Russia's Kola Superdeep Borehole -- explaining who dug it and why, and what we learned about Earth in the process. Don't fall!
SciShow
The Coldest Place in the Universe
When the Cold Atom Laboratory launches to the International Space Station in 2016, it will become the coldest spot in the universe. Learn how scientists are going to get closer than ever to absolute zero -- and why they want to.
SciShow
Could Life Survive Without a Star?
There are billions of planets out there that don't orbit stars. The sheer abundance of these planets has led some scientists to wonder if life could emerge without a star.
Amoeba Sisters
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Join The Amoeba Sisters as they explain the biotechnology PCR. This video goes into the basics of how PCR works as well as two examples of its potential use. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 1:34 How does PCR work? 4:31 Why use PCR? 5:10...
MinuteEarth
The Problem With Concrete
Concrete is responsible for 8% of humanity’s carbon emissions because making its key ingredient - cement - chemically releases CO2, and because we burn fossil fuels to make it happen. ___________________________________________ To learn...
SciShow
How Studying Animals Is Helping Us Make Better Drones
Drone technology has advanced a lot in the last few decades, but our flying robots still have a lot to learn about navigation, agility, and adaptability from animals that have been flying for millions of years.
SciShow
The Hunt for the Highest Melting Point
What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow.
SciShow
Getting To Know Cows Inside and Out | Compilation
From being able to eat grass, to changing the weather with their burps: Cows are incredible creatures!
Crash Course Kids
Glow On
So, have you ever wondered why some stars are brighter than others? You might think it's because they're closer to us, but that's not the whole story? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about how stars glow and how...
SciShow Kids
Why Does Cooking Eggs Make Them Hard?
Jessi and Squeaks grab a snack and learn all about why boiling eggs makes them hard! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Different kinds of matter exist and...
Crash Course
Electrical Power, Conductors, & Your Dream Home: Crash Course Engineering #21
Today, we'll explore the materials electrical engineers work with. We'll look at high-conductors, insulators, and how low-conductivity conductors can be used to generate light and heat.
SciShow
Why Does Spicy Taste 'Hot' and Minty Taste 'Cool'?
A Quick Question answer that explains the chemistry that makes minty things taste “cool” and spicy things taste “hot”.
Bozeman Science
Energy Changing Processes
In this video Paul Andersen explains how energy can enter and leave a system. The amount of energy a substance can receive through heating or lose through cooling is measured using the specific heat capacity. Phase changing energy from...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do nuclear power plants work? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
Our ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a...
SciShow
Why Does Humidity Make It Feel Hotter?
It turns out there's a scientific explanation behind the saying, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity!" Learn why a hot and humid day feels so dismal and some tips to avoid the really sweaty, gross days on today's Quick Question!
Crash Course
Why We Can't Invent a Perfect Engine: Crash Course Engineering #10
We’ve introduced the 0th and 1st laws of thermodynamics, so now it’s time to move on to the second law and how we came to understand it. We’ll explain the differences between the first and second law, and we’ll talk about the Carnot...
Crash Course
Brown Dwarfs
While Jupiter is nowhere near massive enough to initiate fusion in its core, there are even more massive objects out there that fall just short of that achievement as well called brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs, have a mass that places them...
Bozeman Science
Calorimetry
In this video Paul Andersen describes the history of calorimetry and explains how it can be used to measure energy changes in a system. The specific heat of water is well established and so as a system releases or absorbs energy from a...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Climate change: Earth's giant game of Tetris - Joss Fong
There's a game of Tetris happening on a global scale: The playing space is planet Earth, and all those pesky, stacking blocks represent carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas that is piling up ever more rapidly as we burn the fossil fuels...
SciShow
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SciShow
Why Can't You Bring Mercury Thermometers on Planes?
Mercury thermometers are handy and useful, but they could be extremely dangerous to bring on planes.
SciShow
The Truth About Biodegradable Plastic
This week, the truth about “biodegradable plastic,” and new insights into how global warming might eventually make winters colder.
SciShow
5 Inventions Showing Us the Future of Solar Energy
When you imagine the energy of the future, solar power is probably in the picture – but in recent years, less than 2% of the world’s electricity has come from solar power. Here are 5 new inventions that are likely to change that.