SciShow
Sugar, Worms, and Space
In this week's news, Hank explains how earthworms are doing nanotechnology for us, Americans will soon be eating genetically modified salmon, the Russians are going back to space, and another reason to drink less soda.
TED Talks
TED: Civilization on the Moon -- and what it means for life on Earth | Jessy Kate Schingler
We could realistically see people starting to live and work on the Moon in the next decade -- and how we do it matters, says space policy researcher Jessy Kate Schingler. In this fascinating talk, she discusses the critical issues that...
TED Talks
Angelo Vermeulen: How to go to space, without having to go to space
"We will start inhabiting outer space," says Angelo Vermeulen, crew commander of a NASA-funded Mars simulation. "It might take 50 years or it might take 500 years, but it's going to happen." In this charming talk, the TED Senior Fellow...
SciShow
The Solar Storm That Almost Started World War III
May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.
TED Talks
TED: How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe | John C. Mather
The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering. With a 21-foot, gold-coated mirror protected by a sunshield that's the size of a tennis court, it's the world's most powerful telescope and humanity's latest...
SciShow
The Most Hardcore Creatures on Earth | Compilation
From mice that battle scorpions to microscopic moss piglets that can survive a solar storm, here are 6 of Earth’s most hardcore beings!
SciShow
Who Owns Space?
Several companies are already working on plans to mine space objects, but who owns what in space?
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: Jimmy Henderson & The Red Eyed Skinks
SciShow Talk Show is back! Hank talks to Jimmy Henderson about project MINERVA, or is it the MINERVA Project? Special Guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda introduces two red eyed crocodile skinks!
TED Talks
TED: Where good ideas come from | Steven Johnson
People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's coffee houses to Charles Darwin's long,...
Crash Course
What Does the Atmosphere Do Crash Course Geography
Much like a cell membrane, our atmosphere forms a protective boundary between outer space and the biosphere that allows for all life to exist on Earth’s surface. Today, we’re going to talk about its composition and layers (the...
TED Talks
TED: What it feels like to see earth from space | Benjamin Grant
What the astronauts felt when they saw earth from space changed them forever. Author and artist Benjamin Grant aims to provoke this same feeling of overwhelming scale and beauty in each of us through a series of stunning satellite images...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is the coldest thing in the world? - Lina Marieth Hoyos
The coldest materials in the world aren't in Antarctica or at the top of Mount Everest. They're in physics labs: clouds of gases held just fractions of a degree above absolute zero. Lina Marieth Hoyos explains how temperatures this low...
SciShow
The Star That Trolled Astronomers
In 1967, a star was discovered that seemed to be different than most stars, . . . it looked like it was blinking.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Meet the tardigrade, the toughest animal on Earth - Thomas Boothby
Without water, a human can only survive for about 100 hours. But there's a creature so resilient that it can go without it for decades. This 1-millimeter animal can survive both the hottest and coldest environments on earth, and can even...
SciShow
Tardigrades: Adorable Extremophiles
Hank explains why NASA and the European Space Agency are in love with tardigrades and how these extremophiles are helping us study the panspermia hypothesis.
SciShow
New Ways to Study Interstellar Space... With Voyager!
Voyager 1 may be out of our solar system (and 40+ years old) but we're still getting plenty of new data from our interstellar space probe.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Free falling in outer space - Matt J. Carlson
If you were to orbit the Earth, you'd experience the feeling of free fall, not unlike what your stomach feels before a big dive on a roller coaster. With a little help from Sir Isaac Newton, Matt J. Carlson explains the basic forces...
SciShow
Why Do Stars Twinkle?
SciShow explains why stars do that twinkling that all the kids are singing about, and explains how astronomers can get around it to make observations, and why it can be kinda useful.
Curated Video
Special Relativity Explained Through Einstein’s Thought Experiments
New ReviewEinstein's Special Relativity Explained Simply - no math This entire revolution in physics started with a simple thought experiments, in the prolific imagination before Einstein even graduated from high school. Einstein’s theory of...
Curated Video
Crop Circles Decoded: What Science Has to Say
New ReviewCrop circles decoded, and their secrets revealed. They are sometimes beautiful patterns in the middle of a field. They attract tourists from around the world. They have inspired conspiracy theories, tales of alien visitors, and some...
Curated Video
Are Aliens Living Among Us? A Scientific Perspective
New ReviewAre aliens real? If so, Are aliens living among us? Do aliens exist? Are ufos real? Could a large alien ship be “hiding” somewhere in outer space, undetected by us? Let’s say they had some kind of cloaking technology, such that they...
Curated Video
4 Care Tips for Crested Geckos
Howcast - Learn four tips for how to take care of a crested gecko from reptile and amphibian expert Jungle Bob in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
DIY SCI - MAGNETIC METEORITES
DIY SCI host Steve Spangler demonstrates how you can check your rain gutters for micro meteorites!
Curated Video
The Power of Faith and Hope: Exploring Cultures and Illusions
In this video, children learn about the concept of faith and its importance in believing in something even when it seems impossible. The video explores how faith can be based on personal beliefs or cultural influences, and emphasizes the...