MinuteEarth
When Was The Worst Time In History To Die?
By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
The Cave of the Underground Astronauts
In 2013, a treasure trove of ancient remains was found hidden in a deep underground cave in South Africa. The bones belonged to a previously unknown human relative called Homo naledi that lived about 250,000 years ago. The fossils were...
Earth Rangers
Five Mythological Creatures
Mythological creatures have intrigued people for centuries. Stories of strange sightings, and tales of creatures with magical powers, superhuman strength, and massive size, have inspired many to set out in search of these legendary...
Bedtime History
The First Cities
Around 10,000 years ago, humans started transitioning from hunting and gathering to the more settled life of farming. Fertile land enabled farmers to grow enough food for a growing population, and nearby rivers provided transportation...
Crash Course
Exploring the Universe: Crash Course Big History #2
According to Carl Sagan, we are all made of star particles. The second video in a series of 16 explains what happened after the big bang. It discusses cosmic background radiation, chemistry, galaxies, heavy elements, and the creation of...
Crash Course
The Sun and The Earth: Crash Course Big History #3
Amaze your class with the fact that more than 1,000 confirmed planets exist. The video explains the formation and development of planets, especially the earth. It covers the solar nebula, birth of the sun, and the development of the...
Crash Course
The Big Bang: Crash Course Big History #1
Theoretical physicists say that space and time are one thing created by the Big Bang. According to them, nothing happened in the time before the Big Bang because time did not exist. The first Crash Course-Big History video in a 16-part...
Crash Course
Life Begins: Crash Course Big History #4
Scientists try to understand the origins of life, and answers to these questions might be found during our lifetime. The fourth video in a 16-part series explains the earliest forms of life on Earth and their development. It covers...
TED-Ed
Could You Survive 2.5 Million Years Ago?
What was Earth like 2.5 million years ago? Could life as we know it survive if transported back to the Pleistocene Epoch? Get your shots, pack your thermal jacket and bug spray, and the answer is perhaps.
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 2 the Dawn of Man
Podcast thoroughly discusses the theory of evolution in an episode that is informative and clever. [19:06]
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 3 Legacy of Prometheus
History of the World podcast in which host, Rob Monaco, presents and discusses the story of what scientists know and hypothesize about prehistorical Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens during the paleolithic era. [28:09]
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 4 the Stone Age
Podcast from Rob Monaco's Podcast History of the World teaches what is known about the people, tools and culture of the Stone Age when rock was an invaluable resource. [22:25]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tree of Life: Human Prehistory 101 Part 1: Out of (Eastern) Africa
Second in a series of videos that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how our human ancestors spread throughout Africa and then into other regions such as Australia and Europe. How did they reach Australia so early on? What...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tree of Life: Human Prehistory 101: Prologue
Award winning video introduces human prehistory starting over 200,000 years ago. Who were our first human ancestors? Where did they live?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Tree of Life: Human Prehistory 101 Part 2: Weathering the Storm
Third in a series of videos that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how early humans continued to defy the odds and populated the Americas during the last Ice Age. [3:25]
History of Our World
Podcast History of Our World: 5 Neolithic Revolution
Rob Monaco's podcast [18:42] talks about the Neolithic, or New Stone Age period, in which hunter-gatherer society gave way to agriculture or farming allowing for greater numbers of people and civilizations to flourish.