Instructional Video2:11
Curated Video

Breakthrough: World's Smallest Computer Diagnoses and Fights Cancer

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Researchers at the Mediterranean Institute of Science have developed the world's smallest computer, made entirely of biological molecules. This biomolecular computer can detect changes in the balance of molecules in the body, allowing it...
Instructional Video1:12
Curated Video

Developing Vaccines to Target Cancer's Blood Vessels

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a groundbreaking vaccine that harnesses the power of the immune system to fight cancer. By stimulating the immune response and targeting the blood vessels that nourish tumors,...
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

Scientists Aim to Beat Cancer Before Birth: Screening Embryos for Genetic Diseases

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this London laboratory, scientists are using test tube techniques to screen embryos for genetic diseases, specifically focusing on inherited bowel tumors. By removing one cell from each embryo and screening it for the cancer gene,...
Instructional Video1:21
Curated Video

Promising Research: Turning Off Cancerous Cells with a Protein Switch

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Scientists have made a significant discovery in cancer research, finding a way to turn off cancerous cells by targeting a protein called Mick. Experiments on mice have shown promising results, with previously incurable liver tumors being...
Instructional Video1:39
Curated Video

Revolutionary Blood Test for Monitoring Cancer Treatment Response

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Janet Reed, a dedicated teacher and breast cancer survivor, has not let her diagnosis stop her from pursuing her passion. Despite the cancer spreading to her lymph nodes, liver, and brain, Janet continues to teach and inspire her...
Instructional Video1:28
Curated Video

Developing a Cancer Vaccine: Promising Progress in Perugia, Italy

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Researchers in Perugia, Italy have made significant progress in developing a cancer vaccine as an alternative to traditional treatments like radio and chemotherapy. By stimulating the immune response with a molecule called CD 28, they...
Instructional Video1:18
Curated Video

Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Detection: The Promise of Digital Thomas Synthesis Mammography

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Digital Thomas synthesis is a new type of mammogram that uses 3D imaging to detect breast cancer more accurately. Unlike conventional mammograms, which only capture one angle at a time, this technology takes images from 11 different...
Instructional Video12:37
Veritasium

How Kodak Exposed Nuclear Testing

9th - Higher Ed
This video covers the history of the Trinity nuclear test in 1945, revealing how radioactive fallout from the explosion was unintentionally detected by Kodak through exposed film. It explains the impact of fallout on public health,...
Instructional Video3:16
Curated Video

Obesidad: un problema global que amenaza la salud

3rd - 8th
Más de 500 millones de personas padecen obesidad en todo el mundo, lo que supone un importante riesgo para la salud. Descubre cómo el problema radica en una combinación de dieta rica en grasas y falta de ejercicio. Twig - Biología -...
Instructional Video2:28
Curated Video

¿Qué hay en un cigarrillo?

3rd - 8th
Descubre la magnitud y los efectos de las sustancias químicas presentes en los cigarrillos. ¿Qué introducen los fumadores en sus pulmones y cómo les afectan estas sustancias? Twig - Biología - Vida sana - El abuso de sustancias ...
Instructional Video2:52
Curated Video

Drogas peligrosas: cannabis

3rd - 8th
El cannabis es una droga controvertida: se debaten su producción, su legalidad y su uso. ¿Qué datos existen sobre el uso de esta droga y sobre su seguridad o peligro? Twig - Biología - Vida sana - El abuso de sustancias Claves...
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

Drogas peligrosas

3rd - 8th
Algunas drogas se usan con fines recreativos, con consecuencias que resultan dañinas. Descubre qué drogas se emplean de forma inapropiada y el daño que pueden provocar. Twig - Biología - Vida sana - El abuso de sustancias ...
Instructional Video2:41
Curated Video

El lado oscuro del oxígeno

3rd - 8th
Dependemos del oxígeno para vivir. Pero, de hecho, el oxígeno es corrosivo: nos envejece, daña el ADN de las células y nos «oxida» desde dentro. Twig - Biología - El cuerpo humano - Los pulmones Claves de aprendizaje El...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

La capa de ozono

3rd - 8th
El mundo ya se ha enfrentado a un importante reto para el clima global: el agujero de la capa de ozono, que se descubrió en 1985. Descubre qué es el ozono, por qué es importante y cómo se está reparando el agujero de ozono. Twig -...
Instructional Video3:04
Curated Video

Las plantas y la medicina

3rd - 8th
Descubre el importante papel de las alcachofas, el ajo y las amapolas en la medicina, para aliviar el dolor y tratar enfermedades. Twig - Biología - Las plantas - La energía y el crecimiento Claves de aprendizaje Las...
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

Los elementos: el radio

3rd - 8th
Aprende por qué el radio es tan radiactivo que puede provocar cáncer y, a la vez, utilizarse para curarlo. Twig - Química - La tabla periódica - Los metales Claves de aprendizaje Pierre y Marie Curie descubrieron el radio en...
Instructional Video3:17
Curated Video

¿Qué es el cáncer?

3rd - 8th
El cáncer se lleva más vidas al año que ninguna otra enfermedad y toma muchas formas, como el cáncer de pulmón, el cáncer intestinal y el cáncer de mama. ¿Por qué el cáncer es tan letal y cómo se trata? Twig - Biología - Las células...
Instructional Video3:09
Curated Video

Los daños del tabaco

3rd - 8th
Descubre más información sobre el abanico de toxinas de los cigarrillos y el grave daño que provocan en los pulmones de los fumadores. Twig - Biología - El cuerpo humano - Los pulmones Claves de aprendizaje El humo del tabaco...
Instructional Video3:05
Curated Video

El desastre de Chernóbil

3rd - 8th
En 1986, la central nuclear de Chernóbil explotó. ¿Qué provocó la explosión? ¿por qué Chernóbil se ha convertido en un recuerdo perdurable de los peligros de la energía nuclear? Twig - Ciencias de la Tierra - Los recursos de la...
Instructional Video2:58
Wonderscape

Short and Long-Term Health Risks of Smoking

K - 5th
Smoking in teens not only leads to addiction but also poses both immediate and long-term health risks. Learn about the many harmful effects of smoking from coughing and shortness of breath to cancers and coronary heart disease....
Instructional Video7:00
Curated Video

Unpacking the Wordpress/WP Engine Fued

12th - Higher Ed
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg recently started a crusade against WP Engine, a profit-driven company based on WordPress’s open source platform, which has evolved into a lawsuit that could blow a hole in the internet. Find out why...
Instructional Video8:24
Curated Video

How to Stop Aging (and Should We?)

9th - Higher Ed
What is the future of aging? People aren’t dying as early or as easily as they used to. Innovations in medicine, health, and hygiene have helped us extend our lives by decades, but what comes next? Would you rather live to be a hearty...
Instructional Video3:05
Science ABC

Does Donating Blood Burn Calories?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Donating blood can lead to weight loss, but this loss is not significant. As covered in this video, the average donation is 1 pint of blood, which weighs about 1 pound; so right off the bat, youre walking out of the donation center 1...
Instructional Video5:21
Science ABC

Why Heart Cancer Is So Rare It (Almost) Never Happens

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The heart is practically immune to getting cancer. 2 in 100,000 of those who have cancer are those with a primary cancer of the heart. That is an astonishing low number. So, what is so special about the heart that it rarely, if ever,...