On September 14th, 2015 LIGO announced the first detection of a gravitational wave. This was hailed at the time as the dawn of gravitational wave astronomy. However that’s only true if the we ever detect another gravitational wave. Now...

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...

Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to the...

Hank counts down some of the science superlatives from 2013: the first, biggest, strongest and longest things that were discovered, built or otherwise described. Find out his year's superlatives. They're the best!

The first American astronaut to orbit Earth, John Glenn passed away yesterday in Ohio. But he leaves an admirable legacy.

“Men fight wars, and women mourn them,” says documentary photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind. With stark, arresting images from the Maidan protests in Ukraine, the TED Fellow shows us intimate faces from the revolution. A grim and...

Art historian Bahia Shehab has long been fascinated with the Arabic script for 'no.' When revolution swept through Egypt in 2011, she began spraying the image in the streets saying no to dictators, no to military rule and no to violence.

Human's sense of smell seems to be better than most people think, and an Australian museum teamed up with some rock climbers to try to help save an endangered species.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed so much -- including hundreds of schools, where the country's children were forging their futures -- but it has not stopped Ukrainians from pursuing knowledge and curiosity. In a deeply...

Why does February only get 28 days when all the other months get 30 or 31? The answer is part superstition, part politics, and parts astronomy. Basically, it's the Romans' fault.

In this shorts video we will answer a standardized math test question by finding difference using temperature. We will create a vertical number line to represent a thermometer. We will plot our given temperatures. We will understand...

Mexico’s climate ranges from temperate to tropical, depending on the altitude. Mexico City, high above sea level at the same latitude as Hawaii and Bombay, has moderate temperatures year-round. By contrast, Guadalajara, the next-largest...

Howcast - February 14th making you cringe? Avoid the landmines new couples face.

Howcast - Teach your child "These are the Months of the Year," the kids song in this video.

Howcast - On February 12, 2010, GE launched its largest consumer effort to date -- Healthymagination. Through Healthymagination, GE is committed to bringing better health to more people by reducing costs and improving quality and access....

Howcast - Historians disagree on how February 14 became associated with love, leaving you free to borrow whatever rituals you want from the holiday's rumored roots.

Howcast - Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is celebrated throughout the world in late January or early February. Here’s how to celebrate.

Howcast - Learn how to say the months of the year in Italian with this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to say the months of the year in Greek with this Howcast video.

Being unattached on February 14 can be a good thing—you just have to know how to celebrate it.

Make this February 14 particularly memorable with one -- or all! -- of these suggestions.

Impress your significant other this February 14 with the help of these gift guidelines.

Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey sees ‘signs of pick up’ in UK economySource: Reuters

Sing a new song about the new months of the year. Learn all 12 months of the year with Leo the Truck and his friends. Leo and his friends play with snowballs, harvest crops, walk in the rain, and learn the months and seasons.