SciShow
Our First Glimpse of the Dark Side of the Moon
The dark side of the moon is full of mystery, and according to some, evil robots, but, in 1959 Luna 3 was able to shed some light on it for the first time.
SciShow
Why Don't We Just Nuke Hurricanes?
Hurricanes are just made up of clouds and wind moving in a certain pattern…so could we use a nuclear weapon to disrupt that wind enough to stop them?
SciShow
The “Devil’s Staircase” Shows Why Earthquakes Are Hard to Predict
Devastating earthquakes happen every year, and it's difficult to predict when they will happen. But they do follow one mathematical pattern known as the Devil's staircase.
SciShow
Why Is the Sun's Corona So Hot?
The Sun's corona is hotter than its surface, but where do scientists think such immense heat comes from?
SciShow
Epic Meteor Adventure and Ozone Mystery
SciShow explores two celestial mysteries: the origins of a meteorite that crashed into a house in California, and who's releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that were banned more than 25 years ago?
SciShow
Tour the Solar System with SciShow Space
Did you know SciShow has a whole channel dedicated solely to space? Well, we hope you packed warm, cause we’re taking you on a tour through the solar system with these SciShow Space episodes!
SciShow
7 Things We Don't Know About the Ocean
The ocean covers 70% of the planet, but humans still don’t know very much about it. In this episode, Hank discusses seven mysterious ocean topics. CHAPTERS GLOBAL VIEW OF GRAVITY ANOMALIES Credit: NASA Earth Observatory / Joshua Stevens...
TED Talks
TED: Climate justice can't happen without racial justice | David Lammy
Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long, racial justice efforts have been distinguished from climate justice work, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England....
SciShow
Say Hello to NASA's Newest Sun Missions - SciShow News
Our star continuously throws out streams of charged particles at more than 500 kilometers per second, something we call Solar Wind. And just like regular weather can be unpredictable and dangerous, space weather can be, too. Meanwhile,...
SciShow
The Mysterious Ridges Near Pluto's Heart
Astronomers may have figured out some cool geology on Pluto, and Barnard's star is back in the running for having a planet!
SciShow
The UAE's Martian City on Earth
The United Arab Emirates is planning an enormous colony on Mars, but first they are building the biggest Mars simulator right here on earth.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent
Over the course of history, we've discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how do astronomers discover these bits of rock and metal? How many have they found? And how do they tell asteroids apart? Carrie Nugent shares the story...
SciShow
The New Space Weather Mission
The universe gets a little weirder, and more dangerous, every time we study it. Understanding space weather, which can mess with our communications systems, will take strategic planning to monitor.
TED Talks
Alex Wissner-Gross: A new equation for intelligence
Is there an equation for intelligence? Yes. It's F = T ∇ Sτ. In a fascinating and informative talk, physicist and computer scientist Alex Wissner-Gross explains what in the world that means.
SciShow
The World's Next Ocean
A volcanic eruption and series of earthquakes in 2005 were important not because they did a great deal of damage to humans, but because they’re geologic evidence of where Earth’s next ocean will most likely pop up.
SciShow
How Much Humanity Weighs
Hank gives us a summary of a strange new calculation, which estimates the total body mass of all the humans on earth.
MinuteEarth
Our Definition For “Moon” Is Broken (Collab. w/ MinutePhysics)
It’s becoming harder and harder to categorize moons as moons. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: Moon: a natural satellite of a satellite of a star. Satellite: A celestial...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Causation - Level 1 - Cause and Effect
A mini-lesson on cause and effect.
MinutePhysics
A Brief History of Everything, feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson
In this captivating video narrated by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, viewers are taken on a journey through the history of the universe, from its explosive beginnings to the evolution of life on Earth. Through a mix of science and...
SciShow
The Fastest Human-Made Object Ever
The record for the fastest thing ever created by humans is a tie between the Helios 2 probe and a manhole cover.
SciShow
Trojan Asteroids: Jupiter's Prisoners
Jupiter has a bunch of asteroids that are trapped in two specific points in its orbit!
SciShow
Life on a Donut Planet
We're used to talking about planets as spherical objects, but a donut-shaped planet is theoretically possible. What would life be like on one of these?
SciShow
Would Aliens Be Able to See Earth?
Scientists have worked out how likely it is that distant planets can see earth, and we are learning new ways to study the magnetic fields of galaxies.
SciShow Kids
What's a Meteor Shower?
Have you ever looked up at night and seen a streak of light flash across the sky? Some people call that a "shooting star," but it's not actually a star at all! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what shooting stars really are and how they...