TED Talks
An Astrophysicist on a Mission to Uncover the Secrets of Space
In the past decade, astronomers have discovered interstellar objects, including a 2014 meteor that collided with Earth and 'Oumuamua in 2017. These objects, moving too fast to be bound by the Sun's gravity, have sparked questions about...
TED Talks
TED: The Encyclopedia of Invisibility — a home for lost stories | Tavares Strachan
Conceptual artist Tavares Strachan creates the kinds of projects that make you stop in your tracks, like a 4.5-ton block of Arctic ice he brought back to his birthplace in the Bahamas or a gold, Egyptian-inspired sculpture he launched...
PBS
The (Ovi)Raptor That Paleontologists Got Wrong
Paleontologists found a small theropod dinosaur skull right on top of a nest of eggs that were believed to belong to a plant-eating dinosaur. Instead of being the nest robbers that they were originally thought to be, raptors like this...
TED Talks
TED: Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of earth | Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman's large-scale compositions of melting glaciers, icebergs floating in glassy water and waves cresting with foam explore moments of transition, turbulence and tranquility. Join her as she discusses the meditative process of...
TED Talks
TED: To the South Pole and back — the hardest 105 days of my life | Ben Saunders
This year, explorer Ben Saunders attempted his most ambitious trek yet. He set out to complete Captain Robert Falcon Scott's failed 1912 polar expedition — a four-month, 1,800-mile round trip journey from the edge of Antarctica to the...
SciShow
REALLY Cold Cases Cracked by Science
The history books are full of mysteries, some of which we're just now getting around to solving.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How Magellan circumnavigated the globe - Ewandro Magalhaes
On September 6, 1522, the "Victoria" sailed into harbor in southern Spain. The battered vessel and its 18 sailors were all that remained of a fleet that had departed three years before. Yet her voyage was considered a success, for the...
SciShow
The 19th Century Science That's Fighting Climate Change Today
The HMS Challenger embarked in the 1870s to survey the world’s oceans. The data the expedition collected is still being used over 100 years later to inform what we know about climate change.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Who owns the "wilderness"? | Elyse Cox
In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in California's Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roosevelt famously loved the outdoors, but Muir had invited him for more than just camping: Yosemite was in...
SciShow
The Biggest Telescope EVAR!
Their return was delayed for a while, but three ISS crew members are finally home. Plus, engineers have started assembling the Giant Magellan Telescope!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The true story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing
In the early 19th century, a young Agaidika teenager named Sacajawea was enlisted by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to aid her husband Toussaint Charbonneau as a guide to the Western United States. Karen Mensing debunks...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Noah's Ark
NOAH S ARK IS DESCRIBED IN THE TORAH, BIBLE AND THE KORAN AS A LARGE BOAT THAT WAS BUILT TO SAVE HUMANS AND ANIMALS FROM DESTRUCTION DURING A GREAT FLOOD THAT COVERED THE EARTH. IT S POWER AS A RELIGIOUS ARTEFACT AND SYMBOL HAS NOW...
Curated Video
The Doomsday Glacier Is Collapsing…Who Is Most at Risk?
Sea level rise is a problem that is garnishing increasing attention among both scientists and the media. And as climate change continues to warm the earth, the current rate of 1.4 inches per decade is projected to increase, with NOAA...
Curated Video
Kittinger: First Man in Space?
Before Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth, one man made an extraordinary trip beyond Earth's atmosphere. Can he claim to be the first man in space? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Project Excelsior III was the American Air Force’s mission...
Curated Video
Shopping – Did you know?
Did you know that stone money is used on the island of Yap in the western Pacific Ocean? People and places - Human geography - Shopping A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.
Bedtime History
Sir Ernest Shackleton for Kids
Learn about the intrepid explorer who led numerous expeditions to the uncharted Antarctic.
Wonderscape
The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Exploring the Unknown
This video follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition, initiated by President Jefferson after the Louisiana Purchase. The mission aimed to explore the new territory, map trade routes, document plant and animal species, and build...
Wonderscape
Sacagawea's Crucial Role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Discover the significant impact Sacagawea had on the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Learn how this Shoshone woman, along with her baby Pomp, joined the Corps of Discovery and helped guide the explorers with her knowledge of...
Wonderscape
Sacagawea and the Conclusion of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Discover how Sacagawea's remarkable journey with Lewis and Clark came to an end as she reunited with her brother, played a key role in guiding the Corps of Discovery, and helped establish peace with Native American tribes. Learn how she...
Curated Video
Living Green - Episode 58 - Global Voyage
Making a four-year expedition around the world, explorer Mike Horn attempted to highlight a cause close to his heart the preservation of our beautiful planet for future generations. The 100 thousand kilometer adventure saw Mike sail,...
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 19 - Hillary & Norgay
The big idea to climb the highest mountain in the world had eluded many mountain expeditions until Tensin Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first to conquer Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953, Norgay and Hillary were the first to...
Great Big Story
The arctic expedition, a journey through a vanishing landscape
Siga el conmovedor viaje de un explorador al Polo Norte, capturando el impresionante pero cambiante entorno ártico.
Curated Video
Starving Time
Dr. Forrester tells about Pocahontas, Captain John Smith, and Captain John Rolfe.