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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The history books are full of mysteries, some of which we're just now getting around to solving.

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...

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.

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...

Their return was delayed for a while, but three ISS crew members are finally home. Plus, engineers have started assembling the Giant Magellan Telescope!

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...

Harriet Tubman plays a vital role in the Civil War, contributing to the Union Army and the Underground Railroad. She serves as a spy, scout, cook, and nurse, using her knowledge of the South to gather intelligence and assist Union...

Come learn the story of Sacajawea, a brave young woman who helped lead the Lewis and Clark expedition across the American West. She was just a teenager when she joined the journey, carrying her baby on her back and helping the explorers...

You may not be able to move mountains, but they can move you. Standing at the top of the world after an extremely challenging climb can be a profound experience.

The North Water is 'tantalising TV'

On May 27, 2009, three astronauts launched to the International Space Station to complete the crew of Expedition 20. Expedition 20 was the first six-person crew to live and work at the space station for a long-duration stay. Russian...

On November 2, 2000, the International Space Station welcomed its first long-term residents: NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev.



‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on...

Pupil outcome: I can read and discuss a section of the build-up in ‘The Borrowers’. Key learning points: - In the build-up, Pod is “seen” by a human “bean” and this causes concern for the Clock family’s safety. - Arrietty expresses her...

Meet Sacajawea, the brave young Shoshone woman who helped lead Lewis and Clark across the wild American frontier! In this episode, you’ll follow her journey through mountains, rivers, and forests as she guides the famous explorers on...

Get ready to go on an adventure across wild rivers, tall mountains, and wide open land! In this video, you’ll learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to...

In the early 1800s, explorers Lewis and Clark set out to chart the American West. The Corps of Discovery kick-started decades of Western expansion, at significant cost to Indigenous communities.

In the early 1800s, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark charted the vast Louisiana Territory, providing the first maps and detailed documentation of its geography, plants, animals, and Indigenous populations.

A video entitled “Zebulon Pike’s Expeditions” that examines the importance and legacy of explorer Zebulon Pike’s two famous journeys into the American West.

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