Curated Video
The Big Five Personality Traits: Exploring Personalities on a Desert Island
This video explains the Big Five personality traits theory and how each trait affects the way people react in a survival situation. It also introduces the opposite traits possessed by five pirates. The video encourages viewers to think...
The Viral Fever
Discovering Socotra: The Alien Island with a Unique Ecosystem and Culture
Socotra full length: This video explores the unique island of Socotra, located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. Known for its alien-looking landscape and high biodiversity, Socotra is home to many endemic plant...
Curated Video
Greece, Crete - Minoan culture - Knossos
The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut...
Step Back History
Did Columbus Really Discover America?
Was Columbus even the first explorer on America’s shores?
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: The Tempest - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play The Tempest. Watch the Jacobean era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of the Age of Discovery, colonialism, Shakespeare’s...
Sir Linkalot
Sir Linkalot Time - Lesson 4 - Words With Silent Letters
Lesson 4 - Words With Silent Letters
Book Club for Kids
Fact and Fiction in "Al Capone Does My Shirts"
Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, was used as a prison for many years and held some of the most notorious criminals, including the mobster Al Capone. But inmates weren’t the only ones who lived on the island. The book Al...
Curated Video
Italy, Tivoli - Hadrian's Villa
The villa was constructed at Tibur (modern-day Tivoli) as a retreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian during the second and third decades of the 2nd century AD. Hadrian is said to have disliked the palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome,...
Infognostica
Aboriginals of Australia and the Out of Africa theory (Human Histories Part 1)
The aboriginals may be living proof that our current understanding of ancient history could be wrong. Their very existence on this remote island raises more questions than it does answers. The Out of Africa theory in this instance falls...
Weird History
7 Theories About the Mysterious Vanishing Of Roanoke Colony
The disappearance of the Roanoke colony remains one of the oldest unsolved mysteries in the United States. It all began back in 1587, when Sir Walter Raleigh financed the attempts of John White to establish a British colony on Roanoke...
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: Spanish Settlements - Bringing Christianity To North America And The Conquest Of The Aztecs
Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video looks at the impact of Spanish missions to North America and how many Native...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Lizards
In this video, viewers are taken on a journey to explore the fascinating world of lizards. From the deadly Komodo Dragon to the unique Galapagos iguanas, lizards showcase a wide range of adaptations and abilities. The video also...
Physics Girl
Why Hawaii's volcano is so UNUSUAL
Hawaii is known for its volcanoes, but most volcanoes on earth exist along tectonic plate lines. Hawaii does not! What causes Hawaii to form, and how is it related to the mystery of a magnetic bar code across the Pacific Ocean? Host...
Brave Wilderness
Jellyfish Challenge!
In this segment of On Location, Coyote and crew set out on an epic kayaking adventure off the San Juan Islands near the coast of Washington state! Along the way they spot a variety of sea birds, bizarre crabs, harbor seals and MASSES of...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Pacific Region
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Wonderscape
History Kids: Amelia Earhart
This video is a lesson about Amelia Earhart, a famous American aviator. The teacher discusses Amelia's early life, her interest in flying, and her accomplishments in the field of aviation. The video covers topics such as Amelia's...
Curated Video
Italy, Venice - Cathedrals churches and monasteries
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
Next Animation Studio
Floating nation with its own government and cryptocurrency to launch by 2022
A floating nation with its own government and virtual currency could become a reality in just a few years. CNBC reports that nonprofit organization Blue Frontiers is heading the Floating Island Project, which seeks to build up to 300...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Evolution - Evidence for Natural Selection
Fossils discovered within rocks led scientists to begin to change their ideas on the creation of life on earth. Charles Darwin's 5 year voyage on HMS Beagle led to him collecting different flora and fauna from the countries he visited....
The Viral Fever
Socotra: The Alien-Looking Island with Unique Flora and Sustainable Living
Socotra part 1/2: This video showcases the unique and biologically diverse island of Socotra, located between the Arabian Peninsula and the horn of Africa. Despite its isolated and harsh environment, the indigenous people have found a...
Science360
Last of the Tasmanian devils - Infectious cancer to blame
Researcher Andrew Storfer discusses his research on Tasmanian devils, their infectious cancer, and how this research has wide reaching impacts.
Curated Video
Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is currently dotted with numerous research stations and nations have made multiple claims of sovereignty. The peninsula is part of disputed and overlapping claims by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom. None...
Curated Video
Italy, Florence - Boboli gardens
The Boboli Gardens were laid out for Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. The name is a curruption of "Bogoli", a family from whom land had been bought to construct the garden. The first stage was scarcely begun by...
Jabzy
French and Indian War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the French and Indian War