TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The ferocious predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara - Nizar Ibrahim
In Cretaceous times (around 100 million years ago), North Africa was home to a huge river system and a bizarre menagerie of giant prehistoric predators -- including the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur even more fearsome than the Tyrannosaurus...
TED Talks
TED: Why we need to go back to Mars | Joel Levine
Planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometime in the past, of life. He makes the case...
Crash Course
What Are Glaciers? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about glaciers. These behemoth globs of compressed ice and snow moving across the land created fertile soils and physical features while also serving as frozen time capsules. They recorded both Earth’s climatic...
SciShow
Rocket Landing on a Drone Ship!
Falcon 9 has successfully landed and NASA redirects the Kepler telescope out of emergency mode!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Life of an astronaut - Jerry Carr
Astronaut Jerry Carr knows space. As commander of Skylab, he spent over 2000 hours in space, orbiting the Earth over 1000 times. Recounting his life story, Carr remembers the enchanting years he spent at NASA. Lesson by Jerry Carr,...
TED Talks
Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan
Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place?
TED Talks
TED: Hidden cameras that film injustice in the world’s most dangerous places | Oren Yakobovich
To see is to believe, says Oren Yakobovich — which is why he helps everyday people use hidden cameras to film dangerous situations of violence, political fraud and abuse. His organization, Videre, uncovers, verifies and publicizes...
SciShow
Sometimes, butterflies need bridges #shorts #science
Sometimes, butterflies need bridges #shorts #science
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor
Thor-son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind-struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food. How had the mighty god fallen so far? Scott Mellor tells the myth of Thor's journey to Utgard.
SciShow
LabGrown Meat
Hank brings us the strange story of in vitro meat - muscle tissue grown in laboratories with the hope that someday we will eat it.
Bozeman Science
ESS2E - Biogeology
In this video Paul Andersen explains the topic of biogeology. Life only exists where the geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere allow life to exist. The interactions between the organisms on the planet and the planet itself is known as...
TED Talks
TED: 4 steps to ending extreme poverty | Shameran Abed
At least 400 million people worldwide live in ultra-poverty: a state of severe financial and social vulnerability that robs many of hope and dignity. At BRAC, an international development organization focused on fighting poverty,...
Be Smart
Is There Intelligent Life Beyond Earth?
Now that we know planets are common in our galaxy, how would we tell if one holds life? Sure, it will take incredibly powerful telescopes and ambitious new space missions, but what are we looking for? What are we listening for? How do we...
SciShow
The Unsung Mission That Made Apollo Possible
Before we could set foot on the moon, the Surveyor missions were sent to give future astronauts some sure footing.
MinuteEarth
Why Sharks Are Covered In Teeth
Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.
SciShow Kids
Life Under The Ice with Ariel Waldman! | A Field Trip to Antarctica! | SciShow Kids
Mister Brown gets a video message from his friend, Ariel Waldman, a real scientist who went all the way to Antarctica to study life that lives under the ice!
SciShow
NASA's Next Target: Earth
SciShow Space News tells you about NASA's latest launch -- the first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- and gives you a primer on what the June solstice really is!
SciShow
Future Space News of 2017
We bring you a few upcoming missions that will be testing technology for future asteroid prospecting, trying to find more exoplanets, and continuing China's quest for a crewed moon mission.
SciShow
Future Space News of 2018
Here's a sneak peek at three missions coming up in 2018. We have rockets launching, spacecraft arriving at their destinations, and missions coming to an end.
TED Talks
Anna Mracek Dietrich: A plane you can drive
A flying car -- it's an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, asking: Why not build a...
SciShow
Perseverance Landed on Mars! Now What? | SciShow News
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has successfully landed on Mars! But it's not alone! This week we discuss not one but three amazing missions to Mars.
TED Talks
TED: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans | Isabel Behncke
With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow) shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key...
SciShow
Phytoplankton: Arguably the Most Important Life on Earth
There are incredible creatures living in the ocean that have the power to reshape the planet’s atmosphere - and you’ve probably never even seen them before. These microscopic critters are called phytoplankton, and almost all life, both...