SciShow
This Probe Doesn’t Melt When it’s 1 Million Degrees Outside
In 2021, the Parker Solar Probe fulfilled its mission to “touch the Sun”. But the temperature over there was millions of degrees Celsius. How did the spacecraft not melt?
MinuteEarth
What Happens When A Volcano Meets a Glacier?
Volcanoes might seem like an unstoppable force of nature - but there is at least one OTHER force on Earth that seems to be able to keep them down.
SciShow
Antarctica's Weird Warming
Hank gets to the bottom of two studies reporting high sea ice coverage and snowmass in Antarctica in the same year that the Arctic has reported a record low of sea ice. What is going on here?
SciShow
Don't Eat the Watermelon Snow!
You know, it's probably best to just not put snow in your mouth regardless of color. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ----------
SciShow
Great Minds: James Hutton, Founder of Geology
Rocks are more than just rocks, they're the key to Earth's history!
SciShow
What Penguin Bones Can Tell Us About Dying Glaciers
We know these glaciers are already on the way out, so we need to find out whether we can bulk them back up again. For that, we turn to the glaciers’ past – and a lot of penguin bones.
SciShow Kids
How Is Cotton Candy Made? | The Science of Food! | SciShow Kids
Squeaks and Mister Brown love cotton candy, so they learn how cotton candy machines turn regular sugar into fluffy, delicious cotton candy!
SciShow
Treating Blindness With Light (and Gene Therapy) | SciShow News
We have the first published example of using light and gene therapy to restore someone's vision! And in heavier (metal) news, a recent study found surprisingly high levels of mercury in meltwater from the Greenland Ice Sheet.
SciShow Kids
Recycling Old Crayons! An Earth Day Activity
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about recycling, and together, they recycle his old crayons to make cool new ones! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: PS1.B: Chemical Reactions - Heating or cooling a...
SciShow
A Song of Ice and New Species
Hank shares losses and finds this week, including a huge amount of Antarctic ice that’s lost for good, and 10 cool new species that are last year’s top finds.
TED Talks
TED: Let's save the last pristine continent | Robert Swan
2041 will be a pivotal year for our planet. That year will mark the end of a 50-year agreement to keep Antarctica, the Earth's last pristine continent, free of exploitation. Explorer Robert Swan — the first person to walk both the North...
SciShow
GRACE Mission Data Informs Climate Science: Getting Beyond the Spin About Sea-Level Rise
Hank sets the record straight on some of the findings of NASA's GRACE mission and how they relate to predictions about sea level rise and climate change.
SciShow
Cheating Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Hank brings you news from around the universe, including what you can't blame on global warming, why being unfaithful is hazardous to your health, and how to watch a particularly awesome spectacle coming to a sky near you.
TED Talks
TED: My mind-shifting Everest swim | Lewis Pugh
After he swam the North Pole, Lewis Pugh vowed never to take another cold-water dip. Then he heard of Lake Imja in the Himalayas, created by recent glacial melting, and Lake Pumori, a body of water at an altitude of 5300 m on Everest --...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why the Arctic is climate change's canary in the coal mine - William Chapman
The Arctic may seem like a frozen and desolate environment where nothing ever changes. But the climate of this unique and remote region can be both an early indicator of the climate of the rest of the Earth and a driver for weather...
MinutePhysics
The Physics of Caramel: How To Make a Caramelized Sugar Cube
This video is about how the physics and chemistry of sugar (in particular, how it melts, and how it caramelizes) is more complicated than you might think. It involves fructose, sucrose, glucose, and a sticky mess. Credits: Gallium...
SciShow
Antarctica's Weird Warming
Hank gets to the bottom of two studies reporting high sea ice coverage and snowmass in Antarctica in the same year that the Arctic has reported a record low of sea ice. What is going on here?
SciShow
Great Minds: James Hutton, Founder of Geology
Rocks are more than just rocks, they're the key to Earth's history!
SciShow
The Hunt for the Highest Melting Point
What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow.
TED Talks
Tshering Tobgay: An urgent call to protect the world's "Third Pole"
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is the world's third-largest repository of ice, after the North and South Poles -- and if current melting rates continue, two-thirds of its glaciers could be gone by the end of this century. What will...
MinuteEarth
What is Freezer Burn?
Why do ice cubes shrink, ice cream get frosty, and vegetables dry out in the freezer? FREEZER BURN!
Curated Video
Arctic Climate Change: Impacts and Urgent Call for Action
This video highlights the alarming effects of global warming on the Spellbard region of the Norwegian Arctic. It discusses the rapid changes occurring due to excessive carbon dioxide emissions, including the potential extinction of polar...
Curated Video
Endothermic
A chemical reaction or process that absorbs heat from the surrroundings. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Chemical reaction
Any process in which one or more chemicals are changed into different products, by the breaking and formation of chemical bonds. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...