In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to develop and use models in a mini-lesson on Models. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. <br/>

On April 8, 2024, the Moon’s shadow will fall on Earth, creating a total solar eclipse across North America, and if you have the chance to see it, you don’t want to miss it. It’s an amazing coincidence that total eclipses happen at all —...

We are in the Golden Age of Solar Eclipses, but only for the moment. In fact, I'd argue we're already past peak solar eclipse and it's all downhill from here.

The moon orbits the earth once per month, which means the moon is on the sun side of the earth every month. So... "why aren't there eclipses every month?" is a question we will answer in this video!

The sun rises in the east, the moon rises in the east, and the stars rise in the east... but solar eclipses, oddly, come from the west. If total eclipses are caused by the sun and the moon, why don't they behave like the sun and the moon?

Humans eat a lot of different animals, but almost none of them are carnivores - why?

Solar eclipses can happen anywhere on earth, but if you want to see a total eclipse, you need to go to the far north, because the Earth’s shape and orbit determine the high latitudes and eclipse hotspot.

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It's daybreak in the city of Chan Chan, and former soldier Maxo has been up all night fretting. Last night, a friend stopped by and instructed him to go to the plaza at noon to receive an important message. But with the recent defeat of...

It’s common knowledge that you should never look directly at the sun. But, like, what about during an eclipse? Surely you can look then?

Ancient perceptions of lunar eclipses weren’t as primitive as one might think. Some rigorous math was applied to these cosmic events that shaped our understanding of the solar system.<br/>

Occultations may sound spooky, but in actuality they can inform us of some of the most unknown parts of the universe.

If you’ve been distracted looking at the amazing photos The James Webb Space Telescope has taken, not to worry. Here are three other stellar stories from the last year of space science!

Horses have been human companions for thousands of years, and have been essential companions and tools for the development of human culture. So, it makes sense that horses would make their way into our most important stories. Today,...

In which Mike Rugnetta teaches you about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, and how a lot of their work was influenced by myth and mythology. While Freud and Jung aren't quite as revered as they once were, they were undoubtedly a huge...

This week on SciShow News, we explore how our genes change with the seasons! Plus, it turns out that even flies get scared sometimes.

This video is about two-photon (gamma-gamma) physics, and how photons can interact with each other - either mediated by a passing lepton, or gravitationally via lensing, or via vacuum fluctuation...

What causes the Blood Moon?

Brittle stars are eyeless, brainless animals that spend their time hanging out in dark crevices of coral reefs. But despite all this, it seems that they can still see...using their skin!

Everyone is watching the sky during a solar eclipse, but but if you look down, you'll catch another kind of light show.

Researchers have an idea about how your lifestyle affects the way you see the dress, and we've identified a new ancestor to the dinosaurs!

The big question in the comments last week was, "BUT WHAT ABOUT ECLIPSES?" Today, Phil breaks 'em down for you.

Today Hank uses his patented prognosticating abilities to tell you about some space news events to watch out for in 2013.

What one thing is the Curiosity rover going to spend most of the year doing? Why are we going back to the...

Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are you seeing them? Michael Mauser...