A new study reports what might be the oldest fossil animals ever found. And we're also learning more about what role the hippocampus plays in certain types of visual memory.

The human body generally grows in a predictable pattern, but in one rare case, one American girl essentially remained a toddler her entire life.

Hint: It's not your collection of awesome refrigerator magnets!

Have you ever seen static electricity cause a spark of light? What is that spark? What about lightning, the Northern Lights, or the tail of a comet? All of those things and many others _ in fact, 99.9% of the universe -- are made of...

Have you ever seen a magic trick where one thing changes to another thing? Well, that's nothing compared to what plants can do through a process called photosynthesis. In this episode, Sabrina talks about how photosynthesis works! This...

Biochar is a kind of charcoal that removes CO2 from the atmosphere, helping yield healthy crops and even producing abundant renewable energy in the form of electricity as it's made. This exciting climate change fighter is ready for...

Of all the mundane yet astonishing marvels of human ingenuity, knowing what it takes to heat a room to a comfortable temperature is TED Fellow Kathy Hannun's favorite. She takes us on a journey across the planet and under the sea to...

For the last hundred and fifty years or so, geologists have been trying to wrap their heads around the mystery: in some places, the geologic record just seems to jump by over billion years. And last week, a paper was published that may...

Why is it that every time you see an adorable puppy in the park or outside a cafe your voice suddenly jumps up about two octaves and you’re talking total gooey nonsense? If you watch this episode to find out, you can have a treat and...

We’re beginning our engineering journey with a tour through the major branches. Today Shini explains the facets of civil engineering, including structural and construction engineering, city planning, transportation, and sanitation.

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Wir müssen über akademische Titel und beeindruckende Lebensläufe hinausblicken, denn die heutigen Veränderer bietet Nicole Gugger, weil die Intelligenz nicht einheitlich ist. Einige der größten...

One day a pair of brothers working together as shoemakers had an explosive fight that split the family business in two. Over the coming years, this disagreement divided their town— residents and businesses chose sides. Could such a...

Most of the universe is made up of dark matter, so could it form into stars and galaxies like regular matter?

Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn't as strong-but why not? Why do we remember some things, and not others? And why do memories...

What is this strange looking stuff? Is this branch just covered in fungus!? Well, it’s not fungus...but fungus DOES have something to do with it!

To get humans on Mars we're going to need some innovative tech that can move lots of things at high speed. Luckily, we might already have something that can do the job.

A white, puffy dress. Eternal love. A joint tax return. Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the history of getting hitched, providing insights on polygamy,...

What if instead of going to the store to buy a new toilet brush, all you had to do was walk into your office and print one out? With recent advances in 3D printing, such a scenario might not be as far away as you think. Chapters PRINT...

Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only to humans. But exactly how smart are they? Lori Marino...

Working in the White House in the 1840s may have been more hazardous than we thought.

Fog might make things seem mysterious and spooky, but it's actually a cool natural phenomenon that happens when cold air affects the water in the air!

So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something and making sense of it? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us some insight into the differences between sensing and...

We need more solutions for our energy needs, and one idea is straight out of science fiction: Solar panels, in space.

There’s more to DNA than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on unfamiliar forms, each of which can have a different impact on our health.