Medical Breakthroughs: Dr. Albert Sabin's Discovery of the Oral Polio Vaccine

How did we figure out what parts of the brain are responsible for speaking, walking, and remembering? Young neurologists go back in time to witness the discoveries of Paul Broca, the first physician to conduct experiments to determine...

Have you heard of the cinnamon challenge? The video explains why it is a horrible idea and can lead to serious illness, injury, and possibly death. It focuses on the properties of cinnamon and the way bodies react to eating it in large...

Do the ends justify the means? Getting a drug approved in the US is a long and involved process. But at some point out, it involves testing on humans. The ethics of such testing is the focus of a resource that uses Dr. Albert...

Imagine not being able to remember what day it is or what food you had for breakfast this morning. This nightmare was a reality for Henry Molaison, whose life story is the focus of this video...

The history of our understanding of the center of the universe is explored through this film. The ideas of Aristotle, Copernicus, Bruno, Descartes, and Herschel are included, as well as the new discoveries that have helped the theories...

Did you know the cyclops sheep got its name from the cyclopamine molecule found in wild corn lilies? But wht else is there to know about the cyclops sheep? Watch a video that explains the strange yet amazing discovery of the cyclopomine...

Properties of atoms are no small thing. A thorough video lesson describes properties of atoms and how they relate to the makeup of the periodic table. Learners review the relationship between subatomic particles and discover the...

That raging fire in your belly is not necessarily the burrito you had for lunch! Aspiring doctors get an in-depth look at the cause of stomach ulcers with an interesting video. The narrator discusses ulcer treatments of the past, how...

Use this resource to read about the "Experiments by J.J. Thomson in 1897 [which] led to the discovery of a fundamental building block of matter." This exhibit is organized into several sections, including: "Mysterious Rays" and "1897...

Scientists know about a super massive black hole, more than four million times the mass of the sun, at the center of the galaxy. As one part of a video series, astronomers explain this discovery and the many tools used to confirm it....