Curated Video
How Did Ancient Humans Cut Their Nails Without Nail Clippers?
Before the invention of nail clippers, human fingernails were likely worn down through regular daily use, similar to how canine nails are worn down when walked daily on pavement or sidewalk. If you go back in time, say 100,000 years,...
Curated Video
The Journey of Sneakers: From Ancient Footwear to Modern Fashion
Follow sneakers from their ancient origins as a necessity for foot protection to their evolution into a popular footwear choice for everyday use and sports. Learn about key milestones, such as the development of rubber shoes in the 18th...
Neuro Transmissions
Exploring Human Origins in Africa
Join Alie on her journey through the Cradle of Humanity: East Africa! This summer, she had the chance to spend a month visiting important sites of humans evolution and visited our closest relatives. She ventured from Ethiopia, to...
Odd Quartet
The Oldest Music on Earth
While excavating the Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany in 2008, scientists discovered a bone flute that turned out to be one of the oldest music instruments in the world. In this episode we take a closer look at the flute itself...
Curated Video
New technique helping to uncover humans' ancient past
1. Various of professor and assistant examining items including ancient elephant and hippo bones and Hominid tools
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Eitan Tchernov, Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
"They were tool makers not only tool...
Curated Video
Fossil discovery sheds light on human evolution
1. Close of skull
2. Wide of bones
3. Close of fingers
4. Mid of bone, pan up to partial skeleton
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Lee Berger, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa:
" I think that without a doubt these are...
Curated Video
Exhibition of rare 800,000 year-old human fossils
1. Wide shot zoom in to mid shot of news briefing for exhibition "Origins: Treasures from the Hills of Atapuerca" at the American Museum of Natural History, with Craig Morris speaking at podium
2. Close-up replica of "Skull number 5",...
Curated Video
South Africa - Ancient Fossilised Bones Discovered
Archeologists in South Africa have discovered four fossilised foot
bones which they believe could be a missing link between ape and
man. The bones are thought to be 3.5 million years old. They were
found in caves at Sterkfontein, west of...
Curated Video
Argentina's cuisine glows with wood-fire cooking
LEAD IN:
Argentina's cuisine is known worldwide for its barbecued beef.
But local chefs are now taking the country's passion for grilling over a wood fire to a new level and earning international recognition...
Curated Video
Argentina's cuisine glows with wood-fire cooking
LEAD IN:
Argentina's cuisine is known worldwide for its barbecued beef.
But local chefs are now taking the country's passion for grilling over a wood fire to a new level and earning international recognition...
Curated Video
Anthropologists find skull believed to be 1.8 million years old
1. Wide shot Georgian mountains
2. Wide shot mountains with a river
3. Wide shot pan excavation site in Dmanisi, 85 km southeast of Tbilisi
4. Mid shot anthropologists removing an ancient skull
5. Closeup shot a man using a drill
6....
Curated Video
900,000 year old hominid skull fragment found
1. Exterior shot of National Museum of Kenya 2. Various shots of fragments of bone being displayed at press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Richard Potts, Smithsonian Institute: "What we found was fragmentary, or a partial...
Curated Video
Feminists protest ahead of Strauss-Kahn interview
1. Low angle shot of tower of French Broadcaster TF1
2. Wide of feminist protest in front of TF1 building
3. Mid of protesters holding banner reading (French) "DSK = Denial of Justice. When a woman says no, it means no", pan to other...
Curated Video
FRANCE: REMAINS OF YOUNGEST FOSSILISED BABIES SHOWN AT MUSEUM
English/Nat
A team of archaeologists in Paris on Tuesday showed off the remains of the youngest fossilised babies ever found.
The team, which discovered the bones after unearthing a site outside Pretoria, South Africa, consists of...
Curated Video
ISRAEL: ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAN'S ANCESTORS DISCOVERY
English/Nat
An Israeli archaeologist has found what he said could be evidence that man's ancestors first left Africa 2 (m) million years ago.
That's about 200,000 years earlier that commonly accepted by scientists.
At a site in Northern...
Curated Video
More digging at site where new human species found
Archaeologists who discovered fossil bones and teeth of a previously unknown human species that thrived more than 50,000 years ago in the northern Philippines said on Thursday they plan more diggings and called for better protection of...
Be Smart
Where Did Humans Come From?
Part of a biology playlist, the video discusses human ancestry and represents the first in a smaller four-part series exploring humans. It describes the fossils found, where the fit on the family tree, and why there are so many missing...
PBS
When We Met Other Human Species
It seems the human species may have learned from its mistakes—when it comes to evolution, anyway. Examine the characteristics of ancient hominins in an installment of the PBS Eon series. The video instructor discusses fossil records to...
Be Smart
The Impossible Hugeness of Deep Time
Can we really grasp how old we are? Part of a larger series, the humorous video demonstration shows how humans fit into the history of Earth and just how long ago life formed. Viewers explore a timeline that identifies major markers in...
PBS
When We First Walked
Out of all mammals, only humans walk on two feet. Discuss the current scientific understanding of when this specific adaptation began. A video shares facts about many different species and theories about why the shift occurred. New...
Be Smart
Why Do We Itch?
Our skin is the first line of defense against insects, parasites, and other irritants. How do we defend it? Step inside the science of scratching with a video from an informative playlist. Topics include how itching evolved, what happens...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Great Transitions: The Origin of Humans
What makes you human? Bipedality, tool use, and large brains, of course! Scholars learn about the early evolution of humans by watching a video. Scientists explain the challenges in studying early humans and the information gleaned from...
Crash Course
Human Evolution: Crash Course Big History #6
Humans did not evolve from monkeys or chimpanzees—so what does our evolution look like? A video explains the evolution of humans from a common ancestor to homo sapiens. It describes the many branches on our family tree as well as the...
FuseSchool
The Evolution of Humans
We've come a long way! Biology scholars travel back to the big bang, then follow the path of the simple organisms that led to modern Homo sapiens through an engaging Fuse School Evolution video. Content includes key events in our...