SciShow
Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
SciShow takes you inside the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster to show you how, nearly 30 years later, life has adapted and persisted.
SciShow
3 World-Changing Biology Experiments
Hank tells us the stories of three experiments in biology that, with creativity and luck, changed science & the world with it in their work to solve the mysteries of the universe.
SciShow
Man Made Earthquakes and More
Hank hits you with a ton of news this time - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plans to retrieve Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the Atlantic; new research on the impacts from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill to life in the Gulf of...
SciShow
Does Medicine Actually Expire?
Expired medicine might seem like a weird concept because a lot of it doesn’t get moldy or slimy like old food. Is it really a big concern?
SciShow
Inside the Ice Man Dark Matter Mystery and Fukushima Cleanup
Hank throws three bite-sized stories at ya: the sequencing of 5300-year-old ice man Oetzi's genome; a confusing mass of dark matter; and how the cleanup of the Fukushima disaster is going one year later.
SciShow
Ingredients for Life On a Comet, and Mars's Close-Up
How did earth get the ingredients for life? A new discovery from Comet 67P might hold some answers. And learn where to find Mars in the night sky from 75 million kilometers away.
SciShow
How Kodak Discovered Radioactive Rain
The Trinity Test had some unexpected consequences, including the creation of radioactive rain found hundreds of miles away from the test site.
SciShow
Facts About Fracking
Hank gives us a summary of the important facts about fracking: what it is, why we do it, and how it actually isn't all butterflies and cupcakes.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: When is water safe to drink? - Mia Nacamulli
Water is refreshing, hydrating, and invaluable to your survival. But clean water remains a precious and often scarce commodity - there are nearly 800 million people who still don't have regular access to it. Why is that? And how can you...
Curated Video
Is Microwaving Plastic Containers Safe?
"I don't use plastic wrap in the microwave because i worry about the petroleum that they use in the manufacturing and because of the fumes that could get into the food." Many people are concerned and confused about using plastic...
Curated Video
Dead Space 3 Walkthrough Part 12 - Chapter 10 [No Commentary]
Howcast - Watch the walkthrough for Chapter 10 in part 12 of our Dead Space 3 walkthrough.
Curated Video
Tuna cans sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Costco recalled due to contamination risk
Tuna cans sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Costco recalled due to contamination riskSource: Various
Curated Video
Toronto rally calls for compensation to people affected by Grassy Narrows mercury poisoning
People from the community of Grassy Narrows in northwestern Ontario held a rally at Queen’s Park in Toronto Wednesday to raise awareness about the impact of mercury poisoning in the area. As CBC’s Ali Chiasson explains, they’re calling...
The Business Professor
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
Curated Video
Revolutionary Portable DNA Test Lab: Rapid Detection of Biological Threats
British scientists have developed a portable, fully automated test lab that can rapidly detect biological warfare agents and infectious diseases. This innovative system uses the polymerase chain reaction to amplify DNA and provide...
Science ABC
How Scientifically Accurate Is The HBO Miniseries Chernobyl?
Chernobyl is an HBO mini-series that reintroduced the world to the nuclear catastrophe that occurred on April 26th, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, in what is now Ukraine. The series followed the tragedy that...
Curated Video
Denitrification
The process by which nitrate compounds in the soil are converted to free nitrogen in the atmosphere. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
Curated Video
Epidemiology
The study of health and disease at the level of populations. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Earthly Treasures: Diamonds
Formed deep within the Earth's mantle, diamonds are difficult to find. But it's not just their rarity that makes them so valuable - diamonds have some surprising industrial applications too. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points....
Curated Video
Reducing Radiation Risk
Radioactive substances can seriously damage health. Those that work with them must take care to reduce their effects. What methods can we use and how do they work? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. Exposure to...
Curated Video
Pollution: Land
How does land get polluted, and what with? Discover the quantities of waste deposited in landfills each year, and just how much could be recycled. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Landfills are holes in the ground where...
Curated Video
Chemical Filtration
We look at how chemical filtration can be used to remove contaminants from water. Potassium permanganate is used as the contaminant. First, we try to remove it using physical filtration, with filter paper and a funnel. This does not...