SciShow
The Quietest, Oldest, and Magnetic-iest Science of 2018
2018 was full of exciting discoveries and incredible advancements in the field of science. So today, we are taking a look back at 2018 to highlight three more great science news stories!
SciShow
6 Construction Failures, and What We Learned From Them
Things can go wrong in scientific experiments sometimes, but when it comes to engineering, getting things wrong can be disastrous.
PBS
After 23 Years Wrongly Imprisoned, Ricky Kidd Is Free — And Using His Voice
The exoneration of Ricky Kidd, a wrongly convicted man in Missouri who spent more than two decades in prison, highlights major problems with U.S. criminal justice. As covered in our Broken Justice podcast, Kidd was freed largely due to...
SciShow Kids
The Story of George Washington Carver | Amazing Scientists | SciShow Kids
Squeaks has a big problem! Every year, he grows lettuce in the Fort's greenhouse, but this year it just won't grow. Luckily, Mister Brown knows someone who can help Squeaks and his lettuce: botanist and inventor George Washington Carver!...
SciShow
The Quietest, Oldest, and Magnetic-iest Science of 2018
2018 was full of exciting discoveries and incredible advancements in the field of science. So today, we are taking a look back at 2018 to highlight three more great science news stories!
SciShow
What We Can Learn from 5 Times Rivers Ran Backward
Usually, you can count on a river to flow in one direction, but some things can make it reverse course. Aside from being weird and surprising, these river reversals can often reflect geological changes and have long-lasting impacts on...
TED Talks
TED: Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe | Kenneth Lacovara
What happens when you discover a dinosaur? Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara details his unearthing of Dreadnoughtus -- a 77-million-year-old sauropod that was as tall as a two-story house and as heavy as a jumbo jet -- and considers how...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? | Elizabeth Cox
It's 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldn't be allowed in any new state. Another believes it should be a state's right to choose. A compromise is proposed:...
Crash Course
Black Americans in the Civil War Crash Course Black American History
The American Civil War is one of the deadliest in US History, and let's just get this out of the way: it was about slavery. In the more than 150 years since the end of the Civil War, there have been many attempts to litigate the reasons...
Bedtime History
Missouri Compromise of 1820 for Kids
New ReviewIn 1820, the United States was growing—but deep divisions over slavery were threatening to tear it apart. The Missouri Compromise was an agreement meant to keep peace between free and slave states by drawing a line across the country....
Curated Video
World's Weirdest Museums
Strange and surprising museums where you can ride a ferris wheel on a city rooftop and beyond.
Curated Video
Best BBQ in the USA
From Alabama to South Carolina, feast on the best BBQ in the United States at these four restaurants.
Curated Video
Deadly storms damage buildings, fan wildfires across U.S.
A powerful storm system ripped across parts of the southern U.S. and the Midwest on Saturday, unleashing a series of tornadoes and killing at least 17 people. In Oklahoma, raging wildfires fanned by heavy wind gusts have destroyed more...
Curated Video
U.S. election will come down to 7 swing states. What about the other 43?
Political analyst Rosetta Okohson says the media focus on the seven swing states that will determine who will win the presidency can affect voter turnout and means other races and important ballot initiatives can be overlooked. What...
Curated Video
7 U.S. states expand abortion rights, but measures fail in Florida, 2 other states
Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments.
Weatherthings
The Tri-State Tornado of 1925
The Tri-State tornado of 1925 is believed to be the single longest-lasting and longest track tornado, producing the largest loss of life in the United States. It is also one of the fastest-moving tornadoes recorded. With more than 2,000...
Makematic
Trails of the West
In the 1800s, as the United States expanded, thousands travelled well-worn trails on foot and horseback in search of land and opportunity, often at the expense of Indigenous Peoples.
Makematic
Rivers
Learn about the longest rivers in the United States, and their roles in shaping the nation's landscape, culture, and history.
Makematic
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott's fight for freedom led to a Supreme Court decision that denied citizenship to Black Americans, fuelling tensions that contributed to the Civil War.
Makematic
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was designed to maintain a delicate balance of power in Congress between slave states and free states. But how did it come about, what did it mean and how did it contribute to the US Civil War?
Makematic
Bleeding Kansas
In the 1850s, the newly established territory of Kansas descended into chaos – as pro and anti-slavery activists attempted to influence its admittance to the Union. Bleeding Kansas was a precursor to the Civil War.
Curated Video
Why Kansas Has So Few Americans Compared To Missouri And Colorado
Kansas has fewer than 3 million Americans overall making it the 36th largest state in the country. But if you look just to the east and west you have the states of Missouri and Colorado respectively, each with about double the population...
Great Big Story
Saving Missouri's bats, Kirsten Alvey-Mudd's fight against White-Nose Syndrome
Meet Kirsten Alvey-Mudd, founder of Missouri Bat Census, working tirelessly to protect bats from white-nose syndrome.
Wonderscape
The Missouri Compromise and Rising Tensions Before the Civil War
This video explores the events leading up to the Civil War, focusing on the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and its role in heightening tensions between Northern and Southern states over slavery. Viewers will also learn about Nat Turner's...