SciShow
Lemurs Are Into Networking Too
New research says that even lemurs benefit from networking skills and some frogs are finally bouncing back from the Chytrid epidemic.
SciShow
Why Are There No Sea Snakes in the Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest on Earth, and yet there are no sea snake populations to be found there. What’s keeping aquatic serpents from making a home in these waters?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The dark history of bananas | John Soluri
In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of reclaiming power by whatever means necessary. Bonilla had a powerful backer: the notorious organization known...
TED-Ed
Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal | Alex Gendler
In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold may have been easier than transporting it back east. The only hope for avoiding a grueling six month wagon journey was...
Bedtime History
History of Panama Canal for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the construction and history of the Panama Canal.
Great Big Story
Behind the voices, Rob Paulsen's iconic cartoon characters
Dive into the world of Rob Paulsen, the legendary voice behind Yakko Warner, Pinky, and more, and discover the inspiration behind these iconic roles.
Wonderscape
Columbus’s Third and Fourth Voyages: New Discoveries and Final Journeys
This video covers the third and fourth voyages of Christopher Columbus. His third voyage led him to the South American continent, though he didn’t realize it. On his final voyage, he explored Central America, facing harsh conditions and...
Curated Video
Building the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a vital trade route linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Its fascinating story goes back hundreds of years.
Great Big Story
Behind the Voices, Rob Paulsen's Iconic Cartoon Characters
Dive into the world of Rob Paulsen, the legendary voice behind Yakko Warner, Pinky, and more, and discover the inspiration behind these iconic roles.
Weird History
Most Dangerous Island Prisons In History
The concept of prisons as we know them today is relatively modern. In antiquity, jails served less as places of penitence and more as a purgatory before the final judgment of guilt, which was often punished either by enslavement or...
Curated Video
The Roots of Sign Language
UC San Diego linguist Carol Padden describes how, while we now recognize that gesture and sign language are structurally very different, linguists are now carefully examining how gesture might have originally given rise to sign languages.
Curated Video
Building the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a vital trade route linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The story of its creations goes back hundreds of years.
Jack Rackam
Why the English Knighted a Convicted Pirate | The Life & Times of Henry Morgan
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Usually when a pirate who's plundered numerous cities and exploded his prisoners is captured he's sent to the gallows, but for one Henry Morgan the guy was knighted by the king and sent back to Jamaica to...
PBS
Beat Making Challenge #1: Accordion Trap
Meet Martin, a young accordion prodigy from Portobelo. Apple Juice Kid vs. Pierce battle to make a trap beat sampling his accordion.
PBS
Panama: Meet the Kids Behind the Beats
Yaci, Osvaldo and Darin - three Panamanian youth - go from cowbell to MPC while learning the skills to become beat makers. Check us out Wednesdays for more stories, and beats from Panamanian festivals, schools and prisons. In Portobelo,...
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; her travels
Part 3 of this series sees Mary explaining her decision to volunteer as a nurse in the Crimea.
Weird History
Who Was The Real Captain Morgan
When you hear the name "Captain Morgan," images of bros posing with a handle of spiced rum with one foot danging precariously in the air probably come to mind. While there were plenty of pirates whose reputations were built on boozin' it...
PBS
Portobelo (music video)
During a blackout in Panama, we filmed this amazing video with Yomira. Lit by an iPhone and recorded with a usb mic. Check out the color explosion and how the graphics come alive at the 2min mark. Thanks Pan II Creative!
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; successfully treats cholera
Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama.
Hip Hughes History
Imperialism in 20 minutes (2/2)
Geared for students taking high school level US History, specifically covering Industrial Age concepts.
Jabzy
US Invasion of Panama 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the US Invasion of Panama 3 Minute History
Professor Dave Explains
Marine Ecologist Virginia Schutte (Get to Know a Scientist!)
When we think of a scientist hard at work, we usually picture them in a laboratory, with all kinds of glassware and solutions and high-tech gizmos all around them. But lots of scientists work in nature! Virginia Schutte is a marine...
Jabzy
Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire
Mr. Beat
The Panama Canal (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the construction of the Panama Canal, which turns 100 this year.