TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is dust made of? - Michael Marder
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite's whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective, the tiny specks of brilliant color blend...
SciShow
Reinventing the Wheel: 5 Species That Roll
If wheels and rolling have proven so efficient for humans, why hasn’t evolution pushed at least some other species in that direction? Well actually, there are a few species that can get around by rolling. Chapters View all GOLDEN WHEEL...
SciShow
3 Things You May Not Want to Know About Dust Mites
Fair warning: After learning about dust mites, you may never want to sleep in your bed again.
SciShow
Egyptian Blue: How an Ancient Pigment Could Save Lives
The world’s first artificial pigment, Egyptian blue, may help scientists prevent forgery and even save lives.
TED Talks
TED: You have no idea where camels really come from | Latif Nasser
Camels are so well adapted to the desert that it's hard to imagine them living anywhere else. But what if we have them pegged all wrong? What if those big humps, feet and eyes were evolved for a different climate and a different time? In...
SciShow Kids
Explore the Fort! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Welcome back to the Fort! There's always a lot going on around here, so feel free to take a look around, say hello to all of our friends, and have fun watching some of their favorite videos! See you again soon!
SciShow Kids
Make Edible Glass Hearts!
Glass is really cool, but where does it come from? Jessi and Squeaks have a pretty sweet activity to show you how glass is made SOURCES: Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Different kinds of matter exist...
SciShow
Xenophyophores: The Strange Life of a Giant Single Cell
You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that.
SciShow
3 Odd Facts About Ostriches
Don't bury your head in the sand for this one. We've got some odd ostrich facts for you!
SciShow
Why Is This Island Disappearing?
Hoboro Island off the coast of Japan may soon be an island of the past, and it’s primarily due to one unsuspecting isopod.
MinuteEarth
What Happened to This Car?
Here we explain how Port Royal - "the most wicked and sinful city in the world", cars, roads, and huge buildings can sink into the ground during during earthquakes or blasting.
PBS
There's No Such Thing as Online?!?
From Facebook to bank accounts, you always have some sort of online presence, whether you're actively engaging in front of a screen or not. Yet this is still a word we use to describe our engagement with the Internet. So we have to ask,...
SciShow
The Freezing Dunes of Northern Canada
When you think "sand dunes" you probably wouldn't think to look up in the northern reaches of Canada, but there lies one of earth's most unique habitats.
SciShow
What Are Eye Boogers?
Eye boogers: Not the most glamorous of bodily secretions, but important all the same. Learn why the heck you have sand in your eyes in the morning in this episode of Quick Questions.
Crash Course Kids
The Great Picnic Mix Up
So you know that iced tea you like so much? Or that sweet soda drink? They're actually a few different things combined to make a new thing. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about all the different mixtures, solutions,...
SciShow
Cymatics: Turning Sound into Art
Sound waves vibrate more than just our eardrums, they can also make visual art!
Be Smart
How The Pyramids Were Built (Pyramid Science Part 2)
Just because something is difficult doesn't mean it's impossible. Over the past centuries, archaeologists, historians, and engineers have reconstructed a great deal of the technology and science used to build the Egyptian pyramids. This...
Crash Course
Reversibility & Irreversibility: Crash Course Engineering #8
How do we design the most efficient machines and processes? Today we’ll try to figure that out as we discuss heat & work, reversibility & irreversibility, and how to use efficiency to measure a system.
SciShow
5 Types of Awesome Glass Made by Nature
When it comes to sparkly objects, the planet Earth has a lot to offer. Here are 5 especially awesome glasses made by nature! chapters OBSIDIAN 0:57 2 OPAL 4:09 3 TEKTITES 5:46 FULGURITE 6:27 GLASS SPONGES 8:07
SciShow
How to Escape Quicksand
You probably won't get stuck in quicksand. But if you do, you can use physics to get yourself out.
SciShow
How Many Stars Are There?
How many stars are there in the universe? This question leads Hank to a couple other questions - How many stars can we see from Earth? How many stars are there in our galaxy? - but the answer to the original question proves elusive.
TED Talks
Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These ancient aqueducts and stepwells are still used today -- and are often...
SciShow Kids
How Do Ants Find Food?
Jessi and Squeaks talk about some surprise visitors that came to check out their picnic: Ants!
TED Talks
TED: Being Human | Naima Penniman
In this stunning spoken-word performance, poet and "freedom-forging futurist" Naima Penniman celebrates the wonders of the natural world and humanity's connection to it. "I wonder if the sun debates dawn some mornings," she says.