PBS
How some evangelical leaders are combating political radicalization in their congregations
Evangelical Christian leaders have sounded the alarm in recent years about problems of polarization and radicalization in their churches. Laura Barrón-López spoke to one pastor trying to shift the conversation.
PBS
When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming
For decades, scientists have been studying the cause of the Younger Dryas, and trying to figure out if something like it could happen again. And it turns out that what caused this event is the subject of a heated debate.
PBS
Families with transgender children struggle to navigate wave of anti-trans politics
Texas is the largest state in the country to ban transition-related medical care for minors, joining 19 other states that have restricted access. Laura Barrón-López recently spent time in Texas to learn more about the law and spoke with...
SciShow
Anatomy of a Super Storm
On the weekend of April 29th and 30th this year, a series of thunderstorms slammed the southern and midwestern US. SciShow News takes a look at those deadly storms using the latest, high-resolution data from the NOAA's GOES-16 weather...
PBS
How Texas gun owners feel about background checks, red flag laws
In the aftermath of recent mass shootings, calls for expanding gun safety regulations have increased. Although some of these ideas are popular among Americans overall, how do gun owners specifically feel about them? William Brangham...
Curated Video
USA: NASA GAMMA RAYS DISCOVERY
English/Nat
NASA scientists have discovered a new class of gamma ray sources in the Milky Way galaxy.
Gamma rays, although invisible to the human eye, are the most powerful form of light - more than a hundred million times more powerful...
Associated Press
FEMA: Texas floods "a landmark event
The director of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday called on the people of Texas and Louisiana to "be involved" as the states struggle with the devastating impact of Tropical Storm Harvey. Speaking at FEMA's...
Curated Video
WRAP Hurricane Rita pummels east Texas, devastation, relief
Beaumont, Texas 24 September 2005
1. Collapsed Jack in the Box fast food store sign
2. Crushed car
3. Collapsed home
4. James Harris, lifelong resident, cleaning up his yard
5. SOUNDBITE (English) James Harris, lifelong resident
"It's...
Curated Video
SPACE: SPACE SHUTTLE:ENDEAVOR MISSION UPDATE
English/Nat
Two U-S astronauts have successfully and safely completed a six and a half hour space walk outside the U-S space shuttle Endeavour.
They went through a series of exercises for building an international space station, all ...
Curated Video
Female teacher to go into space
AP Television
1. Wide of Barbara Morgan talking to children about space
2. Close-up of Morgan giving lecture
3. Mid of morgan giving lecture
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barbara Morgan, Teacher preparing to travel into space:
"I can't think...
Curated Video
USA: CALIFORNIA: 1940'S FIGHTER PLANES COMMEMORATE END OF WWII
English/Nat
Over one hundred 1940s fighter planes are making an 18-day tour of the United States to commemorate the end of World War Two.
On Monday, the vintage aircraft took off from California on their grand journey which will ...
PBS
Texas on the front lines of NAFTA negotiations
President Donald Trump announced this week his plan to renegotiate NAFTA, a free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, citing a loss of jobs in the U.S. But many business owners and politicians in Texas, which shares a border with...
PBS
The Time Terror Birds Invaded
About 5 million years ago, a new predator made its way from the south and onto the coastal plains of North America. It was a giant, flightless, carnivorous bird and came to be known by one of the coolest and most richly earned nicknames...
TED Talks
TED: The end of Roe v. Wade -- and what comes next | Kathryn Kolbert
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision protecting people's right to have an abortion in the United States, will be overturned within a year, says reproductive rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert. In this electrifying call to...
Be Smart
How Baby Sea Turtles Find Their Way Home
Find out how baby sea turtles find their way home after hatching!
PBS
The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew
Today, we're familiar with two types of flying vertebrates -- birds and bats. But over 66 million years ago, there was a giraffe-sized reptile that soared through the sky.
Be Smart
How Fire Ants Took Over America 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
How Fire Ants Took Over America Fire ants are several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis, which includes over 200 species. Solenopsis are stinging ants, and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and...
SciShow
Why Does the US Have So Many Power Outages?
The United States has a lot more power outages than other countries do, and fixing this problem will be a massive undertaking. Chapters View all Across the United States, the average customer loses power about once or twice a year, for a...
SciShow
What Movies Get Wrong About Space
Hollywood can be pretty negligent about physics and astronomy, even in really good movies, but there are a few specific misconceptions that pop up again and again.
SciShow
3 Times Science Debunked the Paranormal
With the right questions, and careful observation, a ghost story can transform from a spooky anecdote to a scientific experiment.
MinutePhysics
La Paradoja de Simpson
Este es un vídeo sobre la paradoja de Simpson, una paradoja estadística y falacia ecológica donde se pueden sacar resultados aparentemente contradictorios de los mismos datos dependiendo en cómo se agrupen. La paradoja puede aparecer en...
TED Talks
Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made -- and what's next
Women have made enormous progress over the last century -- challenging the status quo, busting old taboos and changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to political representation, there's still a long way to go, says...
TED Talks
T. Boone Pickens: Let's transform energy -- with natural gas
The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-free future? After losing $150...
SciShow
6 Dangerous Diseases Hiding in U.S. Backyards
Microbes are all around us, on everything we touch, drink, or eat. While most microbes can't hurt us, you don't have to go much farther than your own backyard to find some that really can! Chapters PLAGUE 0:39 TULAREMIA 4:48...