TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How polarity makes water behave strangely - Christina Kleinberg
Water is both essential and unique. Many of its particular qualities stem from the fact that it consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen, therefore creating an unequal sharing of electrons. From fish in frozen lakes to ice floating...
Crash Course
Exoplanets
Today Phil explains that YES, there are other planets out there and astonomers have a lot of methods for detecting them. Nearly 2000 have been found so far. The most successful method is using transits, where a planet physically passes...
SciShow Kids
Weird and Wonderful Forms of Ice! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
Jessi and Squeaks found a branch growing what looked like white hair! So they brought the branch back to the Fort to run some tests and found out that it isn't hair at all... it's ice!
Second Grade Next Generation Science...
SciShow
Why Is Ice Slippery?
Winter: It's that time of year when you're out for a stroll and maybe miss a hidden patch of ice and fall flat on your butt. Why you gotta play us this way, ice?
SciShow
Could Life Survive Without a Star?
There are billions of planets out there that don't orbit stars. The sheer abundance of these planets has led some scientists to wonder if life could emerge without a star.
SciShow
Could Complex Life Survive on Mars - SciShow News
The water on Mars probably doesn't have much oxygen, but new models show that life doesn't need as much O2 as we thought. And NASA is sending a claw machine to the red planet!
SciShow
An Asteroid Flyby, and Good Morning, New Horizons!
This week in SciShow Space News we bring you the latest on what to expect from NASA's New Horizons deep space mission and what asteroids to watch for in the coming years!
SciShow Kids
Let's Explore Space!
It's a big day for Jessi and Squeaks because they've finally finished their brand new observatory! Join them as they try out their new telescope and take a look back at a compilation of everything we've learned about space so far!
SciShow
Why does ice float?
Why does ice float? You might not think about it, but this special property of frozen water is what makes your iced tea tinkle and makes a lot of aquatic life possible. Hank gets in touch with his inner Olaf to explain the wonder that is...
SciShow
How Radioactivity Makes Planets Habitable | Space News
The perfect balance of radioactive elements inside planets like ours might make it habitable, and researchers are challenging some ideas about how Mars is losing its water.
SciShow Kids
Was There Water on Mars? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
When you look at a picture of Mars next to a picture of Earth, you might notice one big difference: Earth is covered in blue oceans and Mars doesn't seem to have any water at all! But scientists have discovered all kinds of clues that...
SciShow
Oceans on Saturn's Moon Enceladus!
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a huge ocean under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. But how? And what does it really mean? Hank lays out the data -- straight from space to your brain!
Crash Course
Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology
Hank teaches us why water is one of the most fascinating and important substances in the universe.
Crash Course Kids
The Great Aqua Adventure
Water travels... a lot. In fact, the water cycle is amazing and takes water all over the planet by using evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how the water cycle works and...
Crash Course
Kinetic Theory and Phase Changes: Crash Course Physics
How the heck do we map out a planet without oceans? NASA had to figure that out when we sent the Mariner 9 probe to Mars. There's some tricky, yet fascinating science behind all of it! In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks...
SciShow Kids
Build a Tiny Plant World! Science Project for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks just learned about terrariums, and now they want to make one for themselves! Join them to learn all about these tiny gardens in a bottle and how you can make one of your own!
SciShow
Is There Liquid Water on Mars?
Mars might be full of salty liquid water! Plus, a guide to the upcoming Lyrids meteor shower.
SciShow
Pluto Might Have a Liquid Water Ocean! SciShow News
Pluto might seem like the least likely place to find liquid water, but thanks to New Horizons, we have new information about oceans on the dwarf planet and more from the outer reaches of the solar system!
SciShow Kids
It’s Time for Frost!
If you've ever gone outside really early on a cold day in fall, you might have seen a thin layer of sparkly ice crystals covering everything! That ice is called frost, and it can only form if the weather is exactly right!
SciShow Kids
Explore the Solar System: The Rocky Planets
Explore the four inner rocky planets, as Jessi and Squeaks take you on a tour of the solar system!
Curated Video
Earth: Our Unique Planet
Where does Earth fit into the Solar System and what makes this planet unique? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Earth is the third planet from the Sun. 71% of Earth is covered in liquid water, which is vital for life. Earth...
Curated Video
Water Forces
The unique force created by hydrogen bonding gives water some unique properties, which seem to defy the laws of nature. Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. Hydrogen bonding is a special force of attraction between water...
Curated Video
Next Stop Mars
The Sun is dying, and getting hotter as it does. As life on Earth becomes unsustainable, could we move to Mars? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Sun will die in approximately 5 billion years. As the Sun ages, it will get hotter,...
Curated Video
Mars: The Search for Water
We know that Mars once had a landscape with oceans and rivers, but what happened to it? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Although Mars is a freezing dry world today, it is thought the planet was once like Earth. If liquid water once...