As part of NASA’s preparation for next year’s Mars mission, the Mars 2020 rover took its first driving test at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California on December 17. <br/>

Tucked inside the Curiosity rover is a miniature chemistry lab designed to unlock the secrets of Mars. Principal Investigator Paul Mahaffy, Deputy Principal Investigator Pamela Conrad, and MSL Participating Scientist Jennifer...

Imagine if you had the tools to build almost anything you wanted. One MIT physicist has figured out how to fit four tools into one small space, so people can do just that. He calls it a, "Fab Lab," and, with help from the National...

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We've learned a lot of chemistry together, but now it's time to jump into the lab and put it to use! What are some common techniques that every chemistry student and budding chemist must know? Let's go through these step-by-step, with...

As always, the steps of a Gel Extraction depend on your specific lab and protocol. This vide will give you a general idea regarding when one would utilize a gel extraction and the general steps.

Has science gone too far? Well, it has created these bizarre creatures. From super buff cows to featherless chickens, these are the creepiest, freakiest animals to ever come out of labs.

This nugget explains the source, generation, properties and discovery of electromagnetic waves.

In this episode, Jordan and Charlie discuss the economic benefits of regulating mercury pollution. Researchers at MIT were able to translate the estimated health impacts of mercury pollution for US populations into economic benefits.

Did Thomas Edison pave the way for today's EduTubers? Danielle tracks the path from Edison's Christmas light demonstrations in the late 19th century all the way to the science explainer videos of today.

Resonance Fluorescence: A Special Case of Fluorescence

Syphilis was thought to have been beaten by mass penicillin treatment in the 1950s and 1960s. Now it's back, particularly among the rural populations of places like Haiti - which medical experts believe is where the disease started in...

It describes oxides of nitrogen and explains the preparation & properties of nitric.

Sometimes we do chemistry or take measurements at something called "standard conditions". What does this mean? It refers to a particular temperature and pressure, since these are factors that will often affect the experiments we do....

Learn the basics about sampling techniques as a part of chemical calculations.

Outbreak investigation and control are an important part of public health and global health work. Epidemic and outbreaks of infectious disease require a robust response that includes investigating the epidemiology, laboratory (or...

Today your Passport to Discovery takes you to Oregon State University at their Wave Research Laboratory. Come learn how this facility uses two different wave making pools to recreate natural disasters and learn how NSF supports this...

This video covers:<br/>
1) What are Acid-fast<br/> organisms?
2) Two genera <br/>of Acid-fast orga<br/>nisms
3) How staining is done
4) Interpreting M<br/>icroscope Image (Acid-fast vs non-Acid-fast)

NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely created in space. The research gives support to the theory that a...

Physical Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about physical science and get ready for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about electric circuits.

In this lesson, students will learn how to model exponential growth situations using a two-variable equation. They will understand the concept of repeated multiplications with a variable exponent and how it relates to exponential growth.

A&P I Lab | Exercise 3b: Brownian Motion

his video discusses the work being done at the Scottish Center for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh, which is focused on developing a revolutionary procedure for growing blood. The video explains the challenges of scaling up the...

This video covers:<br/>
1) What is<br/> a capsule?
2) Interpr<br/>eting Microscope Image