Squeaks is looking to plan his next vacation. Jessi tells him all about the amazing volcanoes you can find in

Many animal species stuff themselves with toxic chemicals for protection, which forces them to use a handful of distinct strategies to avoid becoming victims of their own weapons.

When Americans no longer want a car, laptop or clothes, where do some of those goods go? Most end up in the Global South, where millions of people depend on repairing, dismantling or selling them for a livelihood. Environmental groups...

Left vs Right

Squeaks, Jessi, and the gang are all going on vacation to the lake, but there's a problem. Our friend Juniper needs a boat, and ours is missing! Jessi proposes we think like engineers and gather information to find a way to solve our...

Squeaks, Jessi, and the gang have all designed rafts for our friend Juniper to ride. Now, we'll think like engineers by testing our designs, comparing them, and improving them to make the very best raft we can!

The whole crew at The Fort get together to learn how to come up with a solution to their problem the way an engineer would!

Some birds' nests are works of art. These are not those. But we'll see why the terrible nesting habits of the cuckoo or jacana or even pigeons are the right thing for their survival.

Urban birds like house finches and house sparrows are great at finding materials to repel pests and parasites from their nests. Unfortunately, one of those materials is used cigarette butts.

In this episode, Jessi and her friends at The Fort learn about the physics behind all the slippery fun you can have on the ice. <br/>

Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!<br/>

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, news and social media have been filled with horrific images and stories of civilians killed, wounded and taken hostage. This information can be especially tough for kids to digest. Duke University...

Mars has a ton of amazing features waiting to be explored, but we have to get there first. Thanks to our partners at the Boston Museum Of Science for helping us think about everything we need to plan a trip! Squeaks and Jessi would love...

The pain reliever known as acetaminophen or paracetamol, marketed under brand names like Tylenol, Calpol or Panadol, has an excellent reputation. But the quality of evidence that it actually works is shockingly poor. So, do doctors and...

We can track our history of eating just about anything back through the fossil record and see the impact it’s had on our evolution. Throughout time, part of the secret to our success as a species has been our early - and sometimes fatal...

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, everyone older than six months should use sunscreen every day to decrease the risk of skin cancer. But today’s sunblock is full of ingredients that are decades old and increasingly obsolete. Dr....

The secretary-general of the United Nations denounced what he called "an excessive use of force" by Israel on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Israel said the two-day operation targeted Palestinian militants. Elsewhere,...

In 2003, Singapore's national water agency launched an unprecedented program to provide more than 50% of their nation's water supply by recycling wastewater. The program had been planned for decades to ensure the island nation never ran...

K Allado-McDowell has co-written three books with AI, so they speak from experience when they say that nurturing a creative relationship with these systems can open minds and make new worlds possible. Before giving the stage over to a...

Yapoks are cute aquatic marsupials, and they're the only living creatures that need pouches for their sacs.

You might be wondering what we know about Sputnik V, the world’s first vaccine for widespread use against COVID-19. Well, so is everyone. Many experts are skeptical as to whether the vaccine actually works, because it’s been tested in a...

If you're flying on a plane in a thunderstorm, you should be more worried about the wind than the lightning.

Honey bees may be small, but they manage to survive some pretty big disasters. Whether it’s hurricanes, wildfires, or even volcanoes, honey bees seem to have a plan for everything.

Table saws, while quite useful for woodworking, are also dangerous machines, which is why some incredible safety mechanisms have been invented to help you remain one with your body parts. Hosted by: Stefan Chin