Thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their research and technology partner MBARI for partnering with us on this episode of SciShow. They worked together on an exhibition, “Into The Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean,” to give...

You've probably heard of the risque novel "50 Shades of Grey," now the best selling paperback of all time. But you may not know that it's actually fan fiction! It seems shocking that a fan fiction novel has become so popular, but 50...

Adventure Time is an animated kids show on the Cartoon Network that is super popular, not just with the kids, but with full grown adults too! Why would a bunch of serious adults, including Mike's Mom, watch Adventure Time? We think its...

Imagine being excited to use one of the world's most advanced telescopes, only to see bright streaks of light on every picture! This is a problem facing some astronomers as satellites fill up the night sky.

Venus is a gorgeous naked-eye planet, hanging like a diamond in the twilight -- but it’s beauty is best looked at from afar. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, due to a runaway...

We've been learning a whole lot about the ocean lately, so we thought it might be fun to put all that knowledge to use with a fun project! Join us as we make an ocean in a jar and learn a little more about the different ocean zones!

The Carbon Impact of the World’s Largest Mass Migration

Have you ever read Harry Potter and wished that you were a student at Hogwarts, studying magic with Harry, Ron, and Hermione? Well, your wish might have partially come true, without you knowing it.

Why do vampires shift from terrifying to seductive and back again? Let's explore the long history of the vampire’s transformation—from monstrous fiend to gothic heartthrob—and what it says about our fears, desires, and identity. Sexy…...

Howcast - Let Shallon Lester teach you how to kiss like in Twilight from kissing expert Shallon Lester in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Find out if rabbits are nocturnal in this Howcast video featuring bunny lover Amy Sedaris and rabbit expert Mary E. Cotter.

Pupil outcome: I can analyse the importance of fog in ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Key learning points: - In Chapter 4, there is smog, bound up with pollution to create an artificial twilight that links to liminality -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Stevenson uses liminality in Chapter 7. Key learning points: - Twilight marks the transition between day and night; it is a liminal time. - Windows are often important symbols or liminal spaces in gothic...

The 24-hour day concept comes from the ancient Egyptians. They divided the day into 10 hours with devices like shadow clocks and then added one hour at each end (one for twilight and one at the end of the day). Later, a T-shaped bar was...

Marine species have developed weird and wonderful adaptations to allow them to live at depths far below where sunlight can reach. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Over 200m below the surface of the sea, photosynthesis no longer...

This animated phonics song helps children learn the sound of the beginning blend TW in English. A blend is a combination of letters where each letter makes its own sound. The sounds of the letters are blended together. Fun characters...

An explanation and model illustrating that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars are due to their relative distances from the Earth. Using the power of storytelling and cutting-edge technology this...

What's the best way to learn vocabulary for the IELTS exam? Reading books you love! Today we share recommendations for vampire books that have been adapted for film and television, along with related high-scoring vocabulary. Take notes...

Who has time to watch a two minute video?! Now get all of your musical definitions in about 15 seconds!

“Young Adult” fiction is a term whose meaning has varied wildly over the years. It can apply to coming of age tragedies or Serialized adventures of babysitters, or insert really dated twilight joke here. But where did this “young adult”...

Young Adult Fiction (YA) is dominating literature, and more young people are reading now than ever before. Lindsay Ellis explores how YA carved a place in publishing with It's Lit! from PBS Digital Studios.

In this video, the instructor teaches viewers how to create four different landscapes in one frame, representing different times of the day: morning, afternoon, twilight, and night. Using acrylic colors and simple techniques, he...

Tony Fusco, is a West Haven resident and was named Poet Laureate for the City of West Haven in April of 2019. and is also Co- President and Past-President of the CT Poetry Society. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from...

A brand new study indicates that where you live in a time zone can reduce how much you sleep, and have general negative impact on health. So, do we actually need time zones?