MinuteEarth
Why Earth Has Two Levels
Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface. Watch our new show Paradigms (U.S. servers only!): https://www.vrv.co/paradigms...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Where we get our fresh water - Christiana Z. Peppard
Fresh water accounts for only 2.5% of Earth's water, yet it is vital for human civilization. What are our sources of fresh water? In the first of a two part series on fresh water, Christiana Z. Peppard breaks the numbers down and...
SciShow
Scishow Quiz Show: Supersonic Giggles and Bat Cigars
It's a rematch Battle of The SciShow Hosts on today's quiz show! Will Olivia be victorious again or will Hank "try those logarithms" and win the day?
SciShow
Who Owns Space?
Several companies are already working on plans to mine space objects, but who owns what in space?
MinuteEarth
The Faint Young Sun Paradox!
This video was supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. To learn more, visit https://www.heisingsimons.org/ Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: Emily Elert (@eelert) Script Editor: Rachel Becker (@RA_Becks) Video...
SciShow
The Rainbow Gem Made from Ancient Sea Creatures
Ammonite fossils can be found all over world, but in one place, something happened that turned their remains into rainbow-colored gems that are more rare than diamonds!
SciShow
Why Mars Rovers Don't Study Water
Rovers like Curiosity search for life on Mars using rock and soil samples, but why don't they examine liquid or frozen water?
SciShow
The Most Dangerous Part of Space Travel Coming Home
SciShow Space takes you through perhaps the scariest part of every space mission -- re-entry. How do astronauts survive the turbulent return to Earth’s atmosphere? Math, y’all!
SciShow
On Venus, You're Walking on Eggshells | SciShow News
Earth's thick crust might one of the reasons our planet can support life. But scientists are looking for something a little more brittle.
SciShow
The First Volcano Power Plant!
Be blown away with this episode of SciShow News as Hank talks about using the power of one of earths most powerful energy sources: Volcanoes!
SciShow
3 Awesome Discoveries Made by Curiosity
Happy birthday, Curiosity! Michael Aranda and SciShow News celebrate the first anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory landing on Mars with 3 awesome discoveries that the universe's coolest rover has made so far. Hints: they involve...
SciShow
SpaceX's Awesome New Craft, and 'Mega-Earth' Discovered
SciShow Space gives you the latest news from around the universe, including the discovery of a new class of exoplanet dubbed a "mega-Earth," and a tour of SpaceX's new crewed vehicle, the Dragon V2.
SciShow
Cassini’s Last Hurrah & Hints About Saturn’s Rings
Cassini is about to take its final dive into the rings of Saturn, and scientists are still debating the status of water on our moon.
SciShow
How Washington Became a Ship Graveyard: A SciShow Field Trip #3
Olympic National Park is temporarily closed as Washington, the US, and the world work to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We filmed this series in early January and are currently at home practicing social distancing. We hope...
TED Talks
Tara Djokic: This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life
Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean -- until astrobiologist Tara Djokic and her team made an unexpected discovery in the western Australian...
SciShow
The Riddle of Washington’s Mt. Olympus: A SciShow Field Trip #1
Stefan and Alexis are headed to Olympic National Park in Washington state to bring you some of the coolest geology stories there. This week, they explore why Mount Olympus should be taller than Mount Everest.
SciShow
Watch the Delta Aquarids, and Meet NASA's 'Aquanauts'
SciShow Space preps you for the Delta Aquarids, a meteor shower, and explains what makes them so unique. Plus, join "aquanauts" on one of NASA's least-known missions, a nine-day tour in its NEEMO undersea laboratory.
SciShow
How 5 Rocks Get Their Glow
If you find a glowing rock, it probably doesn't mean you're the chosen one. If it's one of these five phenomena, it's quantum mechanics, not narrative significance. Chapters View all FLUORESCENCE 0:36 PHOSPHORESCENCE 2:42...
TED Talks
Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratch
It takes an entire civilization to build a toaster. Designer Thomas Thwaites found out the hard way, by attempting to build one from scratch: mining ore for steel, deriving plastic from oil ... it's frankly amazing he got as far as he...
SciShow
Mimas: The Real-Life Death Star
One of Saturn's moons looks a lot like an infamous planet-destroying battle station from science fiction, but astronomers have some very real theories about the complex crater that gives Mimas its unique feature.
TED Talks
JR: One year of turning the world inside out
Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. One year after making his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting...
SciShow
Will there be a ring in Mars's future?
Will Mars have a ring around it? Hank Green explains in this episode of Scishow Space News!
TED Talks
TED: Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe | Kenneth Lacovara
What happens when you discover a dinosaur? Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara details his unearthing of Dreadnoughtus -- a 77-million-year-old sauropod that was as tall as a two-story house and as heavy as a jumbo jet -- and considers how...