National Geographic
Snowflake Science to Study Avalanches | Explorer
Avalanches kill upwards of 100s of people each year. But to understand how to protect against them, first you need to understand the snowflakes that comprise them. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Explorer...
National Geographic
Researching How to Live With Coyotes | Short Film Showcase
Researchers are studying clashes between coyotes and humans while keeping in mind that humans have provided the settings for the predators to live comfortably. This film by filmmaker Priya Shelly sheds light on North America's coyote...
National Geographic
Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic | Short Film Showcase
Despite the vastness of Earth’s oceans, plastic pollutants are turning up everywhere, from the deep sea to the Arctic ice pack. In this short film from filmmaker Chris Hanson, 17 Hawaiian students study the impact of plastic pollution on...
National Geographic
Where Are the Stars? See How Light Pollution Affects Night Skies | Short Film Showcase
Of the many ways Earth is polluted, light pollution may be the least talked about. It's not an illusion; astronomers measure it from one to nine on the Bortle scale, and earlier this year, one study suggested that light pollution may be...
National Geographic
See Why the Mysterious Mountain Lion Is the ‘Bigfoot’ of Big Cats | Short Film Showcase
Much like the legendary Bigfoot or Yeti, the elusive mountain lion has also acquired its own mythical status. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film...
National Geographic
Beautiful Animation Shows What It's Like to Be Homesick in a New Country | Short Film Showcase
In Scent of Geranium, watch Naghmeh Farzaneh's immigration story come to life in a beautiful watercolor animation about coping with homesickness. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase:...
National Geographic
This Tiny Beetle Is Devastating Forests in the Worst Outbreak Ever | Short Film Showcase
Despite being smaller than a grain of rice, mountain pine beetles are causing big problems for pine forests across North America. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase...
National Geographic
See How NASA Helped An Artist Create Stunning Drawings of Glaciers | Short Film Showcase
Contemporary Artist Zaria Forman accompanies NASA's Operation IceBridge on their 2017 flights over the Greenland ice sheet. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ken Burns in the Classroom
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for over forty years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Ken has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including,...
Science360
Teaching robots
In episode 4, Jordan and Charlie discuss road safety through snowflake imaging, teach robots a thing or two, and take a peek at how researchers are unlocking the key to memory in bacteria.
Curated Video
Celebrating the travelling community | Take Us As We Are by Liza Mortimer | Short Film | Random Acts
Based on the 1969 BBC archive documentary, ""Where do we go from here"", and the family roots of Minty Smith, 'Take us as we are', cultivates the spirit of freedom of the Gypsy and Traveller community - a nomadic culture still prevalent...
Creators
Special Effects Reveal Everyday Patterns | Cy Kuckenbaker's San Diego Studies
Filmmaker Cy Kuckenbaker's San Diego Studies, are short films designed to visualize data through internet documentary. By creating short composites of hours of footage, he is able to reveal the unobservable patterns of everyday San...
The Guardian
Nostalgia for the Light: The Guardian Film Show
The guardian Film Show Nostalgia for the Light: In this extract from this week's Guardian Film Show, Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review a Chilean documentary that looks at the troubled history of the Atacama desert, a...
National Geographic
Dian Fossey Narrates Her Life With Gorillas in This Vintage Footage | National Geographic
The 1973 National Geographic film The Mountain Gorilla documented zoologist Dian Fossey’s study of and interaction with the great apes of Central Africa from 1967 to 1972. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National...
National Geographic
A Tiny Killing Machine | Explorer
A lab is studying the eyesight of one of the most successful predators in the world, the praying mantis, to see how this insect can pounce on prey with such lightning quick reflexes and pinpoint accuracy. ➡ Subscribe:...
National Geographic
Under Sea Ice in Antarctica | Explorer
In Antarctica a team of elite divers risks their lives to further the study of climate change. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Explorer here: http://bit.ly/WatchExplorer ➡ Get More Explorer:...
National Geographic
A Tiny Killing Machine | Explorer
A lab is studying the eyesight of one of the most successful predators in the world, the praying mantis, to see how this insect can pounce on prey with such lightning quick reflexes and pinpoint accuracy. ➡ Subscribe:...
The Atlantic
Searching for the Vampire Bat
Deep in the Mayan forests of Mexico lives the rarely-seen Vampyrum spectrum—the false vampire bat. Little is known about these carnivorous mammals, as their nocturnal lifestyle and remote habitats make them exceedingly difficult to...
Curated Video
Immigrants (1965) - extract
Watch the complete film on BFI Player (UK only): http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-immigrants-1965/ This Swedish TV film is a fascinating examination of postwar migrant communities in Britain. Through a series of interviews, we're...
Curated Video
Understanding Milton Keynes (1/2)
Much like The Open University, its home Milton Keynes took a less than conventional approach to existing norms when it was designed. Very few places in England elicit the type of response that you might get when you mention the words...
Curated Video
Understanding Milton Keynes (2/2)
Much like The Open University, its home Milton Keynes took a less than conventional approach to the existing norms when it was designed. Very few places in England elicit the type of response that you might get when you mention the words...
The Royal Institution
Q&A: What Makes Us Human? - with Adam Rutherford
What role does consciousness play? Dow did religion develop? Adam Rutherford answers audience questions following his talk. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/Qz1mvraetEU Dr...
The Royal Institution
What Makes Us Human? - with Adam Rutherford
We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but are we really any more special than other animals? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Humans are the slightest of twigs on a single family tree that...
Curated Video
3 Strategies to Become a Wonderfully Winning IELTS Writer
Today you learn about 3 strategies that will turn you into a high-scoring IELTS writer! Students often ask, “How do I improve my writing?” Or, also often, IELTS teachers hear, “How do I come up with ideas for my essays?” Good news! If...