Why Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy
AdultsEcologyEconomyNature Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line.
Could You Be Immune To Everything?
AdultsBiologyHealth Do you remember having a cold in 5th grade? Or the flu a couple years ago? Your immune system does.
The science of skin - Emma Bryce
AdultsBiologyHumanScience Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the largest organ in your body: laid out flat, it would cover close to 1.7 square metres of ground.
Can We Really Touch Anything?
AdultsBiologyScience Can we really touch things? Well if by touch we mean exchange a force-carrying particle with, then yes.
British Diver Exposes Sea Of Plastic Rubbish Off Bali Coast
AdultsGlobal WarmingNature The ocean currents brought us in a lovely gift of a slick of jellyfish, plankton, leaves, branches, fronds, sticks, etc.... Oh, and some plastic.
What Happens In One Lifetime?
AdultsHumanLife A lot can happen during your trips around the sun!
How Do You Actually Understand Language?
AdultsGeneticsLanguage Language is fascinating, but how do we understand it?
How We Know Black Holes Exist
AdultsScienceSpace Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting this video.
String Theory Explained - What is The True Nature of Reality?
AdultsMathScienceSpace This video was funded by SNSF under Agora Grant n. 171622 and through the NCCR SwissMAP: The Mathematics of Physics.
Why Don't Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceBiology Getting wet isn't REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called "felting."
Why BEAVERS Are The Smartest Thing In Fur Pants
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironment Beavers have done more to shape North American landscapes than any animal beside humans. We don't notice them much today because there aren't many left, but before colonization, North America was home to hundreds of millions of these furry engineers.
The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryReligionSocietyMythologyCulture In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods.
COLD HARD SCIENCE: SLAPSHOT Physics in Slow Motion
AdultsFilmScienceSportsPhysics I shot the skaters with a Phantom MIRO LC320S made by Vision Research.
Is It Safe To Get Your DNA Tested?
AdultsFamilyGeneticsScienceHealthPrivacy Once it's out of your body, your genetic information is valuable to a variety of people, but you can keep it safe(ish) with a few simple steps.
Why Are There As Many Males As Females?
AdultsAnimalsBiologyNatureScience In almost every animal species on Earth, equal numbers of males and females are conceived. Why is that?
The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor
AdultsHistoryReligionMythologyCulture Thor - son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind - struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.