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Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, often gets overshadowed in climate discussions. Yet this unassuming molecule plays an outsized role in our changing
on Jun 24
A raccoon family gets cozy in a hollow log den
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Nature has a way of turning unexpected places into cozy homes. In this Austin, Texas backyard, a hollow log becomes the perfect nursery den for a family
on Jun 24
How to make chocolate, from cacao pod to chocolate bar
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Fermentation, drying and roasting, grinding, then heating and forming—these are the four main steps Logan Richardson demonstrates for making chocolate
on Jun 24
Carnegie Hall tracked Yuja Wang’s heartbeats during her Rachmaninoff marathon
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When we're excited, anxious, or gearing up for something big, our nervous system kicks into high gear to help prepare us for action. Hearts beat faster,
on Jun 24
Every rainbow you see is your own personal rainbow. Here's why...
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Sunlight, rain drops, and you. These are the three ingredients required for a rainbow. This colorful trick of light appears when the sun is at your back
on Jun 24
Math or Art? Animated patterns in paths and polygons
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Mathematics and art are intertwined. Both disciplines connect through pattern, symmetry, structure, and the intricate rhythmic relationships between
on Jun 22
What if your bike could repair itself?
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"Recycling and repairing items is time-consuming and expensive. But what if there were a new self-healing composite material that not only boosts the
on Jun 9
Drip Castles: Making sand-slurry towers in real-time
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Prolific drip sandcastle builder Kirk Maxson likes to spend time in the sand of San Francisco's Ocean Beach. His sand sculptures, a childhood activity
on Jun 9
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's Stair Dance
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Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s rhythmic footwork and magnetic stage presence captivated audiences across the early to mid-20th century, leaving an indelible
on Jun 9
How to make a marble and domino "stair return" Rube Goldberg device
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There are not many Rube Goldberg machine tutorials on YouTube, so it's a delight to find one that demonstrates step-by-step how to make a successful
on Jun 9
How do they know what colors dogs can see?
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Do dogs only see in black and white? Are they colorblind? And how can we possibly know how they perceive their surroundings? In this inaugural Howtown
on Jun 3
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Germany-based metalworker Hassan Abu-Izmero, Habu on YouTube, keeps the angles precise as he cuts and welds a Penrose triangle from a square tube. A
on Jun 3
Vermicomposting: How worms can reduce our waste
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One third of food made in the world each year ends up in the trash can. How can we stop the waste by putting that food to good use? From TED Ed, learn how
on May 29
How does the ocean impact hurricanes? WHOI explains...
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Packing intense winds and heavy rains, hurricanes rank among our planet's most influential and destructive natural forces. Where do these massive storm
on May 28
6 LEGO Vehicles vs. 6 Obstacles
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Building and testing different design solutions is at the heart of engineering, and the Brick Experiment Channel's LEGO challenges continue to vividly
on May 28
Why don't "tough" and "dough" rhyme?
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English is a true linguistic melting pot. Over 1,500 years ago, Germanic tribes invaded the British Isles, bringing their languages that evolved into Old
on May 24
Gambel’s quail chicks gather for a drink of water
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Gambel’s quails are mostly found in the shrubby deserts of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. Like the California quail, they have
on May 23
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In school, math and geometry are a completely separate class from art. But in our everyday lives, math, geometry, and art are together everywhere. All of
on May 23
How does a wind-up music box work?
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Music boxes have delighted people with beautiful melodies since around 1770. At first glance, they can seem like simple wind-up toys, but they are
on May 22
Blue banded bees buzz pollination tomato plants
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Buzz pollination (sonication) is a technique certain bees use to release pollen from "stubborn flowers." The bee grabs onto the flower and vibrates its
on May 22
A Mouth, Arm, and Eye, Rube Goldberg-style for Kuratorium
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Commissioned by Switzerland-based creative artist and cultural institution supporters Aargauer Kuratorium and directed by Crictor/Rafael Sommerhalder,
on May 13
NASA plunges into a black hole with this supercomputer simulation
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What would it look like to plunge into a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy? Goddard scientists visualized this hypothetical
on May 10
Living in a tree for 3 weeks to film 10 million bats
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Imagine spending three weeks high up in a tree. For dedicated cameraman Josh Aitchison, this wasn't just a feat of endurance, but also an incredible
on May 10
How are combination locks made?
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How did Wild West safe crackers break into the bank safe mechanical combination locks? And what goes into the engineering inside the everyday combination
on May 9
Remember to Dream, Ebere, read by Cynthia Erivo
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Written by Cynthia Erivo, Remember to dream, Ebere celebrates big dreams and big imaginations, and the families who help foster them. The Tony, Emmy, and
on May 9
Primitive Technology crafts an iron knife made from bacteria
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"I smelted iron from iron bacteria," John Plant writes in the caption of this Primitive Technology video, "and then cast the iron in a mold to form a
on May 9
The Baya Weaver constructs an expertly-designed dangling nest
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Spend 3.5 minutes with a bright yellow male Baya Weaver, a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. These skilled builders are
on May 8
Horsetail spores walk and jump like soot sprites
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Horsetails, also known as Equisetum, are an ancient fern ally with some fascinating features. When it's time for them to reproduce, tiny spherical spores
on May 8
Why doesn't science understand how ice forms?
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George Zaidan set out to capture the intricate process of water freezing into crystal clear ice. Instead, his experiment in slowly freezing a drop of
on May 7
Pacha, an adorable baby Baird's Tapir
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What are tapirs? How does protecting tapirs help their rainforests thrive? And how does captive breeding in zoos help these endangered animals in the
on May 7
The Horsehead Nebula: Zoom in on JWST's sharpest infrared image to date
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Zoom, zoom, zoom into "the sharpest infrared images to date" of the iconic Horsehead Nebula, a dark nebula located approximately 1,300 light-years away in
on May 7
Sunflowers, a reduction-printed linocut by Elina Adrshina
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Linocut artist Elina Adrshina crafted this Sunflowers print with nine colors carefully layered one on top of the other. In the video above, Adrshina
on May 6
A baby Siberian flying squirrel glides for the first time
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In the cold forest canopy, small mammals with large dark eyes glide effortlessly from tree to tree. These are Siberian flying squirrels, fantastic
on May 6
How to make newspaper blackout poetry
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Filmmaker Andrew Lavers uses his passion for editing in digital and analog ways, including creating YouTube films, mixing tactile activities into his
on May 3
The Snail and the Whale, an animated read aloud
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Axel Scheffler's illustrations come to life in this animated read aloud of children's author Julia Donaldson's picture book The Snail and the Whale by the
on May 2
"Roosevelt’s Tree Army," the Civilian Conservation Corps
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"In the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of Americans were recruited across the United States to protect and preserve the country's forests, parks, and
on May 1
Hear the raucous dissonance of red-billed quelea swarms
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Zambia's South Luangwa National Park is a protected wonder known for its rich biodiversity, pristine wilderness, and abundant wildlife, including
on May 1
How do plants help you breathe?
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Elodea densa, sometimes referred to as Brazilian Elodea or anacharis, is a water plant commonly available in pet stores to help decorate and oxygenate
on Apr 30
How do plants help you breathe?
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Elodea densa, sometimes referred to as Brazilian Elodea or anacharis, is a water plant commonly available in pet stores to help decorate and oxygenate
on Apr 30
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This particular serpent is not an animal; it's a low-pitched wood and leather instrument that was invented in France around 1595. It has six tone holes
on Apr 30
Designing a 3D-Printed Rollercoaster Clock, from idea to reality
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A pre-drilled wooden base and laser-cut clear plastic supports hold up 3D-printed white ramps, gears, cams, and levers, all built to move 30 mm wooden
on Apr 30
Bactrian camel race in the Gobi desert
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Bactrian Camel Festivals are winter celebrations that offer a peek at the world of Mongolian camel herders in the Gobi Desert. The events can include
on Apr 29
Kalter hund, a classic no-bake German chocolate biscuit cake
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Hedgehog slice, kalter hund (cold dog), kalte schnauze (cold snout), or kellerkuchen (basement cake). This classic no-bake German chocolate biscuit cake
on Apr 26
Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica
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Every January, when emperor penguin chicks are around 5 months old and ready to leave their parents for the first time, they trek to the water's edge to
on Apr 25
How to paint a robin with two different watercolor techniques
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When watercolors are used on a wet piece of watercolor paper, the colors spread and feather in fluffy ways. When the paper is dry, the paint edges are
on Apr 25
Ella Fitzgerald scat singing One Note Samba (1969)
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The kid should (really) see this: Ella Fitzgerald scat singing on stage at Montreux, Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival on June 22, 1969. She's
on Apr 25
The Stomach, a 1974 sound filmstrip about the digestive system
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What does your stomach do? Before there were TED-Ed videos to explain how your digestive system works, there were educational "sound filmstrips," sets of
on Apr 24
The Ice Cream Server, an impressive house-wide Rube Goldberg Machine
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This house-wide Rube Goldberg Machine keeps going and going, from the kitchen to the bathroom to the bedroom to an office and out to the living room, to
on Apr 24
A mother chimpanzee teaches her baby to fish for termites
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"Families have a new role: to provide emotional support. For mother and baby, nothing in the world is more important or brings greater joy." This clip
on Apr 24
Playful Cricut paper pup, a stop-motion demonstration
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Stop-motion is an animation technique that moves physical objects frame-by-frame to create an illusion of movement when the frames are played in sequence,
on Apr 23