Artemis I Launch
YouthSpaceTechnologyScienceNASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off on Nov. 16, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B. This video includes highlights from the event.
The Robot Boot That Learns As You Walk
YouthScienceTechnologyHealthExoskeletons, devices designed to augment and enhance mobility, are fast becoming a reality, thanks to an explosion in research in recent years.
Mississippi River From Space
YouthTechnologyWorldScience...This week's edition features radar images of the Mississippi River, one of the longest rivers in North America.
Are Hurricanes Getting Stronger?
YouthHistoryScienceTechnology...Although we’ll never see a Category 6 hurricane, data does show that more hurricanes are becoming more severe.
Earth From Space: Mackenzie River
YouthScienceSpaceTechnology...The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the Mackenzie River, a major river system in the Canadian boreal forest.
Earth From Space: Glasgow
YouthSpaceTechnologyWorld...The Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over Glasgow, Scotland.
How Highlighter Pens Are Made
YouthScienceTechnologyHow-toLearn all about how highlighter pens are made!
How Rollercoasters Affect Your Body
YouthScienceTechnologyHealthBrian D. Avery investigates what rollercoasters are doing to your body and how they’ve managed to get scarier and safer at the same time.
Smart Chain Mail
YouthCreativityTechnologyScienceResearchers have developed a new kind of material with adjustable and reversible properties.
Have You Ever Seen An Atom?
YouthPhysicsScienceTechnologyScientists at the University of California Los Angeles have found a way to create stunningly detailed 3D reconstructing of platinum nanoparticles at an atomic scale.
History Of The Internet
YouthHistoryTechnologyThe internet is one of the most important tools in recent history, giving us access to countless amounts of information.
This MIT Engineer Built His Own Bionic Leg
YouthHistoryTechnologyBiotechnology...At MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing prosthetic limbs that users can control with their minds, making a robotic foot move as seamlessly as a biological one.
Japan's $100 Billion World's Fastest Train
YouthHistoryTechnologyTransportation...Japan’s world record breaking Maglev L0 passenger train has been under testing since it was unveiled to the press in November of 2012, achieving speeds of 374 miles per hour.
Robotic Fibers
YouthHistoryTechnologyEngineeringA new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden.
2-Minute Time Machine - Beards
YouthHistoryTechnologyCulture...We'll check out what's up with beards and why men (and women!) might have wanted one.
How Do LEDs And Batteries Work?
YouthScienceTechnologyHow does electricity even do stuff? How do all the LEDs around us work? How do batteries work?
2-Minute Time Machine - Bread
YouthHistoryTechnologyFoodWhere did bread come from and when did humans start making it?
The First Cell Phone Call
YouthHistoryTechnologyWhen AT&T launched their cellular system for car phones, Dr. Martin "Marty" Cooper and his team at Motorola decided to build a truly wireless mobile phone, a handheld device that would truly free consumers to communicate on the go.