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Did Vikings Use These Crystals To Navigate?

Adults History Technology

The Vikings were renowned navigators at a time before magnetic compasses were invented. So how'd they manage it? Their secret may have been these pretty-pointed crystals of calcite called Iceland spar, and this month's SciShow Rocks Box subscribers will get to try this out for themselves!

Valeriana: Lost City In Mexico

Youth Archaeology History Travel...

In the heart of Mexico, special technology has uncovered a huge, thousand-year old city the size of Edinburgh.

The Story Of Chocolate

Kids Education Facts Food...

Learn how chocolate is made, step by step, from cacao beans to a sweet treat! Which do you like best—milk, dark, or white?

Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron Perzanowski

Adults Culture Economy

Explore how the Right to Repair movement is pushing back against companies which don’t want consumers fixing their products.

The Ancestor Paradox

Adults History Human

There are several ways to think about ancestry, and all of them suggest you have fewer unique ancestors than you might think.

Writing A Short Story: Ideating

Youth Creativity How-to Writing...

Part two of the challenge of writing your own short story.

What Are Porifera?

Kids Animals Biology Kids 120...

Did you know that sea sponges aren't plants but animals? This video for kids provides some interesting facts about the least advanced group of animals in the world.

Similes

Adults Smrt Live Writing Language...

Shaun explains the use of similes as a figure of speech in figurative or narrative writing.

The Real Reason Why You Have Allergies

Adults Biology Health Human

Allergies are more than just overreactions – they might be an evolutionary relic from a time when worms invaded our bodies daily.

A Dog Elephant-Walker

Youth Animals Friendship Nature...

This determined dog helps her family run an elephant sanctuary!

How To Fold Laundry

Kids How-to Kids 110 Kids 115...

We're going to learn about how to fold laundry today!

Drowning in Noise: Sound Waves and Sea Creatures | National Geographic

Adults Animals Life Nature

Join Benedict Cumberbatch and Goodwill ambassador of SEA BEYOND Valentina Gottlieb to uncover the devastating impact humans make on the ocean's acoustic environment.

Kebabs & Homemade Flatbreads

Adults Family Food Fun

Nutty, sweet, and spiced... infuse your homemade kebabs with so much flavour in this delicious recipe that you can make for under £1 a portion

Hunting For Properties

Youth Education Science Youth 120...

In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what properties are and how we can measure them to tell us more about an object.

Senses You Didn't Know You Have

Kids Senses Adventure Kids 110...

Squeaks is heading on a trip around the world! He's going to experience so many things, using senses he didn't even know he has!

Solar Energy Is Even Cheaper Than You Think | Jenny Chase | TED

Adults Life Nature Technology

How prevalent is solar power, really? According to researcher Jenny Chase, it's already displacing fossil fuels in key energy markets around the world.