16:43
The Female Astronomers Who Captured the Stars
At the beginning of the 20th century, a team of female astronomers at the Harvard College Observatory worked to classify the stars.
4:20
Not All Soles Are Created Equal
Boots made for extreme winter weather may be easily succumb to an icy sidewalk.
17:25
Skyscraper Bridges, Floating Airports, And A Dome Over Midtown
An alternate history of New York City architecture lives on in “Never Built New York.”
5:52
All the (Fake) News That’s Fit to Share
In the wake of the 2016 elections, social media platforms and online news hubs are trying to put a damper on the viral spread of false information.
The Fungi in Your Future
From bricks, to furniture, to leather, mushrooms can be made into a wide variety of materials.
How to Make Your Own Pop-Up Creature
Learn how to make your own pop-up character from a master pop-up book engineer.
11:30
Wireless Tech Enables Paralyzed Monkey to Walk Again
A monkey with a paralyzed leg successfully walked again with a wireless interface connecting its brain to its spine. What can this research offer human subjects?
9:28
A Glancing Blow: How the Earth Got Its Moon
How did the Earth’s tilt set the moon into its current orbit?
6:51
A Mission to Mars on the Hawaiian Islands
Researchers are simulating the Martian environment near a Hawaiian volcano to test how communication systems would work on the planet.
8:07
Multicolor Molecules and New Horizons’ Data Dump
Researchers developed an electron microscope that picks up an elusive feature: color.