I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they’re there. The first time I heard about shade balls the claim was they reduce evaporation. But it turns out this isn’t the reason they were introduced. Huge thanks to LADWP for arranging this special tour […]
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10 Surprising Facts About: Planet Earth
10 Surprising Facts About: Planet Earth: Home to 7.2 Billion people planet Earth is a 5 billion year old ball of Iron, Oxygen, Silicon, Magnesium, and other trace elements, hurtling through space at 67,000 mph. Earth is a rather incredible place to be, here’s some of the most extreme facts about the planet you live […]
39. Physics | Gravitation | Gravitational Potential due to a Hollow Sphere | by Ashish Arora (GA)
Learn complete Physics Video Lectures on Gravitation for IIT JEE by Ashish Arora. This is the most comprehensive website on Physics covering all the topics in detail. No wonder, in its trial run itself, this one of its kind website topped the world ranking on Physics learning. To keep yourself updated about physics galaxy activities […]
Scientist Solves the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle has puzzled scientists for years, with dozens of planes and ships going missing in the triangle for decades, now a scientist has finally solved the strange mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, and it’s not what you expect. Watch today’s amazing video to learn about the truth of the Bermuda Triangle! Watch my […]
Gravity and heat from inner Earth | Earth Processes | meriSTEM
Professor John Mavrogenes (Mav) from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) describes how energy from the inner Earth impacts gravity and heat processes on Earth. This is part of a series of educational videos on the energy required for geological processes. This clip has been created by the Research School of Earth Sciences (rses.anu.edu.au). These resources […]
See How Termites Inspired a Building That Can Cool Itself | Decoder
How do you cool a building without air conditioning? Using an approach called biomimicry, see how architect Mick Pearce harnessed the ingenuity of termites to design a natural cooling system for the largest commercial building in Zimbabwe. ➡ Subscribe: #NationalGeographic #Decoder #Termites About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, […]
Bill Nye Destroys Noah's Ark
Bill Nye debunks the Bible’s mythical story of Noah’s Ark during a debate with Creationist Ken Ham at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Subscribe to TDC on YouTube Facebook Google+ Twitter source
The True Science of Parallel Universes
Oh, Hey! MinuteEarth! ………and you can also subscribe to MinutePhysics! MinutePhysics is on Google+ – And facebook – And twitter – @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics — all in a minute! Music by Nathaniel Schroeder Drums by Jason Burger Thanks to Nima Doroud and […]
What If We Drained the Oceans?
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? How long would it take? Years? Centuries? Millennia? Would there be any life left on Earth when the pumping was over? What if it happened overnight? Oceanic water makes up 70% of […]
Atoms, Quarks, and Strings: The Origins of Matter
Title: Origins Science Scholars Program “Atoms, Quarks, and Strings: The Origins of Matter” Speaker: Glenn Starkman, PhD, Cyrus Taylor, PhD Location: campus, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Date: April 11. 2012 source