Get a sneak peek of this year's Christmas Lectures! In this clip from lecture 1, Maggie Aderin-Pocock demonstrates how a Newtonian telescope works, with the ...

Archeology is all about uncovering ancient mysteries. There are so many that we made this compilation with our favorite ones.

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Why do zebras have stripes? This question has plagued scientists since Darwin and Wallace were alive, and modern research has finally gotten us closer to the answer. Which is good, because the last time SciShow tried to answer it, we got it way wrong. Here's…

It was the Pompeii of the Cambrian. About 515 million years ago, a volcanic eruption blanketed shallow waters in what are today the High Atlas Mountains in M...

Get a sneak peek of this year's Christmas Lectures! In this clip from lecture 2, Maggie Aderin-Pocock describes how discoveries in the Mariana Trench on Eart...

Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock begins her search for extraterrestrial life with an exploration of our nearest neighbour, and her favourite space rock, the moon.

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Get a sneak peek of this year's Christmas Lectures! In this clip from lecture 3, Tim Peake describes the best view from the International Space Station. --Fo...

In her final lecture, Maggie takes her audience beyond our solar system, deep into the Milky Way galaxy, and yet further out into the universe, where the chances of finding life out there, somewhere, seem greater than ever before.

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Space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock continues her search for alien life with a grand tour of our solar system. Could any other planets or moons out there be habitable?

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On Thursday, Jan. 8, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will make preparations to install new International…

The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.Read more: https://scim.ag/4aCV0fJFOOTAGE CREDIT: STRINGERSHU...

When you think of animals of Antarctica, there's nothing more classic than a penguin. But new research suggests that these lovable waddling water birds didn't get their start on the icy continent. Turns out, they're from Australia?

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Researchers have come up with a way to weave fabric from fibres that can be controlled using magnetic fields.Smart cloth that can shapeshift on demand could ...

In 2025, we stacked the Artemis II rocket, certified next-generation lunar spacesuits, celebrated 25 years on the International Space Station, and snapped the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun.

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You've heard of tool-making crows and chimps. But there's a whole world of insects, spiders, and bugs that manage to get crafty with the things in their environment. Even some spiders, who use the bodies of other insects as the tools. Here's a few of the…

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time on Oct. 28, 2025, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics research and the agency’s Quesst mission. Now, hear…

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Every year, we dig up the most amazing fossil discoveries and explore what they reveal about the ancient past. Here are the winners…

We all love a good mineral water. All those tasty particles must be great, right? Well, let's talk about the one kind of mineral water you shouldn't drink, because it's trapped inside crystals. Also it might contain bacteria.

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A 2023 study revealed cats have nearly 300 facial expressions—which may be due to their co-evolution with humans. Read more: https://scim.ag/44c7Hdv FOOTAGE ...

Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due…