The Kid Should See This

The scientist that grows ‘identical twin snowflakes’

Rion NakayaApril 12, 2017December 3, 2019

Trek the Himalayan mountains & hear stories from Khumbu, Nepal

Rion NakayaMarch 16, 2015February 15, 2016

King penguins take a walk

Rion NakayaJanuary 31, 2012September 23, 2014

Explore the Polar Bear Capital of the World

Rion NakayaMarch 5, 2014May 10, 2017

Travel through Greenland on a dog sled

Rion NakayaApril 30, 2013January 21, 2021

Colorful animal sculptures made from recycled flip-flops

Rion NakayaJune 10, 2018September 13, 2019

Secrets of the iridescent & sometimes “invisible” Sea Sapphire

Rion NakayaFebruary 28, 2014September 6, 2017

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How are stainless steel spheres made?

Rion NakayaDecember 7, 2021

When Scott at the Melbourne, Victoria-based Wonder World YouTube Channel saw a video clip of explosives that created giant metal spheres, he started looking for more information....

Orphaned elephant Taabu is rescued by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team

Rion NakayaDecember 7, 2021

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust team in Kenya rescues orphaned elephants in lots of different ways, including teaming up with local organizations, sanctuaries, and resorts that are on...

How to make a lemon battery

Rion NakayaDecember 6, 2021December 6, 2021

“When life gives you lemons make a battery!” In this television clip from Mission Unstoppable with host Miranda Cosgrove, NASA JPL electrical engineer Kat Echazarreta demonstrates how...

Making a Ratatouille diorama with clay

Rion NakayaDecember 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Ratatouille, the French vegetable dish made with sliced tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, and other veggies, is a well-known autumnal dish. It’s also a well-known Pixar film...

The efficient rollercoaster flying style of the albatross

Rion NakayaDecember 3, 2021

One of the largest seabirds on the planet, the albatross is a powerhouse of flight that only comes back to land to breed. Their gliding capabilities are...

Backyard Racing’s Treetop Hot Wheels Track

Rion NakayaDecember 1, 2021

Race along tree branches, through loop de loops, over shaky popsicle stick bridges, between toy construction zones, by dogs and sharks… and don’t forget the ride in...

Three visual tricks that can mislead your brain

Rion NakayaDecember 1, 2021December 1, 2021

What colors are the two buttons on the poster? Which paper cup has the hidden jelly bean? And how is that paper creature following you as you...

A tiny desert rain frog hunts for termites at night

Rion NakayaNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021

During the daytime in Namibia and South Africa, it can be too hot for this desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops) to come out and look for food....

How do plants defend themselves against caterpillars and elephants?

Rion NakayaNovember 30, 2021

“Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant,” explains Nature Education’s Knowledge Project. “Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these...

Can beavers help mitigate wildfire and drought?

Rion NakayaNovember 29, 2021

Dam builders. Eco-engineers. Climate heroes? “More and more scientists are starting to ask the question,” narrates Dr. Joe Hanson in this PBS Terra Overview video: “Could beavers...

Making a LEGO car cross longer and longer gaps

Rion NakayaNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021

Good engineering is created from a series of designs, tests, failures, and revisions to the design, all with the goal of solving a specific problem. This LEGO...

From seed to 635.5 kg giant pumpkin, a time-lapse

Rion NakayaNovember 29, 2021

“Big things start small,” reads the caption of pumpkin-dedicated YouTube channel giantpumpkins nl. “The plant grew half a metre a day and the pumpkin grew with 17...

“A whale saved my life.” – Whale biologist Nan Hauser

Rion NakayaNovember 19, 2021November 30, 2021

Whale biologist Nan Hauser has spent three decades studying humpback whales around Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. In 2017, she had a close encounter with a whale...

Can you solve the risky disk riddle?

Rion NakayaNovember 19, 2021

Malicious code has hijacked your mainframe, but luckily you’ve seen this before: The malicious code specifically “corrupts one of the 4 disks that run your mainframe, represented...

Miniatur Wunderland’s Guinness World Record musical train

Rion NakayaNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021

In a delightful and highly coordinated team effort to capture the Guinness World Record for Longest Melody Played by a Model Train, Miniatur Wunderland set up water...

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