What Happens When Meteors Hit Earth?

It turns out, meteors hit Earth all the time, and it’s usually no big deal.

Vocabulary: Meteor, seismograph, meteor fall, Richter scale

What Would You Do If You Discovered A Volcano?

While on a flight across the Pacific Ocean, a woman spotted a giant floating…

How Can You Protect Yourself From Hackers?

Being smart about password managers, phishing scams and two-factor authentication can help protect you from cyberharm.

Can an origami creation remove a battery from your stomach?

Daniela Rus, director of the Computer…

What are pancake and frazil ice?

Oceanographer Ted Maksym tells us about four different types of sea ice, and what they might indicate about the changing Arctic.

What do the humerus bones of Neolithic women tell us?

Dr. Sabrina Agarwal, a biological anthropologist, talks about how we can tell strength from bones, and how that might just change our view of Neolithic women.

Who should your autonomous car save?

Azim Shariff, assistant professor of psychology and social behavior at UC Irvine, discusses some of the moral issues surrounding self-driving cars.

What flies, dives, and swims?

Farrell Helbling, from the Microrobotics Lab at Harvard University, talks about their new robo-insect that can do just that.

What could kill you and save you? A snail.

Biochemist Mandë Holford gives us some insight into…