Education
BBC Earth
Raiding the Ocean's Medicine Cabinet
Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness against disease. But the world’s waters could be full of new drugs, just waiting to be discovered.
6 min |
October 2016
BBC Earth
Glam Rocks
You don’t have to visit tropical climes to see Britain’s tompot with an enormous personality.
4 min |
October 2016
BBC Earth
Robert Matthews on Animal experiments
“Animal experiments sometimes predict what’ll happen with humans, but often fail to do so”
2 min |
October 2016
BBC Earth
An Educational Tour Of Melbourne, Victoria
Malaysia BBC Earth School Challenge 2017 winners embark on an educational trip to Melbourne, Victoria
7 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Churchill's Days Of Destiny
The film Darkest Hour focussed on a few crucial days when Britain’s war cabinet weighed an immense question – to seek terms with Germany or fight to the last. Allen Packwood reveals how Winston Churchill carried the argument to seek “victory at all costs”
10+ min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Cairo Battleground Of Empires
The city of Cairo is an architectural masterpiece 5,000 years in the making, created by some of humanity’s greatest empire-builders. From the pharaohs to Napoleon, Michael Scott reveals how five civilisations left their mark on Egypt’s teeming capital.
7 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
Dolphins Are Phenomenally Good At Using Echolocation, Much Better Than Man-made Devices
Dolphins echolocate with two-part acoustic beams. Dr Josefin Starkhammar of Lund University explains how this could help us improve ultrasound technology.
2 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
The Trials Of Writing Modern History
Fallible memories and a surplus of sources mean that the most challenging era for historians to tackle is the one in which we now live.
10 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
Invent Everything
In his latest book How To Invent Everything, Canadian computer scientist and comic writer RYAN NORTH takes a look at the 200,000 years of inventions and discoveries that have helped to shape our society and humanity itself. He talks to HELEN GLENNY
3 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
Helen Czerski On...Sand
Why Does Sand Go Dry When You Step On It?
3 min |
January 2019
BBC Earth
7 Radical Ideas To Expand Your Mind
After an overindulgent festive season of trashy television and second helpings of trifle, your brain may have turned to mush. Give it something substantial to get its teeth into with these incredible ideas at the forefront of science.
10+ min |
January 2019
BBC Earth
Antarctica And Us
To stay wild, Antarctica needs us to keep it that way. Documentarian Fraser Morton reminds us of our relationship with the Last Great Wilderness, as he documents his incredible ClimateForce expedition with a polar legend.
6 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Britain's Cautious Revolutionaries
While Europe’s early socialists sought to smash the system, their counterparts in Britain were content to work within it.
8 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Karl Marx- The Godfather Of Revolution
5 May 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth. Gregory Claeys reveals how a poverty-stricken dissident became one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the world.
8 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
The Surprising New Science Of Sleep
You spend a third of your life in bed (if you’re lucky!), but scientists are only just beginning to understand what goes on between the sheets. We reveal the unexpected discoveries being made in the dead of night.
7 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Introducing Petrosains, The Discovery Centre!
Filled with many fun-filled and exciting activities that create wonder and the interest in science!
2 min |
September 2017
BBC Earth
The Art Of Saving Lives
Poignant, surprising and otherworldly, this new photography project by Reiner Riedler shows medical machinery in a fresh light
4 min |
September 2017
BBC Earth
Costa Rica's BIG IDEA
Costa Rica is creating a vast network of wildlife corridors to link its isolated reserves. James Lowen asks if this ambitious vision could inspire conservationists beyond Latin America
8 min |
September 2017
BBC Earth
The Curse Of The Nine-Day Queen
Lady Jane Grey was put on the English throne by her scheming father-in-law, deposed by her power-hungry cousin and condemned to death by her own father’s treason. Nicola Tallis tells the story of a tragic victim of her royal blood.
9 min |
March 2017
BBC Earth
Read Your Dog's Mind
When neuroscientist GREGORY BERNS saw military dogs jumping from helicopters, he thought that maybe pooches could be trained to go into MRI scanners too
3 min |
June 2018
BBC Earth
Journey To Bintan
A small island and one of Singapore’s favourite Indonesian retreats, Bintan encompasses a wealth of natural experiences for visitors to enjoy. Even beyond its surreal beaches and luxury resorts, the island is home to a treasure trove of culture, food, and history, all amidst a series of ethereal backdrops
5 min |
June 2018
BBC Earth
Nasa's Compact Nuclear Reactors Could Power Colonies On Mars
Nasa’s Compact Nuclear Reactors Could Power Colonies On Mars
1 min |
June 2018
bbc earth
europe's century of peace and progress
the period between waterloo and the first world war laid the foundations for the modern world, so why do we insist on overlooking it?
9 min |
february 2016
bbc earth
down to earth
slightly more than a year ago, major tim peake blasted off to spend half a year aboard the international space station. now, several months after his return to earth, he chats with us about his experiences in space.
7 min |
february 2016
BBC Earth
What Is Going On Deep Within Mars?
The Red Planet has been an object of intrigue for centuries, and an armada of orbiters and rovers have explored Mars up close. Yet for all our exploration efforts there remains a perplexing mystery: just what is going on deep within Mars?
8 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
Should DNA Really Be Used To Crack Cold Cases?
Law enforcement agencies have started investigating unsolved crimes by combining DNA databases and family trees. But should ‘genetic genealogy’ really be used to crack cold cases?
6 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
The Social Shark
Lemon sharks have personalities, make friends, use body language and learn tricks. They’re forcing us to rethink how we see big sharks.
8 min |
December 2018
BBC Earth
Can We Fix The Gender Pay Gap?
In the UK, women are paid around 10 per cent less than men, on average. One solution might be total pay transparency. Can it fix the problem and are we ready to talk about how much we earn?
8 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Can We End Animal Testing?
We find out whether innovative techniques using stem cells, computer modelling and 3D-printing could reduce the number of animals used in medical research.
7 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Miniaturised Wacky Races
Forget Formula 1 – cars the size of molecules came to France to race on a track made of gold. Rob Banino sizes up the competition
3 min |