Did you know that Antarctica has a glacier that bleeds red? (At least, that’s what it looks like.) Originally published in 2020 on @pbsterra 🇦🇶 Five stories high and emerging from the Taylor Glacier in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, Blood Falls seeps into an ice-covered body of water called […]
Was Peggy Shippen the real mastermind behind Benedict Arnold’s betrayal? Peggy successfully fooled the most powerful men in America, including George Washington, into believing she was just an innocent and naive creature. It wasn’t until 150 years later that her role in the plot was discovered, when pages of secret […]
Your memories, identity, even your sense of self may be constructions your brain creates to navigate the world — not perfect recordings of reality. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream […]
Deep in the Great Dismal Swamp, thousands of Black people created a hidden free society, one that defied slavery for centuries. This is the story of the rebels who turned a swamp into a sanctuary. This episode of In The Margins is part of PBS’ America@250 collection, celebrating the country’s […]
People come to Antarctica for science, but many stay for the community, the adventure, and the strange magic of living at the edge of the world. Originally published in 2020 on @pbsterra 🇦🇶 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by […]
In the 1760s, powerful men in the American colonies were in danger. The working class people beneath them were sick of the corruption and bullying, and were ready to rebel. All they needed was a ferocious leader willing to take on the fight. Herman Husband was an enigma. Though a […]
Can a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil lead to a tornado in Texas? Probably not, but the idea points to a real principle in physics: small changes can have huge, unpredictable effects. Hosted by Athena Bresnberger @astroathens 💫 💙 Help us bring the universe closer to home. Your donation […]
We’ve been learning about the 13 colonies all our lives, so why did no one think to mention the British Caribbean colonies? And why didn’t these colonies join the American Revolution? The answer has a lot to do with slavery. ***** Check out The Story in Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWisXIT2Y8o ***** This […]
On the Antarctic sea ice, we found a hidden world of cracks, underwater songs, and newborn seals fighting to survive. Scientists have spent more than 50 years studying these families in one of the harshest places on Earth. Originally published in 2020 on @pbsterra 🇦🇶 Caitlin and Arlo travel to […]
Immigrant and Vermont congressman Matthew Lyon was in jail when he was reelected. Not for the fight he started in the halls of Congress but for his willingness to criticize the relatively new government of the United States. For the first time in American history, freedom of speech was up […]
