Videos

The volcanic island chain was born when the Pacific tectonic plate drifted over a hotspot in Earth’s mantle.

You may wonder how Google knows what you’re typing, where you are or even what you’re thinking—they use your data to do it all.

Smartphone sensors locate your phone in time and space. Working together, several sensors can paint a fairly complete picture of your daily activity, with implications for your privacy.

Prairies become dance floors each spring as male birds vie for female attention.

"Like No One is Watching” was first published on bioGraphic © 2018 California Academy of Sciences.

Earthquake-warning systems save lives by detecting the first signs of shaking.

Bananas undergo chemical and physical changes to become more appealing.

The history of Warfarin is a surprisingly bloody one. Find out how this anticoagulant drug went from cow-killer to life-saver in this Nature Video animation.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on March 13, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

A pop culture icon and ground-breaking physicist, Stephen Hawking is one of the most prominent figures in modern science. Nature Video explores three of the publications that shaped his career and his legacy.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on March 13, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

Psychology shows a great date might be more than just a walk in the park.

These stretchy skins help robots move across rough surfaces, and potentially promote exploration and environmental monitoring.

Teenagers are often thought of as reckless risk-takers. Nature Video asks a neuroscientist and a group of adolescents ​what's really behind risky behaviour.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on February 21, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.

If you suffer a heart attack in a crowd, you would be less likely to get help than if there were only one or two people around you.