Videos

Whistles let shepherds communicate between distant hillsides because a whistled sound wave travels farther than spoken words.

Take a light-speed trip through the solar system to catch up on 2016’s biggest stories from our celestial neighborhood.

Produced with support from Explore Scientific

When polls try to tease out what a group of people is thinking, what are they measuring and how can they go wrong?

Don’t settle for limp, soggy turkey skin—use science when you roast your bird to get that perfect, crackling bite.

Scientists used special microphones to let us listen in on a tickled rat’s titters.

The news cycle might make you feel like someone else is pulling the strings--but are humans really ruled by the way they feel?

In these final days before the 2016 election keep an eye on Maryland, New Hampshire and Missouri, where contested seats may have ramifications for science in the U.S.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 29, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

Male jumping spiders accompany their mating dance with a drum routine, sending vibrations through the ground to tempt a female.

"Lens of Time: Spider Seduction” was first published on bioGraphic © 2016, California Academy of Sciences.

For this puzzle with over 43 quintillion permutations, author Ian Scheffler explains how players have found the most efficient route to resolving a Rubik’s cube.

Author and “Speedcuber” Ian Scheffler reveals some of the math behind how you could solve the Rubik’s cube puzzle.

When these monkeys bang rocks together, they make stone flakes that resemble those archaeologists believe humans made two million to three million years ago.

This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on October 19, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.

When a bat emerges from its cave, it engages in a delicate dance with hundreds of its neighbors. High speed videography reveals twirls and collisions as the bats maneuver.

“Lens of Time: Bat Ballet” was first published on bioGraphic © 2016 California Academy of Sciences.