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Emperor penguin chicks face a perilous 50-foot leap to surviveDriven by hunger, hundreds of months-old emperor penguin chicks are gathering at the edge of towering Antarctic ice shelves. For these fledglings, their first foray into the ocean…
Emperor penguins raise chicks through the Antarctic winter with no nest to findEmperor penguins breed in the harshest conditions any bird faces: air down to minus 40 degrees Celsius and winds up to 144 kilometres per hour. With no fixed nest to return to, ma…
Emperor Wen of Han: The Benevolent Ruler Who Transformed Ancient Chinese GovernanceAscending the throne in 180 BCE, Emperor Wen of Han brought unprecedented stability to a fractured empire. By championing thrift, reducing harsh corporal punishments, and lowering…
Emperors once staged five-hundred-person rope warsTang China trained soldiers with "hook pulling," and Emperor Xuanzong cheered contests on ropes longer than a hundred sixty metres. Greece pulled for battle strength; Olympics hos…
Empowering disadvantaged students to pursue careers in science and engineeringThis video explores a collaborative four-month programme designed to provide A-level science students with a practical look into the professional lives of scientists and engineers.
Empowering individuals with learning disabilities through personalized and accessible technology support strategiesTechnology offers transformative potential for connection and health, yet its effective use requires more than just hardware. By focusing on person-centred support, caregivers can…
Empowering the next generation of women in computer science at HarvardThis talk from the 2016 WECode conference features Ellen Zhong of D.E. Shaw Research. It highlights the mission of the largest student-run conference for women in computer science…
Empowering the next generation of women in computer science at HarvardThis video features a lightning talk from the 2016 WECode conference, the premier student-organized event for women in technology. It provides a window into a community dedicated …
Empowering the next generation of women in computer science at Harvard UniversityThis video features a keynote address from the WECode conference, the largest student-run event for women in computer science. Held annually at Harvard, the conference aims to bui…- Empowering the next generation of women in computer science at Harvard UniversityThis talk from the 2016 WECode conference highlights the mission of the largest student-run gathering for women in technology. Discover how this annual event fosters community and…
Empowering the next generation of women in computer science at Harvard UniversityThis lightning talk from the 2016 WECode conference features Julie Elberfeld of Capital One. It highlights the mission of the largest student-run conference for women in computer …
Empowering the next generation to secure a stable and productive futureUNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore discusses the urgent need to support the world's largest youth population. She introduces Generation Unlimited, a global strategy designed…
Empress Augusta Victoria: The conservative anchor behind the volatile reign of Kaiser Wilhelm IIAs the last German Empress, Augusta Victoria navigated a complex marriage to the erratic Kaiser Wilhelm II. While she famously avoided direct political involvement, her union serv…
Empress Elisabeth of Austria: The Reluctant Royal Who Starved Herself for a Wasp WaistKnown as Sisi, Empress Elisabeth of Austria was a reluctant royal who found the rigid Habsburg court suffocating. To reclaim agency, she obsessed over her appearance, maintaining …
Empress Joséphine never actually called herself Joséphine de BeauharnaisThe woman history files as Joséphine de Beauharnais went by Rose until Napoleon renamed her, and she dropped the Beauharnais surname once she married him. The label stuck only bec…
Empress Menen Asfaw: The Quiet Power Behind Ethiopia’s Modernization and Imperial ThroneEmpress Menen Asfaw was far more than a royal consort. While she maintained a public image of traditional piety and charitable service, she served as the Emperor’s most trusted ad…
Empress Myeongseong: The Determined Queen Who Navigated Korea’s Modernization Amidst Imperial Power StrugglesBorn into the aristocratic Yeoheung Min clan, Empress Myeongseong rose from a quiet, scholarly bride to become the most influential political force in late 19th-century Korea. Her…
Empty Cameroon Line peaks became a slave-trade sugar hubSão Tomé and Príncipe, a Gulf of Guinea island republic off Central Africa, pairs two main islands about 150 kilometres apart and roughly 250 and 224 kilometres from Gabon’s coast…
Empty fishing nets off Ghana pushed hunters deeper into its forestsWhen foreign and local trawlers depleted West African fish stocks, people in Ghana turned to wild animals for protein. More than 30 years of records tie falling fish supplies to s…
Empty isles got two names from one French portThe Falklands sit on the Patagonian Shelf about 500 kilometres east of southern South America. Uninhabited when Europeans arrived, they collected French, British, Spanish, and Arg…
Empty space is never truly empty, but a roiling sea of shifting energyQuantum fluctuations represent the constant, random energy changes occurring in the vacuum of space. Governed by Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, these tiny disturbances…
Empty-hand characters hid a Chinese-hand pastKarate grew in the Ryukyu Kingdom from local te blended with Chinese striking arts. Modern practice centers punches and kicks, though traditional training still throws and locks j…
Emulators allow modern computers to act like machines from the past or present.An emulator is a system that enables one computer to behave like another. By mimicking hardware and software environments, these tools allow modern devices to run classic arcade g…
Enamel proteins reveal the 'Lovers of Modena' were actually two malesResearchers studying the 'Lovers of Modena'—two Late Antique individuals buried hand-in-hand—found they were not a male-female couple as previously assumed. By analyzing proteins …
Encapsulation: Why hiding your code's internal workings makes your software significantly more robustEncapsulation is the practice of bundling data with the methods that manipulate it, while shielding internal details from external interference. By restricting direct access to an…
Encephalopathy is not a single disease, but a broad syndrome of brain dysfunction.Derived from the Greek for brain suffering, encephalopathy describes any condition that disrupts normal brain function. From metabolic imbalances and infections to physical trauma…
Enclosure fenced commons and erased customary rightsIn English land law, enclosure meant taking waste or common land into private bounds and stripping commoners of their traditional rights of access. Owners preached agricultural ef…
End-of-life care is about honoring personal values as much as managing physical symptoms.End-of-life care encompasses the final months, days, or hours of life, focusing on physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. While medical advances have created new ways to extend…
Endeavour's final mission carries a vital cosmological instrument to the starsThis video captures the Space Shuttle Endeavour's final ascent from Florida. The 16-day STS-134 mission aims to deliver the AMS-02 cosmological instrument to the International Spa…- Endeavour’s final flight delivered critical tools for the International Space StationIn May 2011, the Space Shuttle Endeavour embarked on its 25th and final mission. Beyond being a farewell flight, it was a vital logistics run, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrom…
Ending a thirty-year war requires more than just a signature on a documentWhether in the 17th century or the 20th, concluding a three-decade conflict is an arduous task. It demands navigating complex political rivalries, managing exhausted combatants, a…
Ending empire became the twentieth century's largest remappingDecolonization means closing colonialism—the domination of foreign territories by imperial metropoles. As independence politics it is often dated from the 1775 American Revolution…- Ending the era of sole reliance on Russian space transportFor years, the United States depended entirely on Russia to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. In 2014, NASA fundamentally shifted this dynamic, selecting privat…
Endometriosis affects nearly 200 million women, yet diagnosis often takes yearsTissue resembling the womb's lining can take root on the ovaries, bowel, bladder and occasionally even the lungs. Endometriosis affects roughly one in ten women of reproductive ag…
Endophytic fungi provide diverse biological benefits to plants for sustainable farmingResearchers have identified that endophytic fungi—microscopic organisms living inside plant tissues without causing disease—play a crucial role in supporting plant health. By colo…
Endospores are nature's most durable cells, capable of surviving for millions of years.Bacteria are not always fragile. When nutrients vanish, some species transform into endospores—a dormant, near-indestructible state. These structures can withstand boiling, radiat…
Endurance is more than just physical stamina; it is a genetic reprogrammingWe often view endurance as mere persistence. However, recent research shows that training triggers profound epigenetic shifts, actually altering how your genes are expressed. Thes…
Endurance racing is evolving with a new six-hour marathon at Road AmericaThe 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship is preparing for a significant shift in its schedule. While much of the calendar remains stable, a historic change is coming to the Motul Spor…
Endurance sank in the ice, and his lifeboat voyage became legendAnglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922) led three British Antarctic expeditions in the Heroic Age. After Amundsen took the Pole in 1911, he set out to cross the contine…
Enduring the Amazon's most notorious sting in a Yukuna ritualTravel to Leticia, Colombia, to witness a profound test of resilience. This video follows Eva zu Beck as she undergoes an intense indigenous pain ritual involving the bites of the…
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes its maskEvery movement you make and every calorie you burn is a relay race of power. From the nuclear furnace of the Sun to the mechanical motion of your stride, energy never vanishes. It…
Energy engineering is the multidisciplinary field tasked with solving our most urgent power challenges.As global demand for power grows and climate change intensifies, energy engineering has emerged as a vital discipline. It combines physics, chemistry, and mathematics to optimize …
Energy is never created or destroyed, it only changes form within a closed system.The first law of thermodynamics is the bedrock of physics, asserting that the total energy in an isolated system remains constant. Whether it is a swinging pendulum, a moving car,…
Energy is never lost, but its quality is constantly dyingYou might think of energy as something you 'use up' like fuel in a tank. But according to the laws of thermodynamics, energy is never destroyed. Instead, it loses its 'exergy'—its…
Energy is not a physical substance, but a mathematical constant governing all natural phenomena.We often speak of energy as if it were a fuel or a fluid, but physics tells a stranger story. It is not a concrete mechanism, but a numerical quantity that remains stubbornly unch…
Energy is not a physical substance, but a mathematical relationship between fundamental quantities.Physics defines energy as a numerical quantity rather than a tangible object. This video explores the origins of the concept, tracing how early mathematical discoveries evolved in…
Energy is not held within an object, but within the space between themWe often think of a battery or a raised ball as 'containing' energy. But physics reveals a deeper truth: potential energy is a property of the entire system, existing only because…
Energy is not just movement; it is also what is storedWe often think of energy as motion, but some of the most powerful forces are invisible and stationary. From the tension in a compressed spring to the atoms within a chemical bond,…
Energy storage and management are key to scaling renewable powerAs the world seeks to replace fossil fuels with greener alternatives, researchers highlight that while solar, wind, and biomass technologies have become commercially viable, their…
Energy waste is hiding in plain sight at your dinner table and kitchen sink.Energy consumption extends far beyond leaving lights on or adjusting the thermostat. This video examines the surprising, often overlooked areas where we squander energy in our dai…
Engaging with opposing political views online may strengthen existing beliefsResearchers who studied the impact of social media on political leanings found that interacting with opposing viewpoints can actually deepen partisan identities. By tracking Twitt…
Engine failures and unexpected flips define the Starship V3 debutWitness the high-stakes testing of the new Starship V3. This flight featured the debut of Raptor V3 engines and launch mount 2, showcasing a mix of technical triumphs and dramatic…
Engine shares a root with ingenious, and the first fire engines were just pumpsThe word engine comes through Old French from Latin ingenium, the same source as ingenious. Before factories, it meant clever war machinery: catapults, trebuchets and battering ra…
Engineer's son Boulez rebuilt how new music gets heardPierre Boulez (1925–2016), born in Montbrison to an engineer father, studied with Messiaen and became both a fierce modernist composer and a globe-circling conductor. In Paris he …
Engineered chemical bonds and electric fields boost hydrogen production in new photocatalystResearchers have developed a new Z-scheme heterostructure designed to improve how light is used to split water. By creating a material composed of sulfur-vacancy-rich ZnIn2S4 and …
Engineered metal-organic frameworks offer versatile new pathways for nanocatalysisA review of recent advancements in nanomaterials science found that metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles are becoming central to the field of catalysis. These highly custom…
Engineered quantum dots emit a full spectrum of visible lightResearchers synthesized a series of composite quantum dots made of cadmium selenide cores coated in zinc sulfide shells. By precisely controlling the size of these nanocrystallite…
Engineered stacking creates electric polarization in two-dimensional boron nitrideResearchers using van der Waals assembly have demonstrated a way to create ferroelectricity in bilayer boron nitride, a material that is not naturally ferroelectric. By carefully …
Engineered virus-like particles enable efficient delivery of gene editing tools in miceResearchers have developed fourth-generation engineered virus-like particles, or eVLPs, that can package and deliver protein-based gene editing tools directly into living organism…
Engineered viruses show promise as multi-pronged cancer treatmentsA review of recent research on oncolytic viruses—viruses engineered to kill cancer cells—describes how genetic engineering is being used to make them safer, more precisely targete…