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Survival on the edge of a scorching desert sand trapIn the extreme heat of the Namib desert, every movement is a gamble with death. Watch as a Hotrod Ant enters a high-stakes territory where an invisible predator waits in the shado…
Survival on the edge: the perilous first steps of baby ibexWatch the incredible struggle of newborn ibex as they navigate steep mountain slopes. This footage captures the high-stakes moment when a hungry fox stalks a vulnerable calf durin…
Survival on the savannah requires speed and a constant watch for leopardsFor a young warthog, the first day of life is a high-stakes lesson in vigilance. On the vast African savannah, survival isn't just about finding food; it is about recognizing the …
Survival through deception: why some animals disguise themselves as bird droppingsIn the constant struggle for survival, small animals must evade predators. This video explores five specific species that have mastered the art of mimicry by disguising themselves…
Survival, activism, and joy in the memoir Horse BarbieIn the inaugural episode of the TED Talks Daily Book Club, host Elise interviews award-winning producer and model Geena Rocero about her powerful memoir.
Survive and build on an alien world in this voxel-based sandbox RPGPlanet Explorers blends survival mechanics with creative freedom, tasking players with thriving after a crash landing on an alien planet. This video explores the game's voxel-base…
Surviving 105 days in a Taliban prisonHumanitarian Safi Rauf recounts his harrowing period of captivity and explains why the international community must not abandon Afghanistan during its current humanitarian crisis.
Surviving 50 days in the void with only a spacesuitIn Kerbal Space Program, returning from another world often requires more than just a rocket. This video explores an extreme survival strategy: navigating interplanetary space usi…- Surviving alien wildlife and finding fellow castaways in the game Planet ExplorersScott Manley continues his journey through the game Planet Explorers. This session focuses on mastering defensive arrow turrets to combat aggressive giant squirrels and locating o…
Surviving encounters in the world's northernmost townIn Longyearbyen, a place where permafrost covers the ground and polar bears roam wild, safety is a necessity. This video explores the unique characteristics and history of this re…
Surviving massive zombie hordes across nine global locationsIn the World War Z video game, players must navigate a relentless apocalypse. From the streets of Tokyo to the ruins of Moscow, groups of four survivors fight through massive, cli…
Surviving the Antarctic Winter: A Penguin Chick’s Race Against TimeWatch the high-stakes journey of an emperor penguin chick as it navigates one of Earth's harshest environments. This film captures a level of detail never before attempted, docume…
Surviving the Antarctic winter: the epic journey of an emperor penguin chickWitness the life story of a single emperor penguin, from hatching to his first journey to the sea. This film captures the intense struggle to survive one of the coldest environmen…- Surviving the Antarctic: The high-stakes race to feed a penguin chickWitness the extreme endurance of emperor penguins in one of Earth's harshest environments. This film captures the perilous journey of a chick surviving sub-zero temperatures and t…
Surviving the Arctic: A Journey into the World of the Reindeer PeopleWildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels deep into the Arctic Circle to live with the Sami. Discover the ancient bond between these nomadic people and the reindeer that sustain …
Surviving the chaos of Spacebase DF-9's latest updateWatch Scott Manley navigate the frantic new challenges of the Alpha 2 update, where mismanagement leads to a desperate struggle against starvation, pirates, and Killbots.
Surviving the frozen north with the ancient Sami reindeer herdersJoin wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan in the Arctic Circle as he lives with a Sami family in Finnish Lapland to explore the profound bond between humans and reindeer.
Surviving the intense G-forces of a ballistic reentry profileWatch ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen undergo high-gravity training at Star City to prepare for his upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
Surviving the silence of a world without electricityExplore the isolation of a geomagnetic storm that has crippled global technology. This video examines the survival mechanics of The Long Dark, a sandbox experience set in the froz…
Surviving the unexpected dangers of life 250 miles above EarthWitness the extraordinary ingenuity and international cooperation required to maintain the International Space Station. This documentary explores how crews manage life-threatening…
Surviving your first day as a chariot driver in the Circus MaximusDriving a chariot in the Circus Maximus was a high-stakes endeavor. This video outlines essential survival tactics for aspiring charioteers, including strategic positioning and em…
Survivor transformed reality television by turning human social dynamics into a high-stakes competitive game.Since its 2000 premiere, Survivor has defined the reality competition genre. By marooning strangers in remote locations to compete for a million-dollar prize, the show created a c…
Surya: How the Sun God evolved from a Vedic force to a global iconSurya is more than just the Sun in Hinduism; he is a complex deity whose identity shifted through centuries of cultural exchange. From his origins in ancient Vedic hymns to his ad…
Suryakumar Yadav smashed his first ball in international cricket for sixSuryakumar Yadav, known as SKY, waited more than a decade after his Mumbai debut for an India cap, then hit the very first delivery he faced in international cricket for six, a fi…
Sus scrofa painted Eurasia before it filled farms worldwideWild boar—also called Eurasian wild pig—are native across much of Eurasia and North Africa and have been widely introduced. Up to sixteen subspecies in four skull-based groups wer…
Susan B. Anthony first wanted equal pay, not the voteAs a young teacher she was amused by her father's excitement over a women's rights convention. What angered her was earning far less than men. Within a few years Anthony was the m…
Susan Sarandon got her first film role at an audition meant for her husbandIn 1969 Susan Sarandon went along with her then-husband Chris to a casting call for the film Joe. He did not get a part; she landed a major one as a runaway teenager. Five Oscar n…
Susan Sontag worried that photographs were replacing our memoriesTourists, Susan Sontag observed, snap pictures on holiday partly because clicking a shutter feels like a friendly imitation of work. That wry insight sits inside On Photography, o…
Susanna Centlivre was the eighteenth century's most successful female playwright, yet history nearly forgot her.Born in 1669, Susanna Centlivre rose from humble, uncertain origins to become the second most prominent woman of the English stage. Despite facing intense prejudice against female…
Susanna Clarke spent ten spare-time years on a novel that fetched £1 millionWhile editing cookbooks in Cambridge, Susanna Clarke wrote a vast novel about English magicians in stolen early-morning hours, never sure it would be finished or published. A deca…
Sushi began as a way to discard rice, not eat it.The iconic dish we recognize today as sushi was once a preservation technique for freshwater fish in Southeast Asia. Ancient practitioners fermented fish with salt and rice, disca…- Sushi began as a way to keep fish from rottingLong before nigiri counters, Japanese cooks packed salted fish in boiled rice so lactic fermentation would slow spoilage. Centuries later the rice became the point of the dish, fe…
Sushi means sour, and it began as fish preserved in rotting riceMany English speakers assume sushi means raw fish. It actually means sour-tasting, from an archaic form of a Japanese verb for being sour. The name recalls sushi's ancestor, narez…
Sustainable architecture is evolving from simple energy efficiency into a broader cultural philosophy.Modern sustainable design is moving beyond technical green gadgets to address humanity's deep relationship with nature. While reducing carbon emissions remains critical, architect…
Sustainable development started with worries about running out of timberThe modern slogan has roots in seventeenth-century forests. As England's timber dwindled, John Evelyn urged in 1662 that every landowner treat planting trees as a national duty. H…
Sustainable plastic antibodies offer a greener path for molecular recognitionResearchers are developing a new class of materials called greenificated molecularly imprinted polymers (GMIPs) to replace natural receptors. While traditional molecular imprintin…
Suzhou gardens taught the architect of glass pyramidsIeoh Ming Pei, 26 April 1917 to 16 May 2019, carried scholar-gentry garden memory from Guangzhou and Suzhou into American modernism. Mesa Lab, the Kennedy Library, Louvre glass, a…
Suzhou, Anhui: A Northern Chinese Hub of Ancient Traditions and Natural Stone ArtOften overshadowed by its namesake in the south, Suzhou in northern Anhui is a prefecture-level city defined by its unique geography and cultural heritage. From its monsoon-influe…
SV Waldhof Mannheim: A Century of German Football Resilience and Turbulent League TransitionsFounded in 1907, SV Waldhof Mannheim has navigated the complex landscape of German football for over a century. From regional dominance in the 1930s to financial crises and dramat…
Svaneti is the highest inhabited region in the Caucasus, defined by its isolation and peaks.Tucked into the southern slopes of the central Caucasus, Svaneti is a province of extreme geography and deep history. Surrounded by mountains reaching up to 5,000 meters, this reg…- Svatopluk betrayed his uncle, then outplayed the Franks tooWarned that his uncle planned to kill him at a banquet, the Moravian prince Svatopluk seized him first and handed him to the Franks. Within a year the Franks locked Svatopluk up a…
Svealand: The Historical Core That Gave Sweden Its Very NameLong before Sweden was a unified nation, it was Svealand. This central region served as the political and cultural nucleus of the kingdom, home to the Svear people. Today, it rema…
Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir: The Icelandic Forward Redefining Professional Football SuccessBorn in Keflavík, Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir has rapidly ascended from Icelandic youth leagues to the global stage. A dynamic forward known for her explosive pace and clinical finis…
Sveinn Björnsson: The Architect of Iceland's Presidency and a Legacy of Diplomatic RigorAs Iceland transitioned from a kingdom to a republic in 1944, its first president, Sveinn Björnsson, faced the challenge of defining a new head of state. A former regent and legal…
Sven Hedin: The Explorer Who Mapped Central Asia and Lost His Global ReputationSven Hedin was a titan of 19th-century exploration whose daring treks through the Tibetan mountains and Gobi Desert reshaped the world map. Yet, his unwavering political allegianc…
Sven Kramer: The Dutch Speed Skating Legend Who Redefined Long-Distance EnduranceSven Kramer dominated long-distance speed skating for over a decade, securing four Olympic gold medals and nine total podium finishes. His career, defined by relentless precision …
Sverdlovsk Oblast: From Ancient Industrial Heartland to a Bold Bid for Regional AutonomySpanning the Ural Mountains and the Western Siberian Plain, Sverdlovsk Oblast is a region defined by its immense mineral wealth and industrial legacy. From the 18th-century ironwo…
Sviatopolk II of Kiev: A controversial reign defined by rivalry and shifting alliancesGrand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113, Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich remains a polarizing figure in history. His rule was defined by constant friction with his cousin Vladimir Monoma…
Sviatoslav of Kiev slept on a saddle and toppled two empiresSviatoslav travelled without wagons, cooking pots or even a tent. On campaign he slept on a horse blanket with his saddle for a pillow and ate strips of meat roasted over coals. L…
Swallow enough silver for long enough and your skin permanently turns blue-greyA US Senate candidate dosed himself with colloidal silver in case the millennium bug cut off antibiotics. The shortage never came, but his skin turned grey-blue for good. Argyria …
Swan Lake flopped in 1877—then Petipa and Ivanov made it immortalPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote Swan Lake in 1875–76; the Bolshoi premiered it on 4 March 1877 to chilly reviews that called the score too Wagnerian. Most companies now dance the 1…- Swan River colony capital named for a Scottish shirePerth—Nyungar Boorloo—is Western Australia's capital and Australia's fourth-most-populous city with over two million people. Captain James Stirling founded it in 1829 as the Swan …
Swannanoa: A North Carolina community defined by its river, history, and recent resilienceNestled in Buncombe County, the census-designated place of Swannanoa is named for the river that flows through its landscape. While known for its historic landmarks and educationa…
Swap the circle for a hyperbola and trigonometry gets a twinPlot cosine against sine and you trace a unit circle; plot cosh against sinh and you trace the right half of a unit hyperbola. These hyperbolic functions mimic trigonometry closel…
Swapping a standard light fixture for a functional ceiling fanReplacing a static light with a moving fan requires more than just swapping parts. Electrical contractor John Barros demonstrates the specific hardware and steps needed to ensure …- Swapping beef for plant protein just once a week could slash emissionsCould a single dietary shift have a massive impact on the planet? This video explores how replacing beef with specific vegetarian proteins can significantly lower our carbon footp…
- Swapping out old batteries to keep the orbital laboratory poweredWatch how astronauts navigate the exterior of the International Space Station to perform critical hardware upgrades. This mission highlights the ongoing physical maintenance requi…
Swarovski chose an Alpine village for its cheap hydroelectric powerGrinding glass into sparkling crystals by machine devours energy. So when Daniel Swarovski, a Bohemian glass cutter's son, set up his company in 1895, he built the factory in Watt…
Swayambhunath: The Ancient Kathmandu Hill Where the Universe Is Said to Have BegunPerched above the Kathmandu Valley, this sacred complex is known as the Monkey Temple and revered by both Buddhists and Hindus. Its name translates to self-arising, reflecting a l…
Sweat barely smells; armpit bacteria turn it into body odourFresh sweat is not what you smell. Apocrine glands, which switch on at puberty, release compounds that skin bacteria digest into pungent molecules. Different microbes dominate in …