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In Memoriam
Remembering Barbara Bush
In this interview with her granddaughter, former First Lady Barbara Bush discusses her life and her legacy.
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Current Events
Southwest Pilot Tammie Jo Schults Is Hailed as a Hero After Emergency Landing
The passengers of Southwest flight 1380 are calling Captain Tammie Jo Shults, a former Navy pilot, a hero for her composure in making an emergency landing amid engine damage, that tore open the plane, killing one passenger.
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Earth Day
The First Earth Day
In this archival news report, learn about the events of the first Earth Day in America on April 22, 1970.
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Spring Cleaning
The Dirt on Ammonia as a Cleaning Agent
Aside from allergies, spring cleaning is also a staple of the season! Get the dirt on ammonia as a cleaning agent.
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This Week in History
Chernobyl Disaster
On April 26, 1986, a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. The explosion led to a severe release of radioactivity into the atmosphere and over a vast area of Europe, triggering a world-wide movement against nuclear energy.
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  • Date : 04/22/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:11

    "Accidental Americans” are people who were born in the United States, but have never lived in the country. Some are fighting back against paying taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after receiving a bill many years after they left as young children.

    "Accidental Americans" Push Back on Paying U.S. Taxes
  • Less Painful, Less Invasive Procedure for Bunions

    Date : 04/22/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:06

    There’s a new procedure for getting rid of bunions that is less invasive, less painful and has a shorter recovery time than the traditional surgery.

    Less Painful, Less Invasive Procedure for Bunions
  • Senator Whitehouse Prepares for 200th Speech on Climate Change

    Date : 04/22/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:18

    For 6 years, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has delivered a speech once a week on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to take action on climate change.

    Senator Whitehouse Prepares for 200th Speech on Climate Change
  • How YouTube Controls Video Recommendations

    Date : 04/19/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:32

    A former YouTube employee says the company tries to keep users on its website by suggesting additional videos, which often include extreme content like fake news and conspiracy theories.

    How YouTube Controls Video Recommendations
  • Police Officer Uses Viral Fame to Help Communities

    Date : 04/19/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:18

    Officer Bobby White of the Gainesville Police Department uses his fame from a 2016 viral video to help police around the country better connect with the communities they serve through basketball. This video is part of an NBC News series "Those Who Serve."

    Police Officer Uses Viral Fame to Help Communities
  • FDA Panel Recommends Marijuana Product to Treat Epilepsy

    Date : 04/19/2018

    Clip Length : 00:01:50

    Federal health officials are poised to give the green light to Epidiolex, the first prescription medicine made with an ingredient found in marijuana. It has been life changing for some patients with epilepsy and does not contain THC, the compound that gets marijuana users high.

    FDA Panel Recommends Marijuana Product to Treat Epilepsy
  • President Trump Confirms CIA Director's Meeting with Kim Jong Un

    Date : 04/18/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:19

    CIA Director Mike Pompeo travels secretly to North Korea to meet about a planned summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump.

    President Trump Confirms CIA Director's Meeting with Kim Jong Un
  • 2018 Study Signals New Warning About

    Date : 04/18/2018

    Clip Length : 00:01:40

    A 2018 study published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" finds that people with white coat hypertension, or high blood pressure readings at the doctor’s office, have an 80% higher risk of death than those with consistently normal blood pressure.

    2018 Study Signals New Warning About "White Coat Hypertension"
  • Southwest Pilot Tammie Jo Schults Is Hailed as a Hero After Emergency Landing

    Date : 04/18/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:04

    The passengers of Southwest flight 1380 are calling Captain Tammie Jo Shults, a former Navy pilot, a hero for her composure in making an emergency landing amid engine damage that tore open the plane, killing one passenger.

    Southwest Pilot Tammie Jo Schults Is Hailed as a Hero After Emergency Landing
  • DARPA Developing Technology to Detect Doctored Images

    Date : 04/18/2018

    Clip Length : 00:02:24

    DARPA, a secretive Department of Defense agency, is building new software and artificial intelligence that will scan images to check for alterations in an effort to fight against fabricated news.

    DARPA Developing Technology to Detect Doctored Images

Featured this Month

  • Deaf Poet's Visual Poetry: Creative Storytelling Without Words

    Date : 10/24/2017

    Clip Length : 00:02:54

    Poet Douglas Ridloff creates American Sign Language poetry and performs at ASL Slam, a creative outlet for deaf people. He hopes to expose people that are deaf and those that are not to this art form to show that ASL is a sophisticated language.

    Deaf Poet's Visual Poetry: Creative Storytelling Without Words
  • Going, Going Gone: Natural Resource Depletion

    Date : 04/28/2017

    Clip Length : 00:04:36

    Natural resources are precious and in danger of disappearing. Because natural resources are limited, it's critical to preserve and protect them. This grade 6-8 STEM story is produced by NBC Learn in partnership with Pearson.

    Going, Going Gone: Natural Resource Depletion
  • Income, Taxes and Spending

    Date : 04/02/2014

    Clip Length : 00:03:53

    In the United States, federal, state and local governments impose income taxes on their citizens in order to support government spending and help keep the country running. This story is produced by NBC Learn in partnership with Pearson.

    Income, Taxes and Spending
  • Shakespeare, and the Endurance of the Human Character

    Date : 02/20/2017

    Clip Length : 00:05:27

    Hamlet Isn't Dead, a theater troupe in New York City, brings the works of William Shakespeare to life by performing all his works in the order they were written. The troupe performs the plays with a modern touch, hoping to prove to audiences that Shakespeare really is for everyone. This story is produced by NBC Learn in partnership with Pearson.

    Shakespeare, and the Endurance of the Human Character
  • First Earth Day: News Coverage on April 22, 1970

    Date : 04/22/1970

    Clip Length : 00:02:48

    NBC News coverage of a range of demonstrations and protests in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Miami on the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970--and a scientist's prescient warning of global warming.

    First Earth Day: News Coverage on April 22, 1970
  • This Windshield Poet Is Inspiring Others, One Line at a Time

    Date : 11/14/2016

    Clip Length : 00:01:58

    Alex Lewis of Colorado Springs, Colorado, may look a bit suspicious, hopscotching from parked car to parked car, but he's just sharing uplifting poems. This video is part of an NBC News series called, "Inspiring America."

    This Windshield Poet Is Inspiring Others, One Line at a Time
  • Co-Founders of First Earth Day Explain Goals of Teach-In

    Date : 04/22/1970

    Clip Length : 00:05:02

    On the first Earth Day in 19970, two co-founders of the Environmental Teach-In, Rep. Paul McCloskey and student organizer Denis Hayes, are interviewed on the purpose and goals of Earth Day.

    Co-Founders of First Earth Day Explain Goals of Teach-In
  • March for Our Lives: Youth Rallies Against Gun Violence

    Date : 03/24/2018

    Clip Length : 00:04:35

    Demonstrators fill the streets of Washington, DC, and cities around the country, a chorus of young voices demanding change and telling legislators “enough.” On February 14, 2018, former student Nikolas Cruz entered Stoneman Douglas High School with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and opened fire, killing at least 17 teachers and students.

    March for Our Lives: Youth Rallies Against Gun Violence
  • Happy Birthday to Thee:

    Date : 04/23/2009

    Clip Length : 00:02:42

    Chicago's mayor declares April 23, the date thought to be Shakespeare's birthday, "Talk Like Shakespeare Day." In 2009, some children sing "Happy Birthday to Thee," but most Chicagoans, methinks, ignore the Mayor's call.

    Happy Birthday to Thee: "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" in Chicago
  • Spreading the Word: Mexican-American Author Gary Soto Cultivates Culture in the Classroom

    Date : 12/17/1995

    Clip Length : 00:02:04

    Author and poet Gary Soto travels to schools across the country encouraging children to read. Soto has written several children's books, many about the experiences of being a Mexican-American.

    Spreading the Word: Mexican-American Author Gary Soto Cultivates Culture in the Classroom

NBC Learn original series

  • The Chemistry of Flowers

    Date : 05/06/2011

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    This NBC Learn video explains the basic role of pigment molecules -- carotenoids and anthocyanins -- in producing what humans see as color in flowers, as the pigment molecules absorb visible light of various color wavelengths.

    The Chemistry of Flowers
  • Human Water Cycle: Agriculture

    Date : 02/07/2017

    Clip Length : 00:05:12

    Soil salinization prevents crops from taking up water and nutrients due to an excess of salt in the soil. Meagan Mauter at Carnegie Mellon University is developing technology to monitor salinity levels to allow farmers to make better watering decisions. "Human Water Cycle" is produced by NBC Learn in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

    Human Water Cycle: Agriculture
  • Science of Innovation: Origami Structures

    Date : 02/11/2016

    Clip Length : 00:05:54

    Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. But to engineer Mary Frecker of Pennsylvania State University, it is the future for designing tools that could be used in fields such as medicine and space exploration. "Science of Innovation" is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    Science of Innovation: Origami Structures
  • Science Behind the News: Allergies

    Date : 04/06/2012

    Clip Length : 00:04:18

    Seasonal allergies affect more than 40 million Americans each year. Plant biologist Dr. Kristina Stinson of Harvard University explains how allergies affect the body, and why warmer weather could lead to longer, more severe allergy seasons. "Science Behind the News" is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

    Science Behind the News: Allergies
  • Sustainability: Water - The Ogallala Aquifer

    Date : 06/26/2013

    Clip Length : 00:05:38

    Farmers in Kansas and other states that sit atop the Ogallala aquifer – the largest freshwater aquifer in North America – are pumping out water for crop irrigation far faster than natural seepage of rainwater can replenish it. Scientist David Hyndman from Michigan State University is helping develop a plan to better manage this vital resource for sustainable farming. "Sustainability: Water" is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

    Sustainability: Water - The Ogallala Aquifer
  • Engineering for Mobility

    Date : 07/11/2012

    Clip Length : 00:05:16

    At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, elite athletes with disabilities will rely on strength, speed and skill as they go for the gold in 21 different sporting events. Rory Cooper, a biomechanical engineer at the University of Pittsburgh, demonstrates how engineering can help wheelchair athletes maximize their performance in such diverse sports as wheelchair rugby, basketball and racing. "Science of the Summer Olympics" is a 10-part video series produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

    Engineering for Mobility
  • Science of Innovation: Using Viruses to Make Batteries

    Date : 02/11/2016

    Clip Length : 00:05:30

    While most people see viruses as harmful, Angela Belcher at MIT sees the future of energy. Belcher uses viruses engineered in her laboratory to form nano-scale wires for tiny batteries that could eventually be used to produce a wide range of electronics at a lower cost. "Science of Innovation" is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    Science of Innovation: Using Viruses to Make Batteries
  • Science of Golf: Evolution of the Golf Ball

    Date : 04/26/2013

    Clip Length : 00:05:30

    While golf balls have retained the same relative size and shape over the years, their design and the materials they are made from have gone through radical changes to improve spin, reduce drag, and help the ball travel farther. "Science of Golf" is produced in partnership with the United States Golf Association and Chevron.

    Science of Golf: Evolution of the Golf Ball
  • Chronicles of Courage: Bf 109

    Date : 1945

    Clip Length : 00:05:36

    Ernst-Dieter Bernhard, a pilot in Germany's air force, or Luftwaffe, flies one of the deadliest fighter planes of World War II, the Messerschmitt Bf 109. In May of 1945, he is commissioned to destroy the last bridge left standing over the Rhine River. The Battle of Remagen would soon become one of the turning points of World War II, allowing the Allies to advance towards Berlin. "Chronicles of Courage: Stories of Wartime and Innovation" is a co-production of Vulcan Productions and NBC Learn.

    Chronicles of Courage: Bf 109

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