"Life as we know it could not exist without carbon. Introduce students to this element's unusual properties and to the crucial role carbon plays in everything from hydrocarbons to human tissue "--Container.

This video presents an introduction to the periodic table of the elements. Included is a program about Iodine Deficiency Disorder, a disease that is emerging in Australia and one that Professor Cres Eastman, a world-renowned endocrinologist has been fighting in remote areas of Tibet.

Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. Watch as David Pogue unlocks their secrets.

Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada learns to harness his genius, thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion - a robot named Baymax - and transforms the group into a band of...

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.

Part of a series about the basics of physical science, using visuals and experiments in real-life examples to demonstrate key physics concepts. This segment provides a basic description of the nature of elements, the purest form of matter. Discusses chemical bonding, mixtures, and the limitless possibilities of combining elements to form compounds.

Examines Earth's origin from simple atoms that were created in the big bang, transformed into heavy elements in stellar explosions, then forged into a planet inside the nebula that gave birth to the solar system. Like many other planets, Earth went through phases of melting, volcanism, and bombardment by asteroids. But only on Earth did events lead to a flourishing biosphere--life. And once life was established, it drove the evolution of our planet...

"These lucid, information-packed lectures convey the excitement of scientific discovery and trace the connections between discoveries over time. In this course, veteran science educator Robert Hazen renders the most complex ideas simple and memorable, without ever being simplistic"--www.teach12.com