
In Developing Theories From the Chemistry of Mercury, Professor Brian Cox explains why Mercury is an unusual planet. Learn how Mercury was formed and how scientists are using observations of the planet from the Messenger mission, to refine theories about how the planet came to be. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.

In Mycoprotein, a Promising Meat Alternative, presenter Cherry Healey visits a factory that uses lots of chemistry processes to make a protein from a fungus. Learn how the protein is made by fermentation, mixing, and freezing. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

In How Pepperoni Is Made presenter Cherry Healey is at a pepperoni factory in Austria. She watches pepperoni go from a mix of meat to the spicy pizza topping. Learn about the process of making pepperoni, and how chemistry comes into play. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

In How Avalanches Happen, narrator Richard Hammond explains how when the power of an avalanche is unleashed, most people never see it coming. As scientists learn more about what happens between individual snowflakes in the snow pack, they can better understand what happens leading up to an avalanche and save lives. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Invisible Worlds, which uncovers the hidden forces and unseen phenomena shaping our world.

In How to Walk on Coals and Not Get Burned, host Greg Foot explores the chemical reactions that create fire, and the qualities of fire when it comes into contact with water that make it possible to walk across coals and not get burned. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Secrets of Everything, in which daredevil science geek Greg Foot is ready to try anything to get the answers to life’s weirdest questions.


In The Science of Common Food Reactions, host Harith Iskander presents some simple science behind everyday breakfast tips. Among these great tips: Why drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth tastes awful, how to remedy bitter coffee, and even how to tell if an egg is fresh or rotten. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.

In Developing Theories From the Chemistry of Mercury, Professor Brian Cox explains why Mercury is an unusual planet. Learn how Mercury was formed and how scientists are using observations of the planet from the Messenger mission, to refine theories about how the planet came to be. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Planets, a series that explores the dramatic lives of the eight planets in our Solar System.

In Mycoprotein, a Promising Meat Alternative, presenter Cherry Healey visits a factory that uses lots of chemistry processes to make a protein from a fungus. Learn how the protein is made by fermentation, mixing, and freezing. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

In How Pepperoni Is Made presenter Cherry Healey is at a pepperoni factory in Austria. She watches pepperoni go from a mix of meat to the spicy pizza topping. Learn about the process of making pepperoni, and how chemistry comes into play. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

In How Avalanches Happen, narrator Richard Hammond explains how when the power of an avalanche is unleashed, most people never see it coming. As scientists learn more about what happens between individual snowflakes in the snow pack, they can better understand what happens leading up to an avalanche and save lives. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Invisible Worlds, which uncovers the hidden forces and unseen phenomena shaping our world.

In How to Walk on Coals and Not Get Burned, host Greg Foot explores the chemical reactions that create fire, and the qualities of fire when it comes into contact with water that make it possible to walk across coals and not get burned. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Secrets of Everything, in which daredevil science geek Greg Foot is ready to try anything to get the answers to life’s weirdest questions.


In The Science of Common Food Reactions, host Harith Iskander presents some simple science behind everyday breakfast tips. Among these great tips: Why drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth tastes awful, how to remedy bitter coffee, and even how to tell if an egg is fresh or rotten. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.