Video Archive
30 November 2012, 12:00 PM ET
The 2012 hurricane season was more active than average with a total of 19 named storms, 10 of which were hurricanes. That is 7 more storms than the historical average.
30 November 2012, 09:40 AM ET
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out how to track trash. They are doing this to get a better sense of people's disposal habits, which they hope will improve recycling efforts.
27 November 2012, 06:53 PM ET
Lava flowing from the eastern rift zone of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii reached the ocean yesterday (November 26, 2012), sending up a spectacular steam plume. Shot by Paradise Helicopters and Tropical Visions Video.
27 November 2012, 04:13 PM ET
As they lunge for prey, blue whales complete a full, 360 degree turn. The rotation may help them ambush their prey from below. Here, a crittercam reveals the first half of a rolling lunge.
26 November 2012, 04:46 PM ET
A successful balloon flight test by Zero 2 Infinity on Nov. 12, 2012 could pave the way for a cheaper form of space tourism.
21 November 2012, 05:03 PM ET
Ultrasound videos can capture fetuses yawning in the womb. Credit: Wolfgang Moroder
21 November 2012, 04:02 PM ET
These videos clips show the "spearing" mantis shrimp, L. maculata, lunging after prey from their burrows and another of its slow-motion spearing attack.
21 November 2012, 03:31 PM ET
MakerBot Industries, one of biggest names in 3D printing, held the grand opening of their first retail store. Located in one of Manhattan's trendiest neighborhoods, the store has 3D printers, printed doo-dads, and a 3D photo portrait booth.
21 November 2012, 11:52 AM ET
A group of Emperor penguins synchronously diving from an ice edge. Emperor penguins in Antarctica rely on sea ice to rest between feeding dives and avoid predators.
20 November 2012, 11:44 AM ET
Biometric identification is very promising but one technique, iris scanning, hasn't been foolproof. Dr. Oleg Komogortsev's team at Texas State University has found a way to make iris scans harder to counterfeit and the tech cheaper to utilize.
19 November 2012, 01:31 PM ET
Called Touché, the capacitive touch technology requires you to connect only one wire to an object to make it touch sensitive and enables more gestures than traditional capacitive touch.
19 November 2012, 12:57 PM ET
Rivers where train tracks used to be, transformer explosions, and waist high water in waiting rooms: security camera footage reveals how superstorm Sandy devastated public transportation infrastructure in New Jersey on October 29th 2012.
19 November 2012, 10:42 AM ET
The Pine Island Glacier huge crack has been flown over once again by the NASA's Operation IceBridge. New measurements shows a widening and lengthening of the original and the formation of a second fracture. The data shows it prime to calve.
16 November 2012, 12:51 PM ET
You'll cook more than your family eats. Follow these simple storage steps to keep that family healthy for the many days of sandwiches and salads that follow the feast.
16 November 2012, 12:48 PM ET
When is it safe to carve up your Thanksgiving turkey and eat it? Don't time your turkey; take its temperature. Here's how to properly measure your bird's core to ensure dead bacteria and live humans.
16 November 2012, 12:25 PM ET
Here's the best way to thaw and unwrap the T-bird to avoid dangerous bacterial growth and deadly contamination.
16 November 2012, 12:17 PM ET
Here's the best way to thaw and unwrap the T-bird to avoid dangerous bacterial growth and deadly contamination.
16 November 2012, 12:06 PM ET
Eating food shouldn't make you sick. But the number of Americans who suffer food-related illnesses on Thanksgiving is staggering. Take a look at the statistics.
15 November 2012, 11:47 AM ET
Using a tiny acoustic sensor, a new technology will allow smartphones and tablets to 'listen' for the different sounds and vibrations created by fingernails, knuckles, and styli. For example, a tap using knuckles could bring up a different menu.
14 November 2012, 02:54 PM ET
Researchers turn brain activity into music using EEG in the first two clips, and a combination of EEG and functional magnetic resonance imaging in the final tune.
14 November 2012, 10:48 AM ET
Roboticists are developing fish-looking machines to help save fish from manmade underwater perils such as turbine blades. Movement of the robo-fish's tail draws fish towards it.
14 November 2012, 10:40 AM ET
This is the mating call of the bow-winged grasshopper. Grasshoppers change their tune to be louder and higher to be heard over noisy traffic in urban areas, a new study found.
12 November 2012, 11:39 AM ET
This movie highlights the effect of Hurricane Sandy on ground motion and atmospheric pressure at seismic stations across North America.
08 November 2012, 11:46 AM ET
A video simulation of the giant pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, taking flight and landing. Their huge size and fragile wings required them to run on a downward-sloping runway before flapping their wings and taking off, and then landing in a similar way.
07 November 2012, 03:55 PM ET
Scientists have found this Nemo-like clownfish species uses pops and clicks to maintain social status, though the fish doesn't make a peep during sex.