On stage at Cannes Lions, game designer and author Jane McGonigal showcased research demonstrating the power that gaming can have in the real world.

They can flow like a liquid and bounce back like a solid. Masses of fire ants show a duality that intrigues physicists.

Rosetta revisits the exciting scientific discoveries she has made during her time at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, including the successful search to find Philae. Now it's time to start preparing to descend to the comet for the end of her extraordinary mission.

The Magnus effect is the commonly observed deviation of the spinning ball from a linear flight path. Watch this video to find out why this occurs and what implications it has.

Our friends at Numberphile provide a detailed look at how the game Connect Four is won or lost.

In this episode of SciShow Kids, Jessi talks about how solar eclipses occur, and why they can only be seen from certain locations.

Learn about the states of matter, solids, liquids and gases, how they're different and where they're found in everyday life.

This dazzling short film references the Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency, which intends unlock the mysteries of the comets and, in doing so, the origins of our Solar System.

This video takes a look at hydrothermal vents and the novel life forms that thrive there in the absence of sunlight, fueled by underwater volcanoes. One of these harsh environments is the Axial Seamount off the West Coast of the United States.

Within a deep and narrow cave in South Africa, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger and his team found fossil remains belonging to the newest member of our human family. The Homo naledi discovery adds another exciting chapter to the human evolution story by introducing an ancestor that was primitive, but shared physical characteristics with modern humans.

What happened when Expedition PROTECT and American Promise arrived at Jeffrey's Ledge, a marine protected area in the Gulf of Maine? The crew tells us about what they are doing and why.

In this final installment of the series, a white Kermode bear encounters a black bear while fishing. Observe their behavior. Look and see for yourself what ensues!

Romantic chemistry is all about warm, gooey feelings that gush from the deepest depths of the heart... right? Not quite. Actually, the real boss behind attraction is your brain, which runs through a very quick, very complex series of calculations when assessing a potential partner. Dawn Maslar explores how our five senses contribute to this mating game, citing some pretty wild studies along the way.

The salmon that make it upstream mate and then die of exhaustion. Meanwhile, many other animals are lurking and waiting to feed.

In this episode, we see how the bears coexist with other creatures in their environment, and also learn about the role of the bear in Tsimshian lore. Enjoy!