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Earth
Earth Celestial Vault -- 1,779,665 views
3rd planet from the Sun, formed ~4.54 billion years ago. Unique ocean world with...
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley Architects of Worlds -- 185,808 views
English novelist (1797-1851) who wrote "Frankenstein" (1818) at age 18. Widely c...
Apollo
Apollo Myths & Legends -- 116,360 views
Olympian god of music, prophecy, and healing. Son of Zeus, twin of Artemis. Patr...
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin Architects of Worlds -- 103,327 views
American author (1929-2018), born in Berkeley, CA. Best known for speculative fi...
Prometheus
Prometheus Myths & Legends -- 102,389 views
Titan of Greek myth; champion of humanity. He stole fire from Olympus, gifting i...
H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft Architects of Worlds -- 102,368 views
American author (1890-1937) of weird fiction, born in Providence, RI. He popular...
Achilles
Achilles Myths & Legends -- 92,102 views
Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Thetis and Peleus. Commander of the Myrmido...
Heracles
Heracles Myths & Legends -- 81,384 views
Greek hero, son of Zeus & Alcmene. Renowned for strength & completing 12 Labors,...
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick Architects of Worlds -- 76,784 views
American sci-fi author (1928-1982) born in Chicago. Best known for novels explor...
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke Architects of Worlds -- 66,283 views
English sci-fi writer & futurist (1917-2008). Co-wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" w...
Owl
Owl Untamed Wilds -- 59,768 views
Strigiformes order: 200+ nocturnal raptor species with sharp talons & silent fli...
Horus
Horus Myths & Legends -- 57,711 views
Egyptian god of kingship, sky, and protection, worshipped from prehistoric times...
Loki
Loki Myths & Legends -- 55,687 views
Norse god of mischief, son of a jötunn & goddess. Father of Hel, Fenrir, Jörmung...
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury Architects of Worlds -- 52,547 views
American author (1920-2012) of "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles." Ma...
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Corvette Full Throttle -- 49,108 views
American 2-door sports car by Chevrolet since 1953. Eight generations (C1-C8) fe...
Thor
Thor Myths & Legends -- 47,105 views
Germanic god of thunder, strength, and protection. "Thor" derives from Proto-Ger...
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein Architects of Worlds -- 45,117 views
American sci-fi author (1907-1988), engineer, & naval officer. A "Big Three" pio...
Quetzalcoatlus
Quetzalcoatlus Primeval -- 43,009 views
Late Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from North America. *Q. northropi*, named a...
Velociraptor
Velociraptor Primeval -- 42,796 views
Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid from Asia, 75-71 Mya. V. mongoliensis fossils foun...
Coral
Coral Untamed Wilds -- 39,254 views
Anthozoan invertebrates forming colonies of polyps, secreting calcium carbonate ...
Lizard
Lizard Untamed Wilds -- 36,314 views
Squamate reptiles excluding snakes, found worldwide except Antarctica. Over 7000...
McLaren F1
McLaren F1 Full Throttle -- 35,514 views
British sports car, 1992-98. Conceived by Gordon Murray, powered by a BMW V12. C...
Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus Primeval -- 35,453 views
Late Jurassic herbivore from western US & Portugal, 155-145 MYA. This quadrupeda...
DMC DeLorean
DMC DeLorean Full Throttle -- 32,456 views
DMC DeLorean: '81-'83, rear-engine sports car by DeLorean Motor Company. Noted f...
HPV vaccine
HPV vaccine Eureka Archives -- 30,969 views
Launched in 2006, HPV vaccines prevent infection from specific human papillomavi...
Ferrari F40
Ferrari F40 Full Throttle -- 30,658 views
Mid-engine, RWD sports car engineered by Materazzi, styled by Pininfarina. Built...
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron Full Throttle -- 28,954 views
Mid-engine sports car by Volkswagen Group, built in Molsheim, France. Named for ...
Allosaurus
Allosaurus Primeval -- 28,884 views
Late Jurassic theropod from North America & Portugal. Allosaurus ("different liz...
Arnolfini Portrait
Arnolfini Portrait Masterworks -- 25,715 views
The Arnolfini Portrait (or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Po...
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus Primeval -- 24,742 views
Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur from western North America, 70-66 MYA. This qua...
Bonsai
Bonsai Untamed Wilds -- 23,213 views
Japanese "tray planting" art form. Trees shaped in containers mimic full-size tr...
Queen regnant
Queen regnant Trailblazers -- 22,034 views
Female monarch ruling in her own right, possessing full sovereign powers. Differ...
Diplodocus
Diplodocus Primeval -- 20,526 views
Late Jurassic sauropod from North America's Morrison Formation. Named in 1878 fo...
Cute aggression
Cute aggression ??? -- 20,076 views
Dimorphous expression: urge to squeeze cute things without harm. Common since 20...
The Ambassadors (Holbein)
The Ambassadors (Holbein) Masterworks -- 17,404 views
The Ambassadors is a 1533 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger. Also known as Je...
Cathedral
Cathedral Living Heritage -- 17,088 views
Bishop's seat & central church of a diocese, found in episcopal Christian denomi...
Lamborghini Miura
Lamborghini Miura Full Throttle -- 15,309 views
Lamborghini Miura: 1966-73. Conceived against Ferruccio's wishes, its mid-engine...
Adélie penguin
Adélie penguin Untamed Wilds -- 15,129 views
*Pygoscelis adeliae* thrives along Antarctica's coast. Named after Adélie Land (...
Cobra
Cobra Untamed Wilds -- 14,987 views
Genus Naja snakes, known for their intimidating hood display when threatened. Fo...
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers Masterworks -- 14,368 views
The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers is a c. 1672–75 oil on canvas painting by th...
Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus Primeval -- 13,756 views
"Deceptive lizard" roamed North America in the Late Jurassic. This diplodocid, 7...
The Milkmaid (Vermeer)
The Milkmaid (Vermeer) Masterworks -- 13,636 views
The Milkmaid (Dutch: De melkmeid or Het melkmeisje), sometimes called The Kitche...
Festival
Festival Living Heritage -- 13,292 views
Celebrations rooted in community, religion, or culture. Often local/national hol...
Amalthea (moon)
Amalthea (moon) Celestial Vault -- 13,003 views
Jupiter's 5th moon, discovered 1892 by E.E. Barnard. Reddish, irregular, and icy...
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp Masterworks -- 10,878 views
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting on canvas by Remb...
Annunciation (Leonardo)
Annunciation (Leonardo) Masterworks -- 9,706 views
The Annunciation is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vin...
Timeline of women in science
Timeline of women in science Trailblazers -- 7,354 views
Spans history to today, highlighting women's contributions to science. Includes ...
Daisy (advertisement)
Daisy (advertisement) ??? -- 6,649 views
1964 Johnson campaign ad; aired once but replayed widely. A girl counts daisy pe...
Eastern imperial eagle
Eastern imperial eagle Untamed Wilds -- 5,575 views
Aquila heliaca, a vulnerable eagle, breeds in SE Europe & Asia. Migratory, it wi...
Delicacy
Delicacy Living Heritage -- 5,521 views
Culturally-defined rare food. Varies by region; fugu in Japan, escamoles in Mexi...
Marathon, Greece
Marathon, Greece Lost Empires -- 5,422 views
Greek town, site of the pivotal 490 BCE Battle of Marathon. Athenian victory aga...
Andrea M. Ghez
Andrea M. Ghez Trailblazers -- 5,229 views
American astrophysicist (b. 1965) at UCLA. Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Phys...
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi Eureka Archives -- 4,718 views
Hungarian biochemist (1893-1986). Nobel laureate for isolating Vitamin C in 1937...
Medha Patkar
Medha Patkar Trailblazers -- 4,704 views
Indian activist born 1954. Founder of Narmada Bachao Andolan, opposing large dam...
Acoustic resonance
Acoustic resonance Living Heritage -- 4,097 views
System vibrates intensely at natural frequencies. Instruments use resonators, li...
Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect Eureka Archives -- 3,599 views
French physicist (b. 1947) famed for quantum entanglement experiments. Nobel lau...
Anne L'Huillier
Anne L'Huillier Trailblazers -- 3,378 views
French physicist (b. 1958) at Lund University, Sweden. Pioneer of attosecond phy...
Congregational mosque
Congregational mosque Living Heritage -- 3,358 views
Friday mosque (masjid jāmi‘) hosts jumu'ah prayers. Early Islamic cities had few...
Electric organ
Electric organ Living Heritage -- 3,284 views
Electronic keyboard imitating organs. Debuted early 20th century, evolving from ...
Absolute space and time
Absolute space and time Eureka Archives -- 3,120 views
Newton's concept: a fixed, unchanging backdrop for all events. Pre-Einsteinian p...
Antony Hewish
Antony Hewish Eureka Archives -- 2,749 views
British radio astronomer (1924-2021). Hewish won the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics...
Crypt of Civilization
Crypt of Civilization ??? -- 2,569 views
Oglethorpe U. time capsule, sealed 1940, not to open until 8113 AD. 57 m3 vault ...
Epimetheus (moon)
Epimetheus (moon) Celestial Vault -- 2,442 views
Saturn's inner moon, discovered in 1966 and confirmed in 1980. Co-orbital with J...
Abdera, Thrace
Abdera, Thrace Lost Empires -- 2,311 views
Thracian coastal polis, founded c. 654 BC opposite Thasos. A key Greek colony ne...
Fakemon
Fakemon ??? -- 2,179 views
Fakemon are fan-made Pokémon, originating with the franchise's rise in the late ...
Lettering
Lettering Living Heritage -- 2,153 views
Artful letter drawing, unlike writing, emphasizes unique composition. Each lette...
Atlas (architecture)
Atlas (architecture) Lost Empires -- 2,144 views
Atlantes are male architectural supports, like columns, sculpted as men. Named a...
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Elena Cornaro Piscopia Trailblazers -- 1,903 views
Venetian noble (1646-1684). Elena Cornaro Piscopia was a philosopher and polymat...
Aegaeon (moon)
Aegaeon (moon) Celestial Vault -- 1,796 views
Saturn's moon, Aegaeon (S/2008 S 1), orbits within the G Ring. Its elongated sha...
Helena Roerich
Helena Roerich Trailblazers -- 1,684 views
Russian theosophist (1879-1955). With husband Nicholas, articulated Agni Yoga. E...
Albert Fert
Albert Fert Eureka Archives -- 1,204 views
French physicist (b. 1938). Discovered giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in 1988, en...
SN 2006gy
SN 2006gy Celestial Vault -- 1,096 views
Hypernova SN 2006gy, discovered Sept 18, 2006, was once the brightest supernova ...
Alfred Kastler
Alfred Kastler Eureka Archives -- 1,010 views
German-born French physicist (1902-1984). Nobel laureate for Physics (1966). Dev...
Kiviuq (moon)
Kiviuq (moon) Celestial Vault -- 967 views
Saturn's prograde irregular moon, discovered 2000. Named for an Inuit hero. 17km...
Gaziantep Castle
Gaziantep Castle Lost Empires -- 787 views
Gaziantep Castle, in Turkey, sits atop a central mound. Originally a Hittite obs...
Chang'an
Chang'an Lost Empires -- 0 views
Ancient capital in Shaanxi, China, from 202 BC-907 AD. Served multiple dynasties...
Aztec Empire
Aztec Empire Lost Empires -- 0 views
Triple Alliance of Nahua city-states: Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, Tlacopan. From 142...
Analects
Analects Lost Empires -- 0 views
Ancient Chinese text of Confucius' sayings, compiled by followers. Largely writt...
Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin DB5 Full Throttle -- 0 views
British grand tourer, the DB5, was built 1963-1965 by Aston Martin. Designed by ...
Ceres (dwarf planet)
Ceres (dwarf planet) Celestial Vault -- 0 views
Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, discovered 1801 by Piazzi. Once considered a ...