Solar Walk is a 3D environment for navigating through our solar system
Solar Walk takes you up into space on an adventure through and around the planets in our solar system. Users can explore a vast array of moons, dwarf planets and comets —…
Watch the ISS camera stream live from your classroom
The International Space Station is a huge science lab in the stars, and home to many astronauts from around the world. It was launched in 1998 and people have lived…
Google Earth: Discover exciting places around the world
When Google Earth was first released, many were impressed with the idea that you could travel anywhere on Earth. As technology grows, software becomes more intelligent and Google Earth is…
Dynamic Plates explains how volcanoes and earthquakes are formed
Some apps benefit from the use of animations as they allow you to see exactly how something works. Dynamic Plates could of used static images throughout, with arrows and annotations,…
David Attenborough explains the tree of life
About 150 years ago, Charles Darwin wrote a book where he described his theory of the tree of life and natural selection. He invoked the idea that all living creatures are…
A look inside the Svalbard seed vault
Take a look inside the Svalbard vault, that stores almost a million precious seed samples from countries all over the world.
Could humans survive in the Jurassic period?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live alongside dinosaurs?
Free NASA posters displaying visions of the future
If we could live on any planet in our solar system, how might they be advertised as travel destinations?
Animated video explains everything you need to know about Planet Earth
Planet Earth is this solid thing you are standing on right now and it’s just a very, very small part of the big picture.
BBC Earth: How has the world changed since your birth?
How many times has your heart beaten? How old would you be if you lived on Jupiter? How much has the world’s population increased? These are just some of the…
The Barefoot interactive world atlas for iPad
The World Atlas app from Barefoot is based on the book of the same name, that lets you discover the regions, countries and more from around the world.