This week on Blockchain Central: we will discuss the Petro - a cryptocurrency issued by the government of Venezuela which is supposed to be backed by oil. But is it something that really can raise the economy of Venezuela to the new level?

The 4,000 luxury cars that were stuck on a burning ship in the middle of the Atlantic, have stopped burning. They are now on the bottom of the ocean, with the ship, which has also stopped burning.

This video discusses the use of non-renewable resources, specifically fossil fuels, as a major source of commercial energy on Earth. It highlights the significant contribution of coal, crude oil, and natural gas to energy production, but...

The FT's global business columnist Rana Foroohar looks at what could cause a surge in the price of oil, gold and other commodities.

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Syria.

Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub discusses the oil industry’s journey toward lower carbon emissions, which technologies can best accelerate the process and how her company is looking to strike the right balance.

Oil has a lot of star power. We use it in pretty much everything that we cook, from fresh salads to fried foods. But is oil the hero or the villain in our diets?

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Southwestern Region of the United States. The individual states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada are presented in detail.

The country's oil industry was once the envy of the region, but after decades of mismanagement and corruption the sector is facing ruin. The FT's Andean correspondent Gideon Long asks what went wrong.

MOT 1951: MAP: Map of Iran w/ Teheran & Abadan (world's largest oil refinery) highlighted / Oil wells marked / HA WS Oil refinery w/ train moving on tracks FG / XWS Refinery w/ storage tanks FG / WS Refinery smoke stacks black smoke /...

Shamil Yenikeyeff - the challenge for Gazprom.

Learn how an open differential works, the main parts and why we use them in this video on open differential explained

Watch part 2 of the videos on the Carbon Cycle, as a part of environmental chemistry. Photosynthesis and respiration help carbon to be cycled in nature by using energy from the sun. As living things grow, they have to build up large...

Two NASA satellites are capturing images of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which began April 20, 2010 with the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. This short video reveals a space-based view of the burning oil rig and,...

This short video reveals a space-based view of the burning oil rig, the spill, and the location through April 1, 2011. The MODIS instrument, on board NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, captured images of the oil spill in the Gulf of...

Everyday we use natural resources. This series of programs introduces students to the importance of natural resources in our lives. Renewable and nonrenewable resources are differentiated with examples illustrating each. The positive and...

In this episode of Kult America, we explore my first impressions of the middle eastern country of Qatar. Having spent 4 days in Doha, I found that as is the case in most places people are people. I was not approached or harassed by...

The hack on a 5,500-mile pipeline on the U.S. East Coast is being looked at as one of the most significant attacks on key national infrastructure in history.

This clip looks at the physical features and climate of Russia's coastal regions.

This video provides an overview of massage therapy as an alternative therapy for relaxation and muscle relief. It discusses the history of massage, its techniques, and its popularity as a beneficial health treatment....

Learn about the Gilded Age, a period of immense social and industrial change in US history.

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Southwestern Region of the United States. The individual states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada are presented in detail.

This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Norway.

In this video, we explore the importance of carbon, an element that is present in everything from the air we breathe to the objects we use daily.