Bozeman Science
AP Biology Lab 3: Mitosis and Meiosis
Paul Andersen compares and contrasts mitosis and meiosis. He shows how you can count cells in various phases of mitosis to construct a cell cycle pie chart. He also explains how you can use the fungus Sordaria to calculate map units...
SciShow
Fairy Rings
Hank noticed something mysterious in the park one day. Fairy rings: are they mystical portals to another realm? Or could there be another, more scientific, explanation?
PBS
When Giant Fungi Ruled
420 million years ago, a giant feasted on the dead, growing slowly into the largest living thing on land. It belonged to an unlikely group of pioneers that ultimately made life on land possible -- the fungi.
SciShow Kids
Lichen Two Living Things In One Biology for Kids
Join Jessi this week at the fort and learn about the unexpectedly awesome organism that's made up of two living things: LICHEN!
Curated Video
Zombie Animals That Exist in Nature
Howcast - Learn what zombie animals exist in nature in this Howcast video about how to survive a zombie attack.
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How to Survive a Locust Attack
Howcast - When locusts swarm, they eat crops, grasses, and any other vegetation in their way. Learn how to fight back against a locust attack.
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How to Prevent Athlete's Foot
There's fungus among us, and it's not just around athletes. Here's how to prevent one of the most common skin problems.
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Do You Know What Panama’s National Animal Is? You Need to Check It Out!
A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.
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Meet the Golden Frog of Panama! The Country’s National Animal
A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.
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Have You Ever Seen a Golden Frog? Well, Come Check This One Out
A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.
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Leaf Cutter Ants Are Extremely Interesting and Very Hard Working
It's a common misconception that leaf cutter ants eat leaves - but what they're really after is something else entirely.
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Ants in Your Pants! These Leaf Cutter Ants Are Pretty Amazing!
You may not have ants in your pants like San Diego Zoo's Chris Mooney, but if you live in certain parts of the world, you may have leaf cutter ants in your backyard.
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The Last of Their Species: Why Panama's Golden Frog is One of the Coolest Creatures in the World
Learn what major threat to these frogs is sweeping through Central and South America.
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This Golden Frog Is Panama’s National Animal and One of the Coolest Creatures in the World
A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Leaf Cutter Ants
It's a common misconception that leaf cutter ants eat leaves - but what they're really after is something else entirely.
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These Panamanian Golden Frogs are the Last of Their Species
No such frogs have been seen in Panama for the past 7 or 8 years. Learn what threat this species faces in the wild, and what makes them so unique.
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Check Out Panama's National Animal, the Panamanian Golden Frog
A major threat to these frogs is a fungus that's sweeping through Central and South America.
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These Diseases Love a Warmer World But Which Should We Worry
As our world gets warmer and our climate gets more extreme, the weather isn’t the only thing that’s changing and becoming more dangerous. Disease vectors are also spreading and becoming riskier to humans. In this episode of Weathered, we...
Veritasium
What Actually Causes Dandruff?
When I started this project, I wasn't sure what caused dandruff and I also didn't think much science would go into making a shampoo like Head & Shoulders. So what I learned really surprised me:
There are hundreds of scientists working...
Science ABC
Toadstools vs Mushrooms: Are They Different?
Toadstool and mushroom are merely unscientific labels to define different varieties of fungus. Yes, the mushroom that we eat is actually a fungus! There is a popular consensus that while mushrooms are white-capped species that grow in...
Curated Video
Factpack: Acceleration
In the race to change velocity the fastest, can man-made objects outstrip nature's fastest accelerators? Physics - Forces - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to...
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Germination - Early Plant Growth
The early stages of growth of a plant or fungus from a dormant seed or spore. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
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Living things – Clip
Find out about the extraordinary life cycle of the Pilobolus fungus. Life processes - Living processes - Living things Learning Points All living things reproduce. A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond...
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Reducing the spread of disease – Clip
Animals can get diseases too. See how an ant colony deals with a deadly fungus. Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Fungi can cause disease. A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film...