MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Poop
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we dive into one of our favorite topics, well at least our #2: poop.
Crash Course
Fungi: Death Becomes Them - CrashCourse Biology
Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in...
SciShow
Why Can't You Digest Grass?
You've probably seen cows enjoying a nice mouthful of grass, but why can't we do the same?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How does the thyroid manage your metabolism? - Emma Bryce
Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous power over your body: the thyroid. Emma Bryce explains how the thyroid, like the operations manager in a company, is tasked with making sure that all...
MinuteEarth
Why Are There Penguins At The Equator?
When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: Net Primary Production...
Bozeman Science
Biogeochemical Cycles
In this video Paul Andersen explains how biogeochemical cycles move required nutrients through the abiotic and biotic spheres on our planet. Matter on the Earth is conserved so producers must receive required nutrients through the water...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Kenny Coogan: The wild world of carnivorous plants
Around the world there are more than 600 plant species that supplement a regular diet of sunlight, water and soil with insects, frogs and even rats. Flies, tadpoles and beetles fall prey to the remarkable, predatory antics of carnivorous...
SciShow
3 Ridiculous Ways Plants Get Sick
Plants can get sick, but since they don’t walk around sneezing on each other, the things that infect them need some very weird strategies to spread.
MinuteEarth
The Bacteria That Made Life Possible Is Now Killing Us
Thanks to the St. Croix Watershed Research Station for sponsoring this video! To learn more about their work, visit https://www.smm.org/scwrs/. Aquatic cyanobacteria first oxygenated earth’s air, making human life possible; now, due to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does your body know you're full? - Hilary Coller
Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that's almost impossible to ignore. After you've reacted by...
SciShow
Microbes Might Survive on Mars | SciShow News
We’re all excited about the Mars rover Perseverance this week, but scientists are also working on some other exciting things!
SciShow
The Carnivorous Plants That Gave Up Meat for Poop
Seymour might have had better luck had he raised one of these Bornean plants instead of a giant Venus flytrap. Instead of evolving to eat animals, they’ve evolved to play nice in exchange for their nutrient rich feces.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Which type of milk is best for you? | Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham
If you go to the store in search of milk, there are a dizzying number of products to choose from. There's dairy milk, but also plant-based products such as almond, soy, and oat milks. So which milk is actually best for you? And which...
SciShow
3 Ways We Could Transform the Future of Food
As the population grows, the demand for food is only going to increase, but luckily, scientists are already working to solve this problem.
Crash Course
Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology
Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The secret language of trees - Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae. -- Most of the forest lives in the shadow of the giants that make up the highest canopy. These are the oldest...
SciShow
Are Multivitamins Really Good For You?
People spend billions of dollars every year trying to boost their health with multivitamins- but are they actually good for you?
SciShow
5 of the World's Most Bizarre Seeds
Some plants have very unique ways to disperse their seeds. Olivia introduces 5 of the most bizarre seeds in the world!
MinuteEarth
Which Is Worse?
A broken bone might seem worse than a sprain, but you'll get over it much more quickly.
MinuteEarth
Is Soil Alive?
Soil doesn't seem like it's "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways.
Crash Course
What Are Ecosystems? Crash Course Geography
Today we're going to take a closer look at ecosystems -- which are communities of living organisms in an area interacting with their environment -- and how this relationship between the amount of energy a place receives and the movement...
SciShow Kids
How Living Things Work Together
Bill and Webb can’t seem to agree, so they head the The Fort where Mister Brown tries to help them work together by teaching them about mutualisms, or when different types of animals help each other in the wild! Next Generation Science...
SciShow
These Trees Eat Salmon!
Fish-eating trees sound like they’re straight out of science fiction. But they’re a real thing—one that exists right here on Earth. And they show just how interconnected life on this planet is.