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How Mind-Controlling Parasites Teach Us About Brains
Some parasites can hijack the brains of their victims and cause them to behave in strange ways, but how they do it, and do we humans need to be worried?
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6 Sleeper-Agent Pathogens That Can Make You Sick
Your body usually does a great job defending you from all kinds of viruses, fungi, and bacteria. However, there are some pathogens out there that can hide from your immune system and stay dormant in your body, waiting for their...
SciShow
6 of the Oldest Parasites Ever Found
Where there's life, there's other life looking for a free ride. Here are six of the world's oldest parasites.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Is there a disease that makes us love cats? - Jaap de Roode
Today, about a third of the world's population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis - and most of them never even know it. And while the parasite can multiply in practically any host, it can only reproduce sexually in...
Amoeba Sisters
Diffusion
Explore how substances travel in diffusion with the Amoeba Sisters! This video uses a real life example and mentions concentration gradients, passive transport, facilitated diffusion, and explains why diffusion is critical for all...
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Why Can't I Wear My Dog's Flea and Tick Collars?
It seems like the easiest way to avoid tiny parasites is to just slap on your animal’s tick or flea collar and hike into the woods worry-free. But you definitely shouldn’t.
SciShow
Human Parasites
Hank tells us about all of the things that live on us or in us - the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.
Be Smart
Zombie Parasites!
Shows like The Walking Dead are full of hungry, mindless, surprisingly fleet-footed armies of brain-eating zombies. Could they actually exist? Are zombies real? Well, maybe if you're talking about zom-bees! This week I introduce you to...
SciShow
The Horrifying Truth About Swimmer's Itch
Also known as cercarial dermatitis, swimmer’s itch is more than just an annoying rash…
SciShow Kids
The Biggest Flower in the World!
Squeaks wants to know more about the biggest flower in the world! So Mister Brown teaches him all about this stinky, weird plant - called Rafflesia arnoldii!
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4 Parasites Too Creepy to Exist
Warning! This episode is a little gross… Between 1/3 and 1/2 of all life on earth is parasitic - and here are 4 of the creepiest parasites we know about.
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Developing A New Malaria Vaccine!
We've learned a bit about how hummingbirds see motion in an unexpected way, and scientists are working on a potential new malaria vaccine by genetically manipulating the parasite that causes it!
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The World's First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to develop...
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Why You Might Want Parasitic Worms
Some doctors have actually found a connection between having parasitic worms and not having immune system problems like allergies or arthritis.
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Brood Parasites
What if you could just drop your kids off at someone else’s place and let them have the responsibility? Well, there are some animals that do just that. They’re called brood parasites, and they lay their eggs in other animals’ nests and...
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All About Allergies
What are allergies? How are they caused, and what can people do to prevent them? SciShow explains!
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What Happens If You Use Your Feces as Fertilizer?
Being able to use human feces as fertilizer could be really helpful for human colonies on other planets. It could also be useful for human colonies on THIS planet! And who doesn’t love recycling!?
SciShow
Mindcontrolling Parasites
Hank introduces us to some freaky parasites that use mind control to hijack the brains of their hosts.
Be Smart
Why Are The Bees Dying?
Bees, wild and domesticated, are in big trouble. Bee colonies are dying off at alarming rates, and the cause isn't clear. Pesticides, habitat loss, disease, there's a laundry list of likely culprits. We rely on these tiny pollinators for...
Curated Video
Remora Fish
The remora fish has a unique way of conserving energy. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Remora fish have a large suctorial disc on their heads, which they use to hitch a ride on bigger fish. Remora fish feed on parasites that...
Curated Video
Parasitic Plants
Different species of parasitic plants steal nutrients from host species in order to survive. Sometimes this ends in the death of the host. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Parasitic plants derive some or all of their nutrients from...
Curated Video
Biotic Factors in Ecosystems
What happens if you change the living factors of an ecosystem? Discover the effect of removing predators or introducing a new species into a habitat. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The smallest change can tip the balance of the...
Curated Video
Habitats – Clip
Find out how sunfish and seagulls work together to survive. Life processes - Living things in their environments - Habitats Learning Points Some habitats involve parasitic relationships. A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that...
Curated Video
Malaria: The Global Fight Against a Deadly Disease
Malaria is a highly prevalent parasitic disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted by mosquitoes. It affects millions of people worldwide, particularly children, leading to significant mortality and long-term impairments....