Instructional Video3:55
SciShow

Inside the Nepal Earthquake

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News explains the forces at work behind the earthquake in Nepal, introduces you to a new species of dinosaur, and reveals a discovery in Antarctica.
Instructional Video8:41
PBS

It's Becoming Very Clear That Birds Are Not Normal

12th - Higher Ed
A new discovery raises an important question: from an evolutionary perspective, who really has the stranger wings?
Instructional Video9:39
PBS

When Pterosaurs Walked

12th - Higher Ed
If you know one thing about pterosaurs, it’s that they’re flyers. And while pterosaurs may be well-known for their domination of the skies in the Mesozoic Era, they didn’t live their entire lives in the air. So how did we figure this...
Instructional Video9:04
PBS

How Pterosaurs Got Their Wings

12th - Higher Ed
When pterosaurs first took flight, you could say that it marked the beginning of the end for the winged reptiles. Because, strangely enough, the power of flight -- and the changes that it led to -- may have ultimately led to their downfall.
Instructional Video9:54
SciShow

7 Butterflies That Could Beat You in a Fight

12th - Higher Ed
If there's one animal you'd think you can beat in a no-holds-barred cage match, it'd be a butterfly, right? Here are 7+ reasons you'd be wrong.
Instructional Video5:25
MinutePhysics

The Problem With The Butterfly Effect

12th - Higher Ed
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
Instructional Video3:34
SciShow

The Hardcore Crickets That Only Live on Bare Lava

12th - Higher Ed
Some animals live in pretty extreme places, but the lava cricket might be the most hardcore of them all. These crickets have only been observed right after volcanic eruptions, and scientists have questions, like “How does a flightless...
Instructional Video6:21
SciShow

How Bacteria Helped Plants Take Over the World | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
This week, scientists think they may have found a missing link in regards to how plants went from living in the sea to on land, and also, in adorable news, surfing honeybees.
Instructional Video2:34
SciShow

Can It Be Too Hot To Fly?

12th - Higher Ed
How does heat affect airplanes? Turns out heat, speed and density connect to create dangerous situations.
Instructional Video4:08
SciShow

A Surprisingly Simple Secret to Supersonic Flight

12th - Higher Ed
Making a faster plane takes more than building better engines and structures. To go supersonic, engineers had to solve hundreds of problems -- including ditching one of the biggest assumptions in aerodynamics!
Instructional Video2:13
SciShow

What Did Dinosaurs Taste Like?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered what dinosaur meat might have tasted like? Chances are you've eaten dinosaur more recently than you might expect.
Instructional Video2:28
SciShow

What are Those Things on Airplanes' Wings?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered what those things are on airplane wings? You know, those little angled bits of metal? Watch to learn what they are and how they’re used!
Instructional Video3:18
SciShow

The Terrifying Promise of Robot Bugs

12th - Higher Ed
Imitating nature to build a better (or possibly more terrifying) future. We've been trying to build flapping-wing robots for hundreds of years, and now, ornithopters are finally being developed, and may be used mostly for military...
Instructional Video31:23
SciShow

Earth's Most Amazing Flying Animals | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
The world of animal flight is a fascinating one—join us for a fun SciShow compilation all about birds, bats, and some species you might not expect!
Instructional Video9:45
SciShow

7 Strange Ways Birds Use Their Feathers

12th - Higher Ed
Feathers are great for flying—but did you know birds use their feathers for so much more? Find out what secrets birds are hiding from us in this new episode of SciShow!
Instructional Video10:43
SciShow

5 Robots You Can Hug

12th - Higher Ed
Developers are working to make softer, squishier robots that are flexible enough to maneuver in extreme environments, including inside the human body!
Instructional Video10:56
SciShow

5 Bizarre Aircraft That Pushed the Boundaries of Engineering

12th - Higher Ed
You might think most planes look the same, but here are five of the most bizarre aircraft that, no matter their appearance, still managed to fly.
Instructional Video17:50
SciShow Kids

Guess That Animal: Winter Edition | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
With winter in full swing, Jessi and Squeaks are snowed in for the day and passing the time with their favorite game: Guess That Animal!
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow Kids

Where Does Wind Come From? | The Science of Flying | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
As Squeaks continues to prep for his big trip with Jessi, Mr. Brown helps him learn all about how the wind outside the fort will also affect how long his airplane ride with Jessi takes!
Instructional Video4:09
SciShow Kids

How Airplanes Fly! | Airplane Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
As Squeaks continues to prepare for his big trip on a plane, he and Jessi learn the science behind how airplanes fly!
Instructional Video21:39
SciShow Kids

Squeak's First Flight! | The Science of Flying | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Anthony have been helping Squeaks learn all about flying before his big airplane ride to the robot museum so he isn’t so nervous! Here’s everything they learned together!
Instructional Video4:08
SciShow Kids

How Animals Fly! | The Science of Flight | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
As Squeaks continues to prepare for his big trip with Jessi, Mr. Brown helps him learn all about different kinds of wings and how they help animals and machines fly!
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow Kids

Quetzalcoatlus: The Biggest Animal Who Ever Flew! | The Science of Flight | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
The birds you see around today might not be that big, but a long time ago, there was a flying animal the size of some airplanes!
Instructional Video5:02
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How do airplanes stay in the air? | Raymond Adkins

Pre-K - Higher Ed
By 1917, Albert Einstein had explained the relationship between space and time. But, that year, he designed a flawed airplane wing. His attempt was based on an incomplete theory of how flight works. Indeed, insufficient and inaccurate...