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Huge Sperm and Giant Tentacles: Relax, It's Marine Biology

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow shares the latest developments in science, this week including new insights into the evolution of giant sperm, and the discovery of a whole new order of animal. ----------
Instructional Video5:19
SciShow

How Hyraxes Preserve the Past in Poo

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists who piece together our past can do so through the rare fossil or artifact, or they can go to one convenient location: a hyrax latrine.
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 Video3:34
SciShow

Four Creatures That Glow

12th - Higher Ed
Fireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven’t even discovered yet.
Instructional Video3:20
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Camel Dung was The First Probiotic

12th - Higher Ed
Back in the day, bacterial diseases like dysentery were super deadly, but the nomadic people in northern Africa had long known about an effective, if hard to swallow, cure.
Instructional Video9:59
SciShow

9 of the Weirdest Sperm Adaptations

12th - Higher Ed
You probably have a vague idea of what sperm does, but not all sperm are created equal, and some have even developed unique adaptations to get where they're going.
Instructional Video8:34
SciShow

9 Amazing New Arachnid Species

12th - Higher Ed
Whether they’re dancing, hunting, or being a pain in the nose, these new arachnid species will knock all 8 of your socks off.
Instructional Video9:47
SciShow

7 Bizarre Uses for Animal Secretions

12th - Higher Ed
You're probably aware of lots of the things we take from animals, but for centuries, humans have been sneaking animal secretions into a bunch of things you probably didn't know about, like your Easter candy, your Mom's perfume, and even...
Instructional Video11:41
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6 Species Unlike Anything Else | Evolutionary Loners

12th - Higher Ed
What happens when a species is the only of its kind? This phenomenon is called a monospecific taxon. Studying these special species can help us better understand not just those sparse groups, but all life on this planet! Join Olivia...
Instructional Video2:47
SciShow

This Binge-drinking Tree Shrew Could Probably Outdrink You

12th - Higher Ed
Many animals consume some alcohol in their foods, but these shrews take it to a whole new level!
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SciShow

Slingshot Spiders Put Fighter Pilots to Shame

12th - Higher Ed
There are all kinds of ways that a spider can catch its prey, but few species are as extreme as the slingshot spider!
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SciShow

Nature’s Secret Weapon Against Microbes: Squid Skin

12th - Higher Ed
There's a compound found in squid skin that they use to change color and protect their cells, but it could also help us fight some of the most common disease-causing microbes out there.
Instructional Video8:25
SciShow

7 New Species Discovered in Cities

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!
Instructional Video8:29
SciShow

5 Strange Cases of Animal Rain

12th - Higher Ed
You might want a really sturdy umbrella to dig into this video, because we’re discussing 5 animals that have a tendency to rain down from the sky and the reasons we think this might be happening!
Instructional Video9:11
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5 of the World's Most Bizarre Seeds

12th - Higher Ed
Some plants have very unique ways to disperse their seeds. Olivia introduces 5 of the most bizarre seeds in the world!
Instructional Video4:59
SciShow

10 Science Superlatives of 2012

12th - Higher Ed
This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.
Instructional Video9:10
SciShow

10 of the Strangest Prehistoric Creatures

12th - Higher Ed
We know what the dinosaurs looked like thanks to fossils, but have you seen some of these wild creatures? Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow and take a closer look at some of the strangest-looking animals evolution has...
Instructional Video7:00
SciShow

Why Animals Take Care of Other Animals' Young

12th - Higher Ed
Did you know that some species take care of young that are not their own? This surprising practice is called alloparenting, and it’s been observed in animals from otters, like Rosa and Selka, to birds to baboons!
Instructional Video10:59
SciShow

What is Taxonomy and Why is it So Complicated?

12th - Higher Ed
The classification of animal groups is essential to the the development of modern biology—but it's extremely complicated. Trying to shoehorn the messy, complicated web of interrelationships that is biology into neat boxes has resulted in...
Instructional Video12:53
SciShow

They're Breaking the Species Barrier

12th - Higher Ed
There are wild hybridizations happening all the time! Here are five weird and wild hybrids that aren't just cool but could teach us something too. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) 0:00 Intro 1:06 Arctic Oddballs 3:43 Bouncing Baby Bears...
Instructional Video19:07
SciShow

The Amazing and Delicate World of Bees

12th - Higher Ed
Yes, there is a chance they might sting you, but bees are incredibly vital to our ecosystem as we know it. Join Hank for a compilation of our favorite bee episodes—we know this one is a real stinger! We mean, zinger!
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Fish Are Way Smarter Than You Think

12th - Higher Ed
Many people assume that fish are less intelligent than mammals, but it turns out that isn’t true at all - they are actually way smarter than you probably give them credit for.
Instructional Video25:01
SciShow

Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Brit Garner, host of SciShow Psych, talks about the research she's doing in conservation genetics/genomics, and Jessi from Animal Wonders shows off an African crested porcupine!
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SciShow

7 Unbelievably Hardcore Ants

12th - Higher Ed
The ant world is an incredible, dangerous, and downright bizarre place. Some ants, though, are a lot cooler and more resourceful than you might give them credit for.