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The Deadpool Salamander That Can Regrow Limbs
Axolotls are special salamanders. Not only to they stay in their juvenile form their whole lives, they can regenerate entire limbs! Studying how they do it could change the way we treat human limb injuries.
SciShow
6 Natural Medicines (Maybe) Used by Animals | Zoopharmacognosy
There have been reports of animals medicating themselves to treat illnesses, but according to the research, you shouldn't go to a non-human pharmacist just yet.
SciShow
Walrus Flash Mob & 20 Years of Pot Research
35,000 walruses all hanging out at the same beach in Alaska? Why? Does global warming have anything to do with it? And what have we learned after 20 years of studying the effects of marijuana? SciShow News explains.
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The Northern Hemisphere’s Very Own Giant Penguins (Sort Of)
Today, penguins are found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere. But fossils have revealed giant lookalikes to these swimming birds further up north, spurring questions of how they evolved and what happened to them.
TED Talks
David Griffin: How photography connects us
The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Who is Alexander von Humboldt? - George Mehler
Have you heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Not likely. The geologist turned South American explorer was a bit of an 18th century super scientist, traveling over 24,000 miles to understand the relationship between nature and habitat....
TED Talks
TED: How human noise affects ocean habitats | Kate Stafford
Oceanographer Kate Stafford lowers us into the sonically rich depths of the Arctic Ocean, where ice groans, whales sing to communicate over vast distances -- and climate change and human noise threaten to alter the environment in ways we...
SciShow
Springs, Bows, and Gears: Amazing Animal Jumpers
We're pretty good at moving around in the world, but there are some animals that have efficient mechanisms that allow them to leap and bound wherever they go. Gears, bows, and springs allow these animals to be amazing jumpers.
SciShow Kids
Compound Eyes: See Like a Dragonfly! | Amazing Animal Senses | SciShow Kids
Jessi and Squeaks learn all about how dragonflies see - did you know they have thousands of eyes?! First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The way an object is shaped or structured...
SciShow Kids
From the Ground to the Sky: The Layers of the Redwood Forest
There's all sorts of life in the Redwood forest, but not just in the ground, different animals live in all layers of the Redwoods!
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - Plants depend on water and...
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The Most Venomous Animals in the World
There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. Not all are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses, where did venom come from, and how does it work?...
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How Dogs Really Listen to Us, and How Pufferfish Puff
This week on SciShow News: Animals! New research has found how dogs actually listen to us in more complex ways than you probably thought, and also figured out how a kind of pufferfish gets its puff up.
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7 Animals with Really Wild Tongues
They’re sticky, they’re stretchy, they’re just plain long—here are seven of the most interesting tongues in the animal kingdom! chapters CHAMELEONS 0:51 TUBE-LIPPED NECTAR BATS 2:16 WOODPECKER TONGUE Popular Science Monthly illustration,...
TED Talks
TED: How food shapes our cities | Carolyn Steel
Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The world's slimiest animal | Noah R. Bressman and Douglas Fudge
In 2017, a truck screeched to a halt. One of its containers slid off, hit a car, and spilled its contents— thousands of kilograms of hagfish. The result of this accident was an absolute mess: the highway was coated in a thick slime that...
SciShow Kids
3 Cool Facts About Cats!
Even if you have a cat of your own, you might not know these three amazing things about our furry friends!
TED Talks
TED: The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet | Penny Chisholm
Oceanographer Penny Chisholm introduces us to an amazing little being: Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic species on the planet. A marine microbe that has existed for millions of years, Prochlorococcus wasn't discovered...
TED Talks
TED: How to design mosquitoes out of cities | Cameron Webb
As cities adopt greener, more sustainable designs, there's risk of a dangerous and unwelcome tenant moving in: mosquitoes. Researcher Cameron Webb explains what urban planners and the general public need to understand about mosquitoes --...
SciShow
Ultra High-Tech Ways Scientists Might Defeat COVID-19
Scientists are trying a little bit of everything to fight the virus that causes COVID-19, but some researchers are harnessing more than just the usual virus-fighting repertoire, from tiny sponges to viral RNA-destroying bubbles.
SciShow
The Oldest Known Animal May Be a Weird, Fleshy Oval | SciShow News
Dickinsonia might be the oldest known member of the animal kingdom, and the origin of birdsongs from the syrinx might be a little less mysterious.
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From Wombat Butts to Quantum Mechanics | SciShow Quiz Show
SciShow script writer and D&D enthusiast Alexa Billow goes head to head against Hank in his 50th Quiz Show appearance! Who will win in the battle of Wombat Butts and Quantum Mechanics?
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The Invisible Line in the Indian Ocean
There’s an invisible line between two groups of islands in the Indian Ocean with two totally different animal populations. It took three branches of science to figure out why it exists.
Crash Course Kids
Planetary Plants
So we know what life needs here to work, and we've talked a little about what life COULD look like on other planets. But what about plant life? What could plant life look like on other planets? In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...
SciShow Kids
Turtle Time with Dr. Turtleman!
Jessi and Squeaks are on a beach vacation, so they've called in their pal, Dr. Lawrence Turtleman, to take over the show for today! And what is he going to teach you about? Turtles, of course!