SciShow
More About Cats, & Gonzo the Toucanet: SciShow Talk Show Episode 6
Katherine is back with more information about cats and Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Gonzo the crimson-rumped toucanet.
PBS
What Happened to the World's Greatest Ape?
Probably twice the size of a modern gorilla, Gigantopithecus is the greatest great-ape that ever was. And for us fellow primates, there are some lessons to be learned in how it lived, and why it disappeared.
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Why Our Brains Love Junk Food
Hank explains the scientific reasons behind why we humans generally prefer to eat donut hamburgers to carrots.
SciShow
Karaoke Lemurs and the Evolution of Music
By giving some fossils a dental exam, we've learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren't the only primate that can get down at karaoke night.
SciShow
Anal Teeth, Paralyzing Farts, and Other Weaponized Butts
All animals have adaptations that help them survive in the wild...some just focus more on back-end development than others. Whether for offense, defense, or both, here are five creatures with butt-kicking behinds!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why are sharks so awesome? - Tierney Thys
Sharks have been celebrated as powerful gods by some native cultures. And today, sharks are recognized as apex predators of the world's ocean. What is it that makes these fish worthy of our ancient legends and so successful in the seas?...
PBS
How the Turtle Got Its Shell
Where did turtles come from? And how did the they get their shells? The answers to these questions would eventually cause scientists to rethink the entire history of reptile evolution.
SciShow
Precision Medicine | SciShow Talk Show
Erica Woodahl tells us how individual genetic screenings could help doctors prescribe better medications and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings in two fantastic rodents: Huckleberry the beaver and Chili Pepper the Patagonian cavy. Chapters...
SciShow
Cute Skulls and Cute Cavies: SciShow Talk Show #17
Before she left for Chicago, Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop sat down with Hank to discuss one of her favorite skulls from the from the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum. Then Jessi Knudsen Castañeda from Animal Wonders joined in with...
MinuteEarth
Why Sharks Are Covered In Teeth
Sharks wouldn’t be known for their fierce teeth today if it weren’t for their ancient scales.
SciShow
This Ancient Tooth Could Shake Up How We Study Evolution | SciShow News
Scientists were able to get molecular information from 1.7 million years old teeth using a new method that could completely change how we study extinct organisms.
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Pumas and Slither the Gopher Snake: SciShow Talk Show #12
Hank and Katherine talk about the wild cat known variously as a puma, mountain lion, cougar, panther and catamount and then Jessi from Animal Wonders brings a special animal guest to visit.
SciShow
Unstumped Hank & A Chinese Water Dragon: SciShow Talk Show #14
Today on the SciShow talk show, Emily fails to stump Hank with a new animal skull, and then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Lokita the Chinese water dragon.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The most groundbreaking scientist you've never heard of - Addison Anderson
Seventeenth-century Danish geologist Nicolas Steno earned his chops at a young age, studying cadavers and drawing anatomic connections between species. Steno made outsized contributions to the field of geology, influencing Charles Lyell,...
SciShow
Telepathic Rats and a Red-lored Amazon: SciShow Talk Show #10
Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop is back again to stump Hank and to tell us about some fascinating new research in the field of rat telepathy (NO JOKE). Then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Zoe the Red-lored Amazon parrot.
SciShow
Why These 7 Fish Are So U.G.L.Y.
Some fish will never win any beauty pageants, but they still deserve our admiration, respect, and love, especially since their “ugly” traits are actually incredible examples of evolutionary innovation.
TED Talks
TED: The technology of touch | Katherine Kuchenbecker
As we move through the world, we have an innate sense of how things feel -- the sensations they produce on our skin and how our bodies orient to them. Can technology leverage this? In this fun, fascinating TED-Ed lesson, learn about the...
SciShow
Earwax, Butt Hair, and Other Weird Human Attributes
You can probably tell someone the purpose of most of your body parts. But what about earwax? Or your appendix? If you’re looking for those answers, or wondering why you have a butt, pop a squat to find out about weird human attributes.
SciShow
Where Did Humans Come From?
Hank tells us about new and confusing discoveries in the field of Human Evolution.
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Two New Sauropods Generate Excitement and Controversy | SciShow News
One new fossil discovery helps shed some light on early titanosaur evolution, while another leads to some controversial claims about dicraeosaurs.
SciShow
10 Strange-Looking Prehistoric Animals
Take a close look at some of the strangest-looking animals evolution has created.
SciShow Kids
Weird Animal Teeth
Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about a few animals with extreme teeth!
SciShow
The Terrifying Fish with Transparent Teeth
The deep-sea dragonfish is a predator that lives deep in the Pacific Ocean. Like many other deep sea predators, it's got an oversized jaw and a bioluminescent appendage to attract prey, but it does have one weird (and strangely useful)...