Instructional Video5:02
SciShow

What Penguin Bones Can Tell Us About Dying Glaciers

12th - Higher Ed
We know these glaciers are already on the way out, so we need to find out whether we can bulk them back up again. For that, we turn to the glaciers’ past – and a lot of penguin bones.
Instructional Video2:53
SciShow

These Plants Are the Same Species

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes the males and females of a species can look really different from each other. This is pretty common in animals (think peacocks), but there are some plant species out there with extreme sexual dimorphism! And now scientists...
Instructional Video11:19
SciShow

7 Organisms That Can Clean Toxic Waste

12th - Higher Ed
Toxic waste, by definition, is harmful to living things, but there are actually a bunch of plants, animals, fungi, and microbes that can help us clean it up! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon
Instructional Video5:15
SciShow

Solving the Mystery of Darwin’s Lifelong Illness

12th - Higher Ed
Charles Darwin had a great mind, but a not-so great body. Scientists have spent years trying to uncover the mysteries of his poor health.
Instructional Video4:21
SciShow

More Clues to the Oldest Fossils Ever

12th - Higher Ed
New evidence suggests some fossils as the oldest known sign of life on Earth, and scientists may have a way to speed up the process of carbon neutralization in the ocean!
Instructional Video17:03
SciShow

New Channel Alert!

12th - Higher Ed
It was recently brought to our attention that there's a category here that we have covered quite a lot, and that people have… watched. Here's a selection of our absolute favorite SciShow Pee episodes!
Instructional Video12:04
SciShow

8 Incredibly Brilliant Spiders

12th - Higher Ed
They get a rap for being spooky, but whether it’s building bridges across rivers or solving puzzles, spiders are way cooler than you might think. Many have smart or elaborate features that allow them to do some pretty extraordinary...
Instructional Video11:47
SciShow

7 Scientific Discoveries Made by... Licking Stuff?

12th - Higher Ed
Can scientists actually make discoveries by licking things? Believe it or not, they can. Join Hank Green and learn the surprising amount of discoveries made by scientists....and their tongues.
Instructional Video26:13
SciShow

What Do Magnetic Fields Actually Do? | SciShow Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
So what exactly do magnetic fields actually do? What would happen if they went away? Turns out, it could be catastrophic! SciShow will explain it all in this fun new episode hosted by Michael Aranda!
Instructional Video10:19
SciShow

Let's Go To Mars

12th - Higher Ed
Hank discusses the challenges involved in manned space travel to Mars, and sends us a message from his 17-year-old self.
Instructional Video2:25
SciShow

Is There Less Oxygen in the Winter Since It's Colder?

12th - Higher Ed
Plants make oxygen using photosynthesis, but what happens to the air when those trees drop their leaves in winter?
Instructional Video8:48
SciShow

A Brief History of Life: Survival Is Hard

12th - Higher Ed
It turns out life may have gotten its start pretty early in Earth's history, and while the first couple billion years saw several important developments, the period was still dominated by very simple life forms. This is our first...
Instructional Video9:19
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9 Extreme Bug Mating Rituals

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome to the romantic, violent, treacherous, and murderous mating lives of bugs.
Instructional Video10:16
SciShow

7 Ways to Spruce Up Your Cooking with Science

12th - Higher Ed
Your kitchen really is your own personal science lab, so here are some science-based cooking tricks to make tastier, healthier, and awesomer meals.
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 Video11:16
SciShow

6 Parasites That Live INSIDE Cells

12th - Higher Ed
When you think "parasite," you might think of leeches or some nasty tape worm, but there are some that can live inside your very own cells.
Instructional Video11:36
SciShow

5 Times Evolution Did Its Best

12th - Higher Ed
Usually when you think of evolution or natural selection, you think of survival of the fittest. But sometimes, the resulting traits of evolution aren’t the most efficient solutions to the problems at hand. With the bar set to “good...
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank addresses a highly requested topic - liquid fluoride thorium reactors - and tells us how LFTR might be the future of energy in ... China?
Instructional Video3:14
SciShow

Limnic Eruptions: When Lakes Explode

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow takes you inside a limnic eruption, a natural disaster that’s as deadly as it is rare.
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

How Traditional Ice Fishing Led to the French Fries in Your Freezer

12th - Higher Ed
You might not think about the food in your freezer much, but those frozen fries are surprisingly worthy of pondering, given that they’re the end result of a pretty clever innovation.
Instructional Video5:09
SciShow

How Tattoos Really Work... At Least in Mice

12th - Higher Ed
People have been getting tattoos for thousands of years, but we've never quite been sure why the ink sticks around under our skin. A group of researchers now think they might have the answer. Plus, scientists are on the road to making...
Instructional Video4:41
SciShow

How Rain Might Make Mountains Grow

12th - Higher Ed
Geologists have a few ideas as to how rain affects mountains. But could rain also help mountains grow?
Instructional Video11:38
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How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?

12th - Higher Ed
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
Instructional Video12:57
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5 Times Scientists Were Very Wrong About New Discoveries, Because of Hope

12th - Higher Ed
Passionate scientists constantly have revolutionary ideas, but when they seem too good to be true, they usually are. Here are 5 instances where the scientist whiffed it.