SciShow
Japans Ominous Dancing Cats and the Disaster That Followed
In the 1950s, the people of Minamata, Japan started seeing strange behavior from the local cats, and it wasn't long before humans were showing the same symptoms.
SciShow
The New Superbug!
A new strain of the E. coli bacteria seems to have become resistant to most antibiotics. Let’s talk about how this possibly happened.
SciShow
Bizarre Creatures of the Deep Sea | Compilation
There are some weird animals out there, but few environments have produced stranger creatures than the deep ocean!
SciShow
Ancient Lake in Antarctica Reached!
Hank gets to the bottom of an exciting, and kinda weird, announcement from Russian scientists at the Vostok Research Station in Antarctica. Have they reached a 20-million-year old underground lake? Maybe! Is there a hoard of Nazi secrets...
SciShow
Secrets of Snow | Compilation
Winter is upon us, and for many that includes snow! And although snowflakes are ice crystals that become flakes under the right conditions, they also have mysteries that can be less simple to explain!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The microbial jungles all over the place (and you) - Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter
As we walk through our daily environments, we're surrounded by exotic creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye. We usually imagine these microscopic organisms, or microbes, as asocial cells that float around by themselves....
TED Talks
Neri Oxman: Design at the intersection of technology and biology
Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at the intersection of computational design, additive manufacturing, materials...
TED Talks
Penelope Boston: There might just be life on Mars
So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet's caves. She details how we...
SciShow
Why Only Some Vaccines Need Booster Shots
Vaccines teach your immune system to recognize pathogens, but sometimes your body needs a bit of a reminder.
SciShow
Secrets of Life from A Giant Pool of Asphalt | Weird Places: Pitch Lake, Trinidad
Trinidad's Pitch Lake is a huge, oily, and filled with millions of tons of asphalt. It may not sound like a great place to live, but the lake is teeming with microscopic life! And learning more about these organisms could give us insight...
SciShow
The Oldest Fossils Ever Found!
Scientists have found fossils that show life appearing on Earth much earlier than we thought. Meanwhile, could there be a new fundamental force?
SciShow
How "Cold-Blooded" Animals Survive the Cold
We humans can rely on our internal body heat to help keep us warm. But what can cold-blooded animals do when faced with the threat of freezing? Here are three creatures that have come up with some...“cool” solutions.
SciShow
Bacteria Could Someday Power Our Cell Phones
Unlike most living things, there are species of bacteria that can harness electrons directly and even shuttle them around from place to place like living wires.
SciShow
What Does Gum Disease Have to Do With Alzheimer’s?
Regular brushing and flossing might not just keep your mouth in good shape—they might also be good for your brain.
SciShow
5 of the Coolest Partnerships Between Animals and Bacteria
This Valentine’s Day, send a little love to your bacterial buddies! Our microbes keep us healthy, but some bacteria give their animal companions superpowers, like immunity to poison, or even invisibility!
SciShow
4 Animals That Don’t Have Resident Gut Microbiomes
We humans couldn’t live without our gut microbes, but not all animals rely on microscopic digestive communities like we do. And understanding why these animals ditched their microbial partners can teach us a lot about the costs and...
SciShow
Pink Lake Mystery Solved!
Remember that episode we did on Australia’s Pink Lake? Well, we have a follow-up! Hank explains in this episode of SciShow News.
SciShow
A Potential New Staph Vaccine and Touchable "Holograms"
What's cooler: A vaccine for one of the deadliest bacterial infections around or a holodeck? Well, this week we got a step closer to BOTH!
SciShow
6 Diseases That Have Shaped Human History
Infectious diseases have had some pretty major impacts on human history… and that’s putting it mildly. Here are 6 diseases that shaped human history
SciShow
The Surprising Benefits of Space Flies
In space we can finally get away from pesky flies landing in our drinks! But before we can live off-Earth full time, sending flies into orbit is helping us study how space affects our human hearts and immune systems.
SciShow
This Worm's Gut Has No Way In or Out
There are plenty of creatures out there with only one opening to handle both taking in food and getting rid of waste. But there’s at least one animal out there that doesn’t have a gut opening… at all. How does that even work?!
SciShow
How Bacteria Helped Plants Take Over the World | SciShow News
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.
SciShow
How Do You Get Rid of Bacteria in Space Stations
When astronauts go into space, they're not always going alone.
TED Talks
TED: Earth's original inhabitants -- and their role in combating climate change | Steven Allison
Every environment on the planet -- from forested mountaintops to scorching deserts and even the human gut -- has a microbiome that keeps it healthy and balanced. Ecologist Steven Allison explores how these extraordinarily adaptable,...