SciShow
3 Ways Humans Have Literally Put Themselves Into Art
Artists are notorious for pouring their heart and soul into their work, but historically, they also put some of their literal body parts into it as well!
SciShow
How Studying Elephant Seals Could Treat Heart Attacks
Generally, when you think of carbon monoxide, nothing good comes to mind. And that’s… pretty reasonable. But elephant seals show us how we might be able to use carbon monoxide as an effective therapy for heart attacks and strokes.
SciShow
NASA Wants to Capture Asteroids…in Bags (And Other New Tech)
NIAC has awarded their first two grant winners for phase III: optical mining and 3D modeling craters, and researchers are further honing in on how to identify faraway habitable planets.
SciShow Kids
Animal Slime and Other Weird Stuff
Ever wonder why some animals don't need sunscreen or how they can live in dry climates without water? Well, some of them can use the slime their bodies produce in weird and helpful ways!
SciShow
Can Soda Save a Dying Fish?
For years, catch-and-release anglers have been pouring soda on bleeding fish in an effort to help save their lives. But.. does this actually work?
Be Smart
What's the Deadliest Animal in the World?
The world's deadliest animal may be closer than you think.
SciShow
Why Do Dogs Pant?
You’ve seen dogs pant, but do you know why they do it? And is it true that dogs can’t sweat? Quick Questions has the answers!
SciShow
5 Things That Make You a Mosquito Magnet
Every summer it seems like there’s that one person who always gets a lot of mosquito bites. But what makes people mosquito magnets?
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Writer vs. Creator
Watch SciShow Creator Hank Green battle brains with SciShow Writer Ceri Riley.
SciShow Kids
5 Animal Valentines! | Valentine's Day | A SciShow Kids Compilation
It’s Valentine’s Day, and Jessi and Squeaks got Valentines from their awesome animal friends all over the world! Hang out with them as they read some silly Valentine poems and learn about the animals that sent them!
SciShow
What Color is Your Blood?
What color is your blood. Red, right? Well, actually, yes. So why does it look blue when you see it through your skin? And is everyone's blood always the same color red (spoiler: no)? Do all animals have red blood ('nother spoiler: no!)?...
TED Talks
TED: A call to end the media coverage mass shooters want | Tom Teves
On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting in a movie theater of Aurora, Colorado left the town, and its nation, reeling. To many -- including Tom Teves, who lost his son in the tragedy -- the news coverage that followed focused on all the wrong...
SciShow
Why Do Some Doctors Still Use Bloodletting?
Has a doctor ever told you that you just have too much blood? Probably not, but there are a handful of conditions where being a little low might be good for you.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: With the SciShow Space Reid Reimers!
Welcome to SciShow Quiz Show, where SciShow Space co-hosts Hank and Reid are back for another round!
SciShow
Science for Getting Swole: An Exercise Compilation
New Year's resolutions often include a goal to exercise more, so we've put together a few of our favorite fitness-themed episodes into one place for our lovely viewers!
SciShow
How a Century-Old Procedure Could Help Us Fight COVID-19
Some potentially good news on the COVID-19 treatment front: Thanks to a technique that’s more than a century old, recovered COVID-19 patients may be in a position to help the rest of us -- with their blood plasma.
SciShow
Secrets of the Vampire Squid
This week in SciShow News, Hank tells us about some weird science, including a squid that's not a squid, animals that can talk, and new insights into how you can mess up your body much faster and for much longer than you ever thought...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What's the difference between hibernation and sleep? - Sheena Faherty
The Arctic Ground Squirrel hibernates by burrowing under the permafrost and slipping into a state of suspended animation. The female black bear can give birth while she hibernates. The fat-tailed dwarf lemur prepares to hibernate by...
SciShow
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?
How do they do it? Penguins standing on ice, not only for days, but their whole lives! And their feet don’t hurt like ours would. It has something to do with blood and an amazing twist that penguins have developed.
SciShow
What Causes Runner's High?
After a good distance of running, you might have felt a sensation of happiness. That is the runner's high and some chemicals in your body cause it.
TED Talks
TED: Could this laser zap malaria? | Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold and team's latest inventions -- as brilliant as they are bold -- remind us that the world needs wild creativity to tackle big problems like malaria. And just as that idea sinks in, he rolls out a live demo of a new,...
SciShow
6 Surprising Blood-Drinking Animals
Hank introduces us to 6 blood-drinking (or otherwise consuming) animals that you may not be aware of. Don't freak out... Chapters VAMPIRE BAT 1:35 LAMPREY 1:52 HOOD MOCKING BIRD 2:20 THE VAMPIRE FINCH 2:46 BUTTERFLIES 2:56 HUMANS 3:22
SciShow
Why Fava Beans Can Kill You
For some people, fava beans can be deadly. What is it about this little legume that makes it so?
TED Talks
Robin Morgan: 4 powerful poems about Parkinson's and growing older
When poet Robin Morgan found herself facing Parkinson’s disease, she distilled her experiences into these four quietly powerful poems — meditating on age, loss, and the simple power of noticing.