SciShow
What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Democracy
Hank fills us in on the democratic ways of the honeybee and makes a request for more interpretive dance in our own political systems.
SciShow
What We Can Learn From 10,000 Pack-Hunting Spiders
Most spiders are solitary creatures, but a few species group up instead, creating giant colonies where they live and hunt together.
SciShow
Why Does Your Breath Stink in the Morning?
At night, your mouth becomes the perfect home for growing bacteria. Forgive us if we don't talk to you until after you brush your teeth.
Crash Course
War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205
In which John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did war maybe create agriculture and...
Crash Course
The Transatlantic Slave Trade Crash Course Black American History
Today we're learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which brought millions of captive Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the largest number of people trafficked between 1700 and 1808. We'll look at...
SciShow
The 2 Secrets to Sending People to Mars
Hank revisits his passion for exploring the Red Planet, breaking down the two biggest challenges of sending humans to Mars: radiation and propulsion. He explains the science behind the obstacles future Mars-bound astronauts will face, as...
SciShow
7 Unbelievably Hardcore Ants
The ant world is an incredible, dangerous, and downright bizarre place. Some ants, though, are a lot cooler and more resourceful than you might give them credit for. Chapters SKULL-COLLECTING ANT 0:40 TRAP-JAW ANTS Credit: Johnson...
SciShow
Why These Bees Just Keep Staring at Flowers
You might have wondered why bumblebees stop for a moment to stare at the flower they were just interacted with. Are they cherishing all the good times they had together, or is this behavior serving a biological purpose?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: the life of a fire ant queen - Walter R. Tschinkel
In the spring, just after a heavy rainfall, male and female fire ants swarm the skies for a day of romance, known as the nuptial flight. Thousands of reproduction-capable ants take part in a mating frenzy, and for one successfully mated...
Crash Course
Decolonization: Crash Course European History
After World War II, Europe was changing radically, and its place in the world was changing as well. European powers had colonized around the world in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in the 20th century, it all came crashing down. Of...
Crash Course
The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History
The thing about European History is that it tends to leak out of Europe. Europeans haven't been great at staying put in Europe. As human beings do, the people of Europe were very busy traveling around to trade, to spread religion, and in...
Crash Course
The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can say; ENGLISH people just liked it better that way, and when the...
SciShow
Are the Bees Okay Now?
About 10 years ago, the news was packed with reports about something called colony collapse disorder — a mysterious phenomenon that involved the disappearance of enormous numbers of bees. Then, the news stopped talking about it. So what...
Curated Video
Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the post-World War II breakup of most of the European empires. As you'll remember from previous installments of Crash Course, Europeans spent several centuries sailing around the world creating...
Be Smart
Why Are The Bees Dying?
Bees, wild and domesticated, are in big trouble. Bee colonies are dying off at alarming rates, and the cause isn't clear. Pesticides, habitat loss, disease, there's a laundry list of likely culprits. We rely on these tiny pollinators for...
Bedtime History
The Battle of Saratoga | Simple History
New ReviewThe Duomo, or Florence Cathedral, is one of the greatest architectural achievements of the Renaissance. Its massive red-brick dome, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, changed the course of architecture forever. Built over centuries, the...
Curated Video
Analyzing Independence
New ReviewThis video analyzes texts written about the Declaration of Independence.
Wonderscape
Bugs: Crawling through the World of Insects
New ReviewScience Kids Bugs - Varieties, Life Cycles, and “Creepy-Crawly” Fun Facts This video explores the world of crawling bugs, highlighting the diversity and fascinating characteristics of insects such as ants, crickets, and spiders. From the...
Curated Video
How to Identify Termites
Howcast - Learn how to identify termites in this Howcast pest control video with expert Jeff White.
Curated Video
Dead Space 3 Walkthrough Part 19 - Chapter 14 [Part 2]
Howcast - Watch the walkthrough for Chapter 14 in part 19 of our Dead Space 3 walkthrough.
Curated Video
This community in India's New Delhi produces ‘zero waste’
Residents in part of India’s capital New Delhi say they have created the city’s first ‘zero-waste’ community.
Curated Video
US-based Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win the 2024 Nobel Economics Prize
The final prize this year is the award for research into why countries succeed and fail. It is worth $1.1m.
Bedtime History
Paul Revere & Lexington and Concord for Kids
Paul Revere is best known for his legendary midnight ride to warn the colonies of an impending British attack—but there’s much more to his story. In this episode, we dive into the real history behind the famous ride, his role in the Sons...