Instructional Video2:18
MinutePhysics

This is Not a Rainbow

12th - Higher Ed
This is Not a Rainbow
Instructional Video7:44
SciShow

The Solar System is Beige

12th - Higher Ed
Whether you grew up with a poster of the solar system on your bedroom wall or not, you've probably got a specific idea of what the planets look like. From brilliantly blue Neptune to the "red planet" Mars. But if you managed to actually...
Instructional Video6:09
SciShow

What Color Was the Big Bang?

12th - Higher Ed
If you could survive a trip to the very first moments of reality as we know it, what color would you see?
Instructional Video7:46
SciShow

This Crystal Is ELECTRIC

12th - Higher Ed
There's a few minerals that exhibit something called piezoelectricity and pyroelectricity, which mean that either heat or pressure can turn them electric. Here's a demo from the SciShow Rocks Box where you can see this for yourself - all...
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

How Do You Find the Moon’s Best Picnic Spot?

12th - Higher Ed
Living on the moon won't be easy, but it might be worth taking a note from our ancestors, and setting up in caves
Instructional Video3:51
SciShow

No One Knows Where These Gems Came From

12th - Higher Ed
Montana sapphires come in a beautiful array of colors found in a few other places in the world. But geologists have no idea where they originated.
Instructional Video5:58
SciShow

The Ocean’s Turning Green (That’s Bad)

12th - Higher Ed
Computer models of climate change have long predicted that the ocean would turn green as a result of warming. But the change can't be seen by the human eye, so scientists weren't sure how they'd measure this effect... until it turned out...
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

Life on an 8-Hour Planet

12th - Higher Ed
Even if we find an earth-sized exoplanet, how can we be so sure that we're looking at earth 2.0? It might come down to how fast it's spinning.
Instructional Video4:25
SciShow

The Sun Is Green

12th - Higher Ed
The Sun is green, actually. We'll go into why the blackbody effect means the Sun emits more green visible light than any other color, and why evolution and color perception mean it's ok to see it as yellow, anyway.
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

These Beetles Are Bright and Shiny… For Camouflage

12th - Higher Ed
Jewel beetles are pretty eye-catching with their glossy, bright coloration. But if you were a small creature that needed to avoid predators, you might think that eye-catching is the last thing you'd want to be. But it turns out that...
Instructional Video5:07
SciShow

3 of the World's Most Intensely Colored Living Things

12th - Higher Ed
For most living things the color you see when you look at them is determined by pigments. But some of the most vivid colors we see in nature get their signature looks WITHOUT colorful molecules. How do these intense colors get their power?
Instructional Video7:29
SciShow

Some Of You Can See The Invisible

12th - Higher Ed
We know that not everyone's vision is perfect, which is why some of us need glasses. But some people can also just see more stuff than others! From seeing UV and infrared light, to even having bonus color receptors in our eyes, there are...
Instructional Video5:02
SciShow

Do Those Glasses Really Fix Colorblindness?

12th - Higher Ed
You've seen those viral videos of colorblind people putting on special glasses and reacting to colors they've never seen before! Today, we'll explore how colorblindness works and what those glasses try to do to fix it! Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video5:21
SciShow

Biofluorescence: A Neon World Hidden in Plain Sight

12th - Higher Ed
Lots of life on Earth can fluoresce, creating a beautiful neon world of camouflage, communication, and adaptation that is hidden from the human eye.
Instructional Video10:24
SciShow

6 Delightfully Goth Animals

12th - Higher Ed
When you see a black cat, you might think of witches and goth bands, but they're also a great example of a melanistic animal, and they're not the only ones!
Instructional Video10:04
SciShow

5 Animals With Superpowered Senses

12th - Higher Ed
From the ability to see “invisible” types of light to the power to taste all over their body, meet five incredible animals whose super senses far surpass our own! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video30:03
SciShow

How Language Changes How We See Color | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
You know colors, you probably have a favorite! But there's so much more than what meets the eye—did you know that language can affect how we see color? Learn all about it with Stefan Chin in this colorful episode of SciShow!
Instructional Video11:10
SciShow

Paleontology's Technicolor Moment

12th - Higher Ed
For a long time, we could only guess what color a dinosaur might be. But in the past decade, there has been an explosion of color.
Instructional Video9:27
SciShow

8 Structure Secrets of Gemstones

12th - Higher Ed
Gems are more than just pretty rocks! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video10:39
SciShow

7 Species With Big Sex Issues

12th - Higher Ed
You've heard of the battle of the sexes—but these 7 animal species take it pretty seriously. Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow and learn about these animals with pretty big sex-related disputes.
Instructional Video3:57
SciShow

Why is Indigo in the Rainbow?

12th - Higher Ed
Indigo may be a very vague and unnecessary color, but it has an interesting history that involves some plants, turmoil, and Isaac Newton's interest in the number seven. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video3:59
SciShow

Why Colored Noise is Better Than White Noise for Focus

12th - Higher Ed
While many of us have heard of white noise, did you know there are a myriad of other color noises that can help with sleep, relaxation and focus? Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow, and learn which color noise might be just...
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

Why Are Pandas Black and White?

12th - Higher Ed
Their signature black and white color scheme is part of what makes pandas instantly recognizable - but not many mammals are black and white, so... why do they look like that?
Instructional Video22:02
SciShow Kids

Fun in the Sun | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
It’s a sunny day at The Fort, so Squeaks and Mr. Brown are watching videos from the past to remind themselves of all the fun experiments they can do when it’s sunny outside!