Some of science's most interesting discoveries happened totally on accident! From insects to infections, and polymers to pacemakers, we've accidentally discovered some pretty cool stuff. Watch this new episode of SciShow, hosted by...

This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.

Hank brings us breaking news from a team of geneticists working on figuring out what all that "junk DNA" in the human genome really is - turns out it's not junk after all.

We know modern day healthcare to be a world of expensive premiums, long wait times and frustrating hospital bills. However health care has existed long before insurance premiums and online portals! Curious about when healthcare for...

Scientific discovery often dabbles in the extreme, challenging and exceeding what we think of as "possible." And this year's discoveries were no different! We present to you three scientific discoveries made this year that set out to...

Did you know that the scientist who invented germ theory was disbelieved for over a decade? There are many brilliant scientists who's genius wasn't believed until many years later. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow and learn...

Fossils aren't just something you find at dig sites. Correction: 3:03 Actually, it was the American Museum of Natural History. But it was a Bruce Museum curator who found it!

When scientists first split the atom, they didn’t realize what they’d done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission.

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.

Amazing scientific discoveries aren't always made by renowned scientists! Here's a few examples of times ordinary people unlocked some incredible discoveries! Let's' check it out!

Sometimes science creates a mystery, and it can be very difficult to solve! Join Hank for a fun new episode of SciShow about five mysteries started and later solved by science. Let's go! Hosted by: Hank Green

Sometimes researchers make similar breakthroughs at similar times and that leads to great rivalries (think electricity). But what about the times that these researchers choose to collaborate? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)

What are the planets outside our solar system like? Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Jessie Christiansen has helped find thousands of them (and counting), and the variety is more wonderful and wild than you might imagine. She shares details...

We all know the words around electricity -- _charge," _positive," _battery" and more. But where do they come from and what do they really mean? Let the history of these words illuminate the physics of electric phenomena.

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Scientists around the world discover about 18,000 new species every year. Each new organism has not only to be found, but also...

The James Webb Space Telescope has launched! But it was a very long road to get to this point, and we’ve been following the progress for a decade!

We’ve been studying the body for most of human history, and yet we are still finding new organs (or parts of them - depending on your definition). Also, thanks to some marmosets, we know a little more about how anxiety and depression...

The quantum world is weird. Today we're looking at a strange particle called a glueball that contains no matter...they're made of pure force!

This week, we're going to Italy for a Renaissance. The Middle Ages are over, and it's time to talk about the flourishing of art and humanism across Europe. Painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and plays with fart jokes were all...

Scientists are turning to unusual places to find new compounds to fight off drug-resistant “superbugs.” The discovery came from milking ferocious mammals!

Passionate scientists constantly have revolutionary ideas, but when they seem too good to be true, they usually are.

This week's SciShow news brings you discoveries involving two of the most exotic substances on Earth - the world's rarest element and the world's oldest water. Two great tastes that taste great together? Stay tuned to find out.

Dan Bricklin changed the world forever when he codeveloped VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet and grandfather of programs you probably use every day like Microsoft excel and Google Sheets. Join the software engineer and computing...

Hank brings you the SciShow news of the week. Recent record high temperatures and other extreme weather events around the world are climate change in action; a new fossil of an ancient human ancestor; some disturbing discoveries about...