SciShow
Are Blue Eyes Endangered?
SciShow explains the genetics -- and physics -- behind why blue eyes are blue, and what the future may be for the trait. Spoiler alert: Blue eyes aren’t really blue! SciShow explains!
SciShow
The Bizarre World of Living Color | Compilation
Nature is full of all kinds of beautiful color, and there is plenty of weird science there too! Here's a showcase of a few of our episodes all about coloration.
Bozeman Science
Aposematic Coloration
Paul Andersen explains how aposematic coloration (or warning coloration) is used for protection in the natural world. He explains how bright colors can be caused by either sexual selection or a warning coloration to predators. He also...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How do we know what color dinosaurs were? - Len Bloch
The microraptor was a four-winged carnivorous dinosaur with iridescent black feathers. But if our information about this dinosaur comes from fossils, how can we be certain about its color? Len Bloch shows how making sense of the evidence...
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: Ellen Whittle on Bats, and Carlos the Sinaloan Milk Snake
This week on the SciShow Talk Show Ellen Whittle talks about her thesis research on bats and how they use artificial structures as roosts. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Carlos, the Sinaloan Milk Snake. Chapters View...
SciShow
Quiz Show: SciShow Host Showdown
Hank Green and Michael Aranda must put their knowledge of hearing, seeing, and tasting to the test in order to win this quiz show written and hosted by the inimitable Blake de Pastino and his sidekick, Smart Blake.
SciShow
Paleontology's Technicolor Moment
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.
Bozeman Science
Genotype Expression
Paul Andersen explains how genotypes can be expressed or not based on changes in the environment. He starts with a brief description of the Himalayan rabbit and how melanin production can be disrupted by high temperature. He explains how...
SciShow
Squid Proteins, but Make Them Fashion
Humans often take inspiration from nature when coming up with inventions, and this includes breakthroughs in fabric design that help to forward the fabulous and functional world of fashion.
Bozeman Science
Genetic Recombination and Gene Mapping
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the frequency of recombination between linked genes can be used to determine the relative location of genes on a chromosome. Thomas Hunt Morgan and Alfred Strutevant used the fruit fly to develop...
SciShow
How Do Animals Change Color?
Changing colors -- it’s not just for chameleons! Many species of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish can do it, as well as a few insects, and even mammals and birds. Find out what feats of biology different animals use to change their...
Curated Video
Anion Vacancies and F Centres in Metal Excess Defects
The formation of F-centers in a crystal is caused by the presence of anion vacancies, which are caused by the presence of metal excess defects. Alkali metal halides, such as sodium chloride and potassium chloride, are examples of...
Curated Video
Why Does Your Skin Look Green?
The beard appears as dots of color when it first begins growing back because each hair is still tiny and short. When the stubble has just begun to sprout, the young facial hair emerges as small black or brown dots on fair skin. Seen from...
Brave Wilderness
Frog Scavenger Hunt! - Can I Catch Them All?
In this episode, Coyote is in Costa Rica to go on a frog scavenger hunt! Costa Rica is home to many diverse frog species, making it the perfect place for this scavenger hunt. The question is.. how many different species of frogs can...
Brave Wilderness
Alaska's Only Toad!
In this segment of On Location, Coyote amazingly finds a Toad in Alaska! The Western Toad is the only species of Toad, and one of very few amphibians, to inhabit this far Northern reach of the globe. In fact, amphibians are so uncommon...
Brave Wilderness
VERY RARE Island Turtle Found!
On this episode of Dragon Tails, Coyote finds a very rare Blandings Turtle off the side of the road in the Erie Islands! WOW what discovery!! Part One
Brave Wilderness
This Animal's PEE Smells like Popcorn
This episode of On Location, Mark and the crew are at Australia’s Wildlife HQ Zoo to meet a unique looking creature known as a Binturong, or better known as a Bearcat! What exactly is a Bearcat, you may ask?! Find out as Mark gets...
Brave Wilderness
Salamander Scavenger Hunt! - How Many will we Find?!
On this episode, Coyote and Mario are in Kentucky for a Salamander Scavenger Hunt! With many different species of salamander in this location, how many do you think they will come across?!
Brave Wilderness
Attack of the SHONGOLOLO!
In this episode of On Location, Coyote and the crew wait out the rainstorms of South Africa for the creature with the greatest name in all the world…the Shongololo!
Brave Wilderness
Sloth vs Sloth!
Did you know there is more than one kind of Sloth? If not you’re in luck because on this episode of Breaking Trail Coyote will compare both the Two-Toed and Three-Toed Sloth side by side all while feeding them their daily meals. Oh and...
Brave Wilderness
LOST ISLAND - What Will I Find?
On this episode, Coyote and the crew are exploring an uninhabited island when they come across some seriously epic creatures. These gigantic dragons look like something straight out of a science fiction movie.
Brave Wilderness
Fossil Hunting in the BADLANDS!
On this episode of Beyond Dinosaurs, Coyote and the crew head to Hill City, South Dakota, and team up with renowned paleontologist Peter Larson to explore the Badlands by hunting for fossils at a top-secret dig location! In Part 2 of...