Why is the middle of a hurricane sometimes so clear and calm?

In the 1970s, astronomers discovered a mysterious source of gamma rays that, 50 years later, still hasn’t revealed all of its secrets.

What color is a banana? Duh, it’s yellow. But what is yellow? Now that you mention it, how do we see color in the first place? That’s the series of questions that led me to making this video. It started simple and took me down a rabbit...

When is now? Seems like a pretty simple question… just look at your watch. But do you and I share the same “now”? Let’s journey from Einstein’s thought experiments about relativity to cutting edge neuroscience research to try and answer...

Is all that exists just whatever exists right now? Is the past erased and the future a void yet to be filled? Well, the answer lies in between the past and the future - in the elusive, ever-moving eye-blink that we call the present.

One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!

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...

Jessi and Squeaks learn all about pine cones and their seeds today! Did you know that pine cones can open and close to help protect their seeds?

How do meteorologists and scientists make predictions about the power and trajectory of a hurricane? Buckle up. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien joins a crew of scientists who fly right into the eye of Hurricane Florence.

Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they all manage to...

Join us for a trip into the SciShow Space News Debunker, where we explore the rumors that NASA has created a warp drive.

Meteorites are extraterrestrial rocks that have ended up on earth. All of them are literally 'out of this world,' but here are three of the strangest of these aliens.

In something like water, particles like electrons can beat light in a race - and cause a blue glow to prove it.

Quick Questions cracks the code of color vision, color blindness, and even newly discovered sort of technicolor vision!

Have you ever taken a bite from a bright red apple and wondered why it looks red to you? Jessi and Squeaks talk about how our eyes and brains help us see color!

Some trees lose their leaves in the fall, but some keep their green leaves all year round. Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about evergreens: where they grow, and how they survive in harsh conditions!

Hank gets into the dirty details about vascular plant reproduction: they use the basic alternation of generations developed by nonvascular plants 470 million years ago, but they've tricked it out so that it works a whole lot differently...

There are a few animals that will instinctively lick their wounds when injured. SciShow Quick Questions explores the reasons why they do this, and why we sometimes have to stop them from doing it.

In this shorts video we will learn how to find the volume of a cone. We will begin by writing the formula. We will identify the missing variables or dimensions of the cone. Using the provided image we will identify the diameter and...

In this shorts math video we will answer a standardized math test question where we find the volume of a cone. We are given the measurements of the radius and the height of the cone. We will review the formula for finding the volume of...

In this short math video we will find the radius of a cone. We will be given the volume and the height of a cone. We will identify the formula for the volume of a cone. We will rewrite the formula using the giving values for the...

Your ability to see color relies on just three types of cones in your eye. Join us as we explain how these "brother" cones work together to paint your world, what happens when one is missing (color blindness), and test your own vision...

A video entitled "Sample Space: Tree Diagram" which shows how to construct a tree diagram to determine total possible outcomes.

A video entitled "Volume of Cones" that covers the how to calculate the volume of a cone using radius and height.