You've probably heard that some types of light, like the kind that comes from your phone or laptop, can be bad for your sleep if you use them too close to bedtime. But let's be real, nighttime is the best time to binge TV, so are we...

When you imagine a walrus, you probably picture it way smaller than it actually is. It’s because our brains meddle with our senses in more ways than you might expect.

Hank tells us about near-earth objects & primordial black holes; new developments in evolutionary genetics; a giant squid & a giant radio telescope; & answers viewer questions about disposing of nuclear waste in space.

For creatures that look nothing like us, fruit flies have been able to teach us a lot about human biology as we’ve studied them over the past century.

If you've ever tried to make out something that was really far away, odds are you squinted while doing it. It's basically involuntary! But does narrowing your field of vision really help you see things better?

This week, scientists revealed a sample of amber containing an extinct tick that fed on dinosaurs. Unfortunately, we can't take a blood sample from it and make Jurassic Park a reality, but it can still tell us a lot about how dinosaurs...

When you were a kid, did anyone ever tell you that your head would explode if you hung upside down for too long? Well... they might have been on to something.

Hank combines two of his favorite things - talking to scientists and strange things washing up on the beach - to bring you the Mystery of the Giant Eyeball.

If you’re a person with sight, your two eyes are your only window into the visual world. But slugs see not only with their eyes, but with their brains as well!

Hank describes some of the best explanations that neurologists have come up with to account for the strange sensation we know as déjà vu.

Night blindness is real, and it can be caused by any number of things that affect the complicated mechanics of your vision.

What's the deal with all those little flashes of light you see when you close your eyes? And why do truck drivers and people in jail see glowing circles and spirals?

If you’ve been brave enough to open your eyes underwater, you might have noticed that everything is blurry. But fish have no trouble finding their way beneath the waves. So why can’t we see as clearly below as we do above?

There’s one kind of tumor that’s basically straight out of a horror movie...

The useful glare-blocking properties of polarized sunglasses are well-known to just about anyone who goes outside. What isn't so well-known is how they reduce glare in the first place. That answer is deceptively complicated!

Hank tells us about new research into the question of how animals navigate from place to place - while the problem is still unresolved, we do have some hypotheses, and they all involve something called "magnetoreception."

Paul Andersen explains how natural selection is a major mechanism in evolution. The video begins with a discussion of Charles Darwin and the details of natural selection. The data of the peppered moth during the industrial revolution...

This video is answering the question of how does the aye-aye lemur find food.

Pupil outcome: I can present a non-chronological report about aye-ayes. Key learning points: - Presenting involves speaking in front of others and listening to others. - Presenting includes using voice projection, speaking with clear...

Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes. Key learning points: - Information in the adaptations section is specific for the reader. - Fronted adverbials,...

Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the introduction of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes. Key learning points: - The purpose of the introduction is to engage the reader and give them general information about the report's...

This video is explaining how eye works for kids.

This video is answering the question of how do the eyes work.

In medicine and biology, a distinct part of the body that performs a specialised function, such as the lungs, heart, liver or kidneys.
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