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North Americas Lost Parrot
When you picture a parrot, you probably don’t picture Denver, but up until about a century ago, the United States was home to its very own species of parrot: the Carolina parakeet. What happened to this endemic bird?
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What If We Killed All the Mosquitoes?
With the Zika virus in the news, some people have wondered why we don't just kill them ALL.
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Great Whites May Have Taken Out Megalodon 3.6 Million Years Ago | SciShow News
Megalodon is the largest shark that’s ever existed, and according to Hollywood it’s alive and well. But according to scientists, it’s definitely extinct, and it was probably thanks to its smaller cousins, great white sharks.
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7 Animals We Used to Think Were Extinct (But Aren't!)
Species that no longer exist vastly outnumber those that currently populate the planet, but occasionally we rediscover a species we thought was extinct!
TED Talks
Munir Virani: Why I love vultures
As natural garbage collectors, vultures are vital to our ecosystem -- so why all the bad press? Why are so many in danger of extinction? Raptor biologist Munir Virani says we need to pay more attention to these unique and misunderstood...
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Why Avocados Shouldn't Exist
The avocado is highly regarded by many people as delicious and nutritious, but the most extraordinary thing about avocados may be their very existence.
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Ammonite Fossils and Sharp Animals w/Kallie from PBS Eons | SciShow Talk Show
Talk Show all-star Kallie Moore returns to tell us about the exciting things happening over at Eons, and Jessi stops by with not one but two poke-y guests!
TED Talks
Michael Archer: How we'll resurrect the gastric brooding frog, the Tasmanian tiger
The gastric brooding frog lays its eggs just like any other frog -- then swallows them whole to incubate. That is, it did until it went extinct 30 years ago. Paleontologist Michael Archer makes a case to bring back the gastric brooding...
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How To Go Extinct
Our new evolution simulator reveals that extinction often happens when conditions change quickly.
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The Cat That (Maybe) Ate an Entire Species
Many cat owners are familiar with the "gifts" their feline friends are fond of giving, but if left unchecked, this behavior can be devastating.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan
Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creatures so low energy? Kenny Coogan describes the physical and...
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TED-Ed: 3 ways to end a virus | TED-Ed
Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe. Even so, viruses can and do go extinct. So, what is the possibility of the virus...
SciShow Kids
What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
Jessi and Squeaks love science mysteries, and today they've teamed up with their friend, Dino, to try and solve one of the biggest mysteries of all: what happened to the dinosaurs?
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5 Things You Should Know About Dinosaurs
Here at SciShow we love digging into the subject of dinosaurs! Join Blake de Pastino, co-host and co-creator of the new series PBS Eons, as he takes you into the deep past for a few of our favorite dinosaur episodes!
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Mass Extinctions
Hank takes us on a trip through time to revisit the 5 major mass extinction events that have impacted species over the Earth's history, and leaves us with some thoughts about what could possibly be the sixth event - the one caused by...
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Katherine, Cats and a Brush-tailed Bettong: SciShow Talk Show Episode 3
Featuring Katherine Green, Content and Social Media Manager for SciShow and also Hank's wife, and Quigley, the brush-tailed bettong or woylie.
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Bringing Back the Lost American Chestnut Tree
American chestnut trees were all over the US at the end of the 19th century until the fungus wiped most of them out. Scientists have been trying to figure out ways to bring those endangered American chestnuts back to their former glory.
TED Talks
Jack Horner: Where are the baby dinosaurs?
In a spellbinding talk, paleontologist Jack Horner tells the story of how iconoclastic thinking revealed a shocking secret about some of our most beloved dinosaurs.
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Venomous Mammals, Sensory Receptors & the Moon's True Origin Story
Hank describes to us some news stories that illustrate how science is continually changing the things we think we "know" - from the status of various animals species, to the way our senses work and even where the Moon came from -...
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Why Is Autumn More Vivid in New England?
During autumn in the northeastern US, deciduous trees sport a stunning display of yellows, oranges, and reds. But in some places, like Europe, autumn tends to look much more yellow. So why is it that only certain parts of the world get...
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These Chimps Treat Each Other’s Wounds. With Bugs
Chimpanzees in Gabon have been observed using bugs as a possible antiseptic, but what's more surprising is that they're applying this remedy to one another in what may be a form of chimpanzee health care.