SciShow
The Engineering Secrets of the World's Toughest Beetle
This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.
SciShow
Instant Fish: Just Add Water | Salamanderfish
In the peat flats of Western Australia, a peculiar fish lies in wait: salamanderfish spend several months buried underground until the dry sand they live in fills with water again.
Be Smart
Sunburn, Sweat and the Science of Summer!
A summertime look at why we sweat, why we burn, and why our fingers wrinkle in the pool
SciShow
7 Ridiculous Feats of Strength in the Animal Kingdom
You're probably already familiar with some of the more common examples of super strong animals, like the crocodile with its powerful bite or the leafcutter ant's impressive overhead carry. However, there are lots of lesser-known animals...
SciShow
Weird Things Whales Lost on Their Journey to the Sea
When the ancestor of cetaceans went back into the water some 50 million years ago, it left a few things behind—including the functioning of certain genes that seem like they’d be hard to live without.
SciShow
Starfish Eyes, Octopus Blood, and Human Evolution in Action
You're probably aware that nature has come up with some pretty fascinating animal adaptations over the millennia, and in general, the stranger the adaptation, the more important it is to that organism. Today on SciShow News, Hank has...
Crash Course
Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been...
SciShow
Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
SciShow
These Ant Paramedics Save Their Injured Comrades
A species of ant has been discovered to rescue and tend to the battle wounds of other ants injured while hunting, and scientists think that this is the first time this behavior has ever been observed in insects.
TED Talks
TED: The energy Africa needs to develop -- and fight climate change | Rose M. Mutiso
In this perspective-shifting talk, energy researcher Rose M. Mutiso makes the case for prioritizing Africa's needs with what's left of the world's carbon budget, to foster growth and equitably achieve a smaller global carbon footprint.
Bozeman Science
LS4B - Natural Selection
In this video Paul Andersen defines natural selection as differential reproductive success. He then explains how natural selection shapes organisms on our planet through variation and selection. A K-12 teaching progression is also included.
SciShow
Attack of the Brain-Eating Killer Songbirds
Zombies aren't coming for you brains, but for an unfortunate species of bats, the terror of seemingly sweet songbirds developing a taste for brains is a horrific reality.
SciShow
7 Real-Life Unicorns
Unicorns may not exist on this planet, but Earth does have plenty of one-horned creatures that are just as remarkable, if not quite as majestic. Chapters NARWHALS 0:34 RHINOCEROS BEETLES 4:19 ASIAN RHINOCEROS BEETLE RHINOCEROS HORNBILLS...
Be Smart
Why Your Brain Is In Your Head
Part 1 of 3 in my series about why our bodies are shaped the way they are.
Bozeman Science
LS4C - Adaptation
In this video Paul Andersen defines adaptations and explains how organisms can become better adapted to their surroundings using the process of natural selection. Specific examples of adaptations, like coat color in rock pocket mice, as...
Crash Course Kids
How to Get Resources - Picky Pineapples
Want a Pineapple? If you want a pineapple, it's possible you can just run down to the store and get one. But, if you wanted to grow one, that's a lot more difficult depending on where you live. In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...
SciShow
Twins x Twins = Twins?
At SciShow, we ask the tough questions. Today we explore the answer to the question "if identical twin brothers married identical twin sisters, would their offspring be identical?"
Crash Course Kids
Water Water Everywhere
So you know about Freshwater and Saltwater now and you know that there's not that much Freshwater for us (and other life) to get to. So how do different animals deal with different amounts of water where they live? In this episode of...
Be Smart
How Your Body Knows Left From Right
This is part 3 of 3 in my series about how our bodies evolved to look like they do.
SciShow
How Studying Animals Is Helping Us Make Better Drones
Drone technology has advanced a lot in the last few decades, but our flying robots still have a lot to learn about navigation, agility, and adaptability from animals that have been flying for millions of years.
Crash Course Kids
Living Things Change
Have you ever heard of the Peppered Moth? It's a great example of how living things can change because their environment has changed. And it's not just them! There used to be giant insects roaming the world, but they got smaller through...
SciShow
How People Have Evolved to Live in the Clouds
High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is human evolution speeding up or slowing down? | Laurence Hurst
In the past 3,000 years, many populations have evolved genetic adaptations to their local environments. People in Siberia and the high arctic are uniquely adapted to survive extreme cold. The Bajau people can dive 70 meters and stay...