Viruses keep jumping out of nature and into humans and getting us very sick in the process. So why do zoonotic spillovers like SARS-CoV-2 happen, and why are they becoming more frequent? We asked an expert.

Hank and the gang return with SciShow Quiz Show, where Sci Show's resident geniuses compete to win prizes for our subscribers!

Some elements can basically be liquids and solids at the same time, which is a whole new state of matter, and scientists have discovered a new species of human in the Republic of the Philippines!

Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds -- within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the...

In part 1 of our special series on human ancestry, we tour through our family tree to meet our ancestors and distant cousins, and to find out what made us human along the way. The story of human ancestry is not a simple progression from...

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Most people believe that Homo sapiens are the only humans to have ever walked the face of the Earth. However, this isn’t true. We just happen to be the only human species left. The ever-so-familiar portrait of an ape evolving into a Homo...

Explore the pivotal role of dogs as the first domesticated animals and their impact on the evolution of human society. This video highlights how the early domestication of dogs enabled humans to transition from nomadic lifestyles to...

Dive into the evolutionary backstory of wisdom teeth and the coccyx, understanding their origins and current utility. The segment explains why these remnants from our evolutionary past persist and what function, if any, they serve...

Brit Garner presents a compilation of videos from Nature League's "Nature+" series, in which she explores nature in the context of other disciplines like diplomacy, engineering, and the performing arts.

In this video, learn all about how the domesticated dog descended from the gray wolf. Understand the changing role of dogs throughout history and across cultures. Why is the domestication of dogs so important? These questions and more...

Experts now agree that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. Many of the oldest fossils have been discovered in Africa. Climatic changes and the Ice Age, which began close to three million years ago, gave rise to the spread of our...

From about 2 million years ago until 13,000 years ago there were several human species inhabiting the earth. In fact, 100,000 years ago there were at least 6 different human species! Today there’s just us: Homo sapiens. In this video...

A new study sheds light on how ancient human migration in Northeastern Siberia is linked to human populations today.

Mar.16 -- We talk with Walter Isaacson about the race to roll out covid vaccines & his new book “The Code Breaker”.

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The World Health Organization has confirmed the deadly Ebola virus is to blame for scores of deaths in central Zaire, as an aid group said the death toll has reached
170.
The W-H-O...

English/Nat

The World Health Organization has confirmed the deadly Ebola virus is to blame for scores of deaths in central Zaire, as an aid group said the death toll has reached
170.
The W-H-O is...