SciShow
4 Mysterious Extinctions from Earth’s History
Nowadays, we're pretty confident about how the dinosaurs died out, but there are still other extinctions throughout Earth's history, some big, some small, that remain unsolved.
SciShow
A Brief History of Life: When Life Exploded
Right at the beginning of the Paleozoic, there was a huge explosion of more complex life. And that’s when things started to get really interesting. This is our second installment on the history of life, but you can watch in any order you...
SciShow
4 Mysterious Extinctions from Earth’s History
Nowadays, we're pretty confident about how the dinosaurs died out, but there are still other extinctions throughout Earth's history, some big, some small, that remain unsolved.
SciShow
This Fish Bulks Up When Danger is Near
Sometimes the hairs on the back of your neck raise up when you sense that danger might be near, but what if you were also able to bulk yourself up like a muscular balloon to fend off that danger? This fish, it turns out, can do exactly...
SciShow
A Brief History of Life: Dinosaur Time!
The Great Dying hit life hard, but the species that survived took over the planet and diversified into many interesting forms, including the dinosaurs!
PBS
From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying
The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth's history. With near constant revolutions in life, punctuated by catastrophic extinctions, it is also one of the most chaotic.
TED Talks
TED: How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry | Triona McGrath
As we keep pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, more of it is dissolving in the oceans, leading to drastic changes in the water's chemistry. Triona McGrath researches this process, known as ocean acidification, and in this talk...
Curated Video
Echolocation: Dolphins
Dolphins use of sound as a navigational tool is essential to their survival. Discover how they produce these sounds and use them to learn about their environment. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Dolphins, like most marine species, use...
Wonderscape
The Five Major Mass Extinctions: Earth's History of Biodiversity Loss
Dive into the profound history of Earth's five major mass extinctions, from the Ordovician-Silurian to the Cretaceous-Paleogene events. Learn about the causes ranging from global cooling to asteroid impacts, which led to the drastic...
Curated Video
Unveiling the Mysteries of Sea Life
Dive into the vast and diverse world that exists beneath the surface of our oceans. Understand the crucial role of the oceans in regulating our climate and the impact of human activities on the marine environment. The video calls...
The Economist
Can technology save the rarest creatures on the planet?
California's coastal water is home to one of the rarest creatures in the world: the giant sea bass. Can a "Facebook for fish" help save this endangered species?
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Gastrotricha: Hairybellies
The phylum gastrotricha (also known as hairybellies) is a group of very small marine creatures that resembles a cross between a flatworm and a rotifer. Let's learn about the anatomy and reproduction of gastrotrichs. Spiralia part 5
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: David Gallo: Underwater Astonishments
Enter the depths of the ocean to see actual footage of several amazing sea creatures, and witness animal survival behaviors unseen by casual observers. [5:25]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Unlikely Travel Companions
A variety of symbiotic relationships exist between sharks and other marine species in this segment from Nature. [2:03]