Instructional Video4:59
SciShow

10 Science Superlatives of 2012

12th - Higher Ed
This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.
Instructional Video8:56
SciShow

Ecosystems Around the Globe Contain Echoes of Past Peoples

12th - Higher Ed
There’s a common misconception that humans of the past lived in harmony with their environments and left them “pristine and untouched.” However, there is plenty of evidence that these relationships were much more complicated
Instructional Video5:26
SciShow

10 Science Superlatives of 2012

12th - Higher Ed
This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.
Instructional Video4:11
SciShow

Hormones and Puppy Love

12th - Higher Ed
This week, science explains the chemical love-connection we share with our dogs, and how some of the most isolated populations of people in the world are different on the inside.
Instructional Video4:31
SciShow

Prions: The Real Zombie-Makers

12th - Higher Ed
Hank is tired of zombies in popular culture, and while acknowledging that dead people are scary (especially if they start moving around), he brings us some information on prions - misfolded proteins that are responsible for destroying...
Instructional Video3:25
Curated Video

Understanding Flags | Symbolism Explained

6th - Higher Ed
Understanding Flags | Symbolism Explained
Instructional Video1:13
Great Big Story

The plight of the Matschie's tree kangaroo

12th - Higher Ed
Meet Zana, a Matschie's tree kangaroo, and learn about the threats to her existence from habitat destruction and hunting.
Instructional Video2:57
Curated Video

Why Do We Count in Tens?

6th - 12th
Find out why our metric system is based on the number ten. Is it the best number to count on? Or could the reason be more biological than mathematical? Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
Instructional Video1:10
Great Big Story

The plight of the Matschie's tree kangaroo

12th - Higher Ed
Meet Zana, a Matschie's tree kangaroo, and learn about the threats to her existence from habitat destruction and hunting.<b<br/>r/>

Instructional Video10:54
Catalyst University

Prions | Mechanism of Kuru & Relation to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Higher Ed
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of transmission and development of Kuru, a prion disease derived from cannibalism of brains infected by either Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD) or others with Kuru.<br/>
Instructional Video0:21
The March of Time

1944: ADMIRALTY ISLAND CAMPAIGN: VS U.S. Marines fighting, firing rifles, in forest area of Los Negros Island, firing mortars & M1919 Browning machine guns. World War II, WWII, Pacific Front, New Guinea

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1944: ADMIRALTY ISLAND CAMPAIGN: VS U.S. Marines fighting, firing rifles, in forest area of Los Negros Island, firing mortars & M1919 Browning machine guns. World War II, WWII, Pacific Front, New Guinea
Instructional Video22:17
The Guardian

The 'Lost Rambos' of Papua New Guinea: how weapons and Hollywood changed tribal disputes

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Tribal fighting has long been present in the Papua New Guinea highlands but the influx of modern automatic weaponry in the 1990s turned local disputes into lethal exchanges that threatened to permanently reshape highlands culture....
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: Jack Dumbacher, Rare Poisonous Birds

9th - 10th
Some of the best discoveries in science are completely serendipitous. Jack Dumbacher discovered, quite by accident, that common New Guinea birds use potent poisons for protection. Find out about the research he did while trekking in the...
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences: Science in Action: Islands, Birds, and Disease

3rd - 8th
Researcher Jack Dumbacher returns to Papua New Guinea each year, always finding something new.
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Dr. Jack Dumbacher: Papua New Guinea

3rd - 8th
Dr. Jack Dumbacher, Curator of Birds and Mammals at the California Academy of Sciences, talks about his field expeditions to Papua New Guinea. Some of the best discoveries in science are completely serendipitous. Dr. Dumbacher...