Instructional Video8:27
SciShow

Chernobyl's Radioactive Wild Boar Paradox

12th - Higher Ed
After the Chernobyl Disaster, researchers have been studying the movement of radioactive contamination all over central Europe. Fortunately, that radioactive contamination is decreasing in just about every living thing, except for one...
Instructional Video11:39
SciShow

We May Be Able To Grow Human Organs In Animals. Should We?

12th - Higher Ed
Seventeen people in the US die /every day/ waiting for an organ transplant, usually a kidney. One approach is to grow extra kidneys in pigs, an idea known as xenotransplantation. We'll look at two recent milestones, as well as the...
Instructional Video5:32
SciShow

Could a Shirt Hear Your Heartbeat? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Microphones keep getting smaller and smaller, but have you ever asked what it would be like to have a bigger one in the form of a shirt? And though we tend to incorrectly think that we’re having two-way conversations with our pets, we...
Instructional Video10:09
SciShow

4 Ways CRISPR Is More Than Just Gene Editing

12th - Higher Ed
While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more.
Instructional Video10:09
SciShow

4 Ways CRISPR Is More Than Just Gene Editing

12th - Higher Ed
While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more. Chapters CREATING ANTIBIOTICS 1:07...
Instructional Video4:24
SciShow

The First Human-Pig Chimeras

12th - Higher Ed
Heart transplants are hard to come by, but based on the results of two papers published this week, we might one day be able to grow all the organs we need!
Instructional Video2:40
SciShow

Good News, & Drinking Pigs

12th - Higher Ed
The SciShow Science News Bureau brings us some GOOD news this week - Hank tells us about a newly developed vaccine for dengue fever, a newly discovered monkey species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and some happy pigs drinking...
Instructional Video10:27
SciShow

Bioprinting and Pig Chimeras: The Possible Future of Organ Transplants

12th - Higher Ed
From bioprinting to growing organs in non-human animals, doctors and scientists are looking at different ways to make organ transplants a less challenging procedure.
Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

Could a Shirt Hear Your Heartbeat? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Microphones keep getting smaller and smaller, but have you ever asked what it would be like to have a bigger one in the form of a shirt? And though we tend to incorrectly think that we’re having two-way conversations with our pets, we...
Instructional Video9:57
SciShow

Top 5 Deadliest Diseases

12th - Higher Ed
Hank scares our pants off with a tale of the five deadliest infectious diseases in the world.
Instructional Video3:23
The Daily Conversation

Human-Animal Chimeras, The Future of Medicine?

6th - Higher Ed
An ethically questionable new genetic technique attempts to grow human organs inside of pigs.
Instructional Video1:24
Curated Video

Aren’t These Red River Hog Piglets the Cutest Animals You’ve Ever Seen?

6th - Higher Ed
Get to know this litter of piglets from mom Tulia and dad Legolas, and learn all about this species from Africa.
Instructional Video1:16
Curated Video

These New Toys Are Driving These Little Piglets Go Crazy

6th - Higher Ed
When you're only two weeks old and have this much energy, everything is an adventure.
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

Introducing Dakila, the Pig With a Heart Murmur

6th - Higher Ed
How animal health specialists at the Pittsburgh Zoo discovered and treated her condition.
Instructional Video1:27
Curated Video

Pumpkin and Paisley Are a Mother, Baby Piglets That Have Such a Special Bond

6th - Higher Ed
Watch this cutie's first steps exploring the new exhibit.
Instructional Video1:24
Curated Video

Here's Your Daily Dose of Cute with a Litter of Four Inseparable Red River Hog Piglets

6th - Higher Ed
Get to know this litter of piglets from mom Tulia and dad Legolas, and learn all about this species from Africa.
Instructional Video2:54
Curated Video

What Playtime is Like for a Family of Red River Hogs

6th - Higher Ed
Also, a babirusa named Natasha gets a "spa" treatment.
Instructional Video1:24
Curated Video

Meet a Litter of Four Adorable Red River Hog Piglets

6th - Higher Ed
Get to know this litter of piglets from mom Tulia and dad Legolas, and learn all about this species from Africa.
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

This Is Dakila! The Warty Pig with a Heart Murmur

6th - Higher Ed
How animal health specialists at the Pittsburgh Zoo discovered and treated her condition.
Instructional Video1:27
Curated Video

Meet Paisley the Paca Piglet and Her Mom, Pumpkin

6th - Higher Ed
Watch this cutie's first steps exploring the new exhibit.
Instructional Video1:16
Curated Video

A Trio of Red River Piglets Go Crazy Over Some New Toys

6th - Higher Ed
When you're only two weeks old and have this much energy, everything is an adventure.
Instructional Video2:54
Curated Video

Watch a Family of Red River Hogs Play With Various Enrichment Items

6th - Higher Ed
Also, a babirusa named Natasha gets a "spa" treatment.
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

Meet Dakila, The Warty Pig with a Heart Murmur

6th - Higher Ed
How animal health specialists at the Pittsburgh Zoo discovered and treated her condition.
Instructional Video4:23
Curated Video

What's Your Favorite Animal

K - 8th
Miss Palomine brings back some pictures she took at the zoo. She shows the student the pictures, identifies each animal and the letter that each animal starts with. She then talks about her favorite animal. She tells the student to think...