Axolotls are amazing pets! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat.



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If you hear the word “baby-faced” you might picture a doe-eyed celebrity who never seems to age. But, really, you should be thinking of the axolotl. However, it is possible to transform these otherwise forever-babies, causing them to...

If, for some wild reason, we decided that breeding humongous spiders was a good idea, could we actually pull it off?

3 billion base pairs is a pretty typical genome size for organisms like us, but there are a few plants and animals with genomes so huge they completely blow this number out of the water. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon

Mister Brown and Squeaks are visiting Sam the Bat's family in their cave! Now, animals that live in caves are pretty special. Since caves are really dark, the animals that live there can't use eyes to see where they are going, so they...

Axolotls are one of science's most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and crushed spines to parts of their...

Roboticist Auke Ijspeert designs biorobots, machines modeled after real animals that are capable of handling complex terrain and would appear at home in the pages of a sci-fi novel. The process of creating these robots leads to better...

Jessi and Squeaks are learning more about the redwoods, and all the different animals that live in the different layers!



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Starfish can regrow lost arms, and salamanders can sprout new limbs. So why can't we? Sci Show explains the science of regeneration, and explores the limitations the humans face -- and are trying to go beyond.

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.

If, for some wild reason, we decided that breeding humongous spiders was a good idea, could we actually pull it off?

District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into these carefully drawn lines. From "packing" a district to "cracking" a district--learn how the shape of...

What if we could help our bodies heal faster and without scars, like Wolverine in X-Men? TED Fellow Kaitlyn Sadtler is working to make this dream a reality by developing new biomaterials that could change how our immune system responds...

Fun Fact: people can donate over half of their liver, and the tissue will grow back within a year! Knowing that, it seems pretty logical to assume that we could just keep donating and regrowing our livers over and over again, but is that...

If you hear the word “baby-faced” you might picture a doe-eyed celebrity who never seems to age. But, really, you should be thinking of the axolotl. However, it is possible to transform these otherwise forever-babies, causing them to...

Hank's love affair with plants takes a slight hit now that he's learned about several animal species that can photosynthesize. Fortunately, he's excited enough about these animals to share them with all of us! Let SciShow introduce you...

3 billion base pairs is a pretty typical genome size for organisms like us, but there are a few plants and animals with genomes so huge they completely blow this number out of the water.

Caecilians are legless amphibians. Some of them are immune to cobra venom and in a certain sense, some of them eat their mothers from the inside-out and some eat them from the outside-in.

Howcast - Learn six tips for how to take care of a tiger salamander or a fire salamander from reptile and amphibian expert Jungle Bob in this Howcast video.

The Saint Louis Zoo is raising Ozark Hellbenders, which grow up to about two feet long, all the way from eggs until they are ready to be released into the wild.

Discover the characteristics and lifestyle of Chinese and Japanese giant salamanders, the largest amphibians in the world. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The two biggest species of salamander are the Chinese giant salamander...

Welcome to another episode of Natural World Facts! This fact file is all about the Common Toad in the series Reptiles and Amphibians.

There are three native newt species in the UK; smooth, palmate and great crested newts. Smooth newts are the most widespread species, common throughout the UK. They are most active around dusk and dawn, feeding on a wide variety of...

Jessi introduces you to Slick the Tiger Salamander! He's cute, he's slimy, and you'll have to watch the video to find out more.