MinuteEarth
Ancient Humans Made Millions Of These - We Don’t Know Why
The Acheulean handaxe was the most common tool of early humans, but we still don’t know what the heck they used it for.
SciShow
We Finally Know How Anesthesia Works
Even though doctors have been using general anesthesia for nearly 200 years, they haven’t really understood the details of how it temporarily shuts down your brain — until now.
SciShow
The 2017 Nobel Prizes: Biological Clocks and Microscopy
Last week, the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prizes were announced. We take a closer look at the winners of the Physiology and Chemistry Awards, whose breakthroughs change the way we study sleep, and allow us to look at microscopic...
SciShow
3 Ways Physics Can Help Us Understand the Brain
Brains are mysterious! Living brains are particularly tough to study, but sometimes scientists can use techniques from other disciplines to get a clearer picture. Here are some ways scientists are adapting tools developed for looking at...
TED Talks
TED: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines | Bart Weetjens
No one knows exactly how many landmines still litter the world, but it's safe to say: millions, waiting to kill and maim unsuspecting civilians. Clearing them is slow, expensive and dangerous. The founder of Apopo, Bart Weetjens, talks...
Amoeba Sisters
Microscopes and How to Use a Light Microscope
Explore how to use a light microscope with the Amoeba Sisters! Includes microscope parts, how to use, and some helpful tips! Additionally, this video introduces a few types of light microscopes as well as electron microscopes. Expand...
SciShow
How Scientists Are Using Diaper Technology to Study Brains
Microscopes are great for studying tiny things, but they have limits. Luckily, scientists have found a way to make tiny things larger, and it involves a chemical you can find in diapers.
SciShow
We Finally Know How Anesthesia Works
Even though doctors have been using general anesthesia for nearly 200 years, they haven’t really understood the details of how it temporarily shuts down your brain — until now.
SciShow
Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, and a Zika Update
This week on SciShow news we have some very unfortunate reports from scientists concerning the Great Barrier Reef. However, scientists have also created a 3-D model of Zika Virus, which is one step towards finding out how it functions.
Curated Video
Invention and evolution of the microscope
Since the invention of the first light microscope, microscopy has evolved so much. We are now able to see things at an atomic level. In this video, we will learn who invented the light microscope and the many other breakthroughs that...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - What is Microscopy? #5
In this video, we cover: - The different parts of a microscope - What the terms image, object, magnification and resolution mean Exam board specific info: AQA - Suitable for everyone IGCSE Edexcel - Suitable for everyone Edexcel -...
Journey to the Microcosmos
BONUS VIDEO: The Microcosmos Microscope
BONUS VIDEO: The Microcosmos Microscope
Science360
Quantum entanglement microscopes advancing chemistry, medicine, materials science - Science Nation
Harnessing entangled photons to image fragile samples, such as living cells With support from the National Science Foundation, this University of Michigan team has built a new laser-based instrument called a quantum entanglement...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Looking for Answers in the Skull of a Zebrafish
Looking for Answers in the Skull of a Zebrafish
Professor Dave Explains
The History of Microscopy
After completing a fairly extensive survey of bacterial and viral pathogens, it's time to learn about some other more general microbiology concepts. What better place to start than the indispensable tool of the microbiologist, the...
Catalyst University
Organization of the Adrenal Glands & Histology
In this video, we discuss the following: [1] the layers of the adrenal glands and their secretions [2] basics of the control of these secretions [3] histology of the adrenal glands
JJ Medicine
Chagas Disease | American Trypanosomiasis | Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Lesson on Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) : Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. Chagas Disease is caused by the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma Cruzi. Trypanosoma cruzi protozoa are carried in the triatomine bug (aka Kissing Bug)...
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Microscope Upgrades We've Made Along The Way | Compilation
This channel wouldn’t be what it is if it weren’t for one very key invention: the microscope. Everything we see, we see with the aid of light and lenses, expertly deployed by our master of microscopes, James. And if you’ve been on this...
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Microscopy-I
It explains the basic principle of working of a compound microscope and lists various types of microscopes used to view biological material.
Journey to the Microcosmos
Microbes Don’t Actually Look Like Anything
Microbes Don’t Actually Look Like Anything
Journey to the Microcosmos
Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes
Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes
Curated Video
Microscopes: Magnification and Resolution
This video provides an explanation of how the degree of magnification in a microscope is dependent on the type of microscope used. The concept of magnification is defined, and the equation for calculating magnification is introduced. Two...
Journey to the Microcosmos
BONUS VIDEO The Microcosmos Microscope
BONUS VIDEO The Microcosmos Microscope
Professor Dave Explains
Light Microscopy: Function and Utility
Now that we know a bit about the history of microscopy, let's dig into the first form that existed, light microscopy. This is the form that is familiar to most of us, as the microscopes we all looked through in high school biology class...