SciShow
Does the Food Chain Stop At Jellyfish?
Jellyfish aren't the most nutritious animals in the ocean. Yet sea turtles and many other organisms get their nutrition from almost nothing else. Here's why they don't totally starve to death.
SciShow
The Bizarre World Of Underwater Sneezing
For us terrestrial animals, sneezing is a regular part of life involving the movement of a lot of air. But animals that live underwater and don't breathe air like we do also sneeze. Sea sponges, corals, and hagfish use their snot to...
SciShow
Slug Sex and Bubble Rafts: Nature's Most Unusual Slime
Slime videos have been a popular trend on YouTube recently, but there are a few animals with their own versions of slime, which they use for some very cool things!
SciShow
How Does Cold Medicine Work?
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms. *Correction: This episode was written by Alison Caldwell.
SciShow
7 Extreme Animal Moms
From changing diapers to cleaning up vomit, human parents can have it tough, but at least they don't have to incubate their babies under their skin or liquify their own guts to feed their brood like these animal moms do! In honor of...
SciShow
The Mystery of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Death Trap
Paleontologists think they've solved part of the mystery of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, a dense bed of Jurassic dinosaur fossils. Also, electron microscope images reveal new, mucus-drenched info about the tubelip wrasse.
SciShow
6 Non-Mammal "Milk" Producers
When you think of milk, you might think of mammals like humans and cows, but there are other species that give food to their young, in their own weird ways.
SciShow
These Migrating Birds Fuel Up by Eating…Mud?
A marathoner needs a lot of energy to make their long distance treks, and this is no different for migratory birds. But how are these marathon flyers getting that energy from the mud they’re slurping off of beaches along the way?
SciShow
Why Do We Get Colds When It's Cold?
The temperature drops and you're more likely to get a cold: Is this correlation or causation?
SciShow
How Does Cold Medicine Work?
The cold medicine you picked up at the store involves some cool chemistry to treat your symptoms.
Crash Course
Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology
Hank tells us about the team of deadly ninja assassins that is tasked with protecting our bodies from all the bad guys that want to kill us - also known as our immune system.
SciShow Kids
What Is Squid Ink?
Our friend the Giant Squid inspired a SciShow Kids viewer to write us and ask, 'What is squid ink, and can you write with it?' Jessi has the answers!
SciShow Kids
What are Boogers?
What’s that stuff up your nose? Does it do anything? SciShow Kids explains the science of boogers!
SciShow
Estivation: How Mucus Saved My Life
Learn how some animals have adapted to survive in some of the hottest and driest environments in the world, by covering themselves in mucus and calling it good.
SciShow
6 Non-Mammal "Milk" Producers
When you think of milk, you might think of mammals like humans and cows, but there are other species that give food to their young, in their own weird ways. Chapters FLAMINGOS 0:56 SPIDERS 1:55 PSEUDOSCORPIONS 3:23 CAECILIANS 5:13...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The world's slimiest animal | Noah R. Bressman and Douglas Fudge
In 2017, a truck screeched to a halt. One of its containers slid off, hit a car, and spilled its contents— thousands of kilograms of hagfish. The result of this accident was an absolute mess: the highway was coated in a thick slime that...
SciShow
Why Do We Get Colds When It's Cold?
The temperature drops and you're more likely to get a cold: Is this correlation or causation?
SciShow Kids
Animal Slime and Other Weird Stuff
Ever wonder why some animals don't need sunscreen or how they can live in dry climates without water? Well, some of them can use the slime their bodies produce in weird and helpful ways!
SciShow
Insect Filth and Bloody Messes with Evelyn From The Internets!
Hank faces off against his Crash Course co-worker Evelyn from the Internets in this test of wits and sticky science knowledge! Who will win and who will lose?
SciShow
7 Extreme Animal Moms
From changing diapers to cleaning up vomit, human parents can have it tough, but at least they don't have to incubate their babies under their skin or liquify their own guts to feed their brood like these animal moms do! In honor of...
SciShow
Secrets of the Vampire Squid
This week in SciShow News, Hank tells us about some weird science, including a squid that's not a squid, animals that can talk, and new insights into how you can mess up your body much faster and for much longer than you ever thought...
SciShow
Slug Sex and Bubble Rafts: Nature's Most Unusual Slime
Slime videos have been a popular trend on YouTube recently, but there are a few animals with their own versions of slime, which they use for some very cool things!
SciShow
From Crabs to Flies: 5 of Nature’s Most Doting Parents
Being a parent requires a lot of time and energy, but some animals are extremely devoted to caring for their young, and these five might not be the ones you would expect. Chapters View all BROMELIAD CRABS 1:32 BURYING BEETLES 2:26 DISCUS...
SciShow
These Migrating Birds Fuel Up by Eating…Mud?
A marathoner needs a lot of energy to make their long distance treks, and this is no different for migratory birds. But how are these marathon flyers getting that energy from the mud they’re slurping off of beaches along the way?