Instructional Video6:21
SciShow

Your Gorgeous Hair Evolved From Frog Toes

12th - Higher Ed
Frogs aren't known for their fabulous manes, but the claws of frogs are helping us learn why humans have hair -- thanks to a homeobox gene and a weird evolutionary shift.<b<br/>r/>

Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Instructional Video11:38
SciShow

Cosmic Tails (That Aren’t From Comets)

12th - Higher Ed
Comets are famous for having space tails. But they're not the only ones! Asteroids, planets, and even stars can rock tails of their own.
Instructional Video6:17
SciShow Kids

Meet the Marsupials! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Jessi have been having fun learning all about Australia. Squeaks wants to know more about marsupials, the special group of animals that lives almost nowhere else. So Jessi introduces him to a...
Instructional Video7:53
PBS

How Ankylosaurs Got Their Clubs

12th - Higher Ed
While clubs are practically synonymous with ankylosaurs, we’ve only started to get to the bottom of how they worked and how this unusual anatomy developed in the first place.
Instructional Video10:50
SciShow

5 Animals That Have Bone Skin

12th - Higher Ed
From the long extinct Stegosaurus, to tiny modern mice, all sorts of animals grow bits of bones inside their skin. These structures are called osteoderms, and they're often more than just a suit of armor.
Instructional Video9:59
SciShow

9 of the Weirdest Sperm Adaptations

12th - Higher Ed
You probably have a vague idea of what sperm does, but not all sperm are created equal, and some have even developed unique adaptations to get where they're going.
Instructional Video8:40
SciShow

Why Do These Animals Get Tied Up in Knots?

12th - Higher Ed
Ready your puns, viewers! From sick worm kings to uncomfortable floating snakes, today's episode is all about four types of animals that can get tied up in knots (either intentionally or...knot).
Instructional Video9:06
SciShow

The Bizarre Evolution of Hemipenes (yes...hemipenes.)

12th - Higher Ed
Snakes have two penises (aka hemipenes) that come in a diverse array of shapes and sizes. And they could owe it all to their lack of legs.
Instructional Video1:40
SciShow

Why are we Ticklish?

12th - Higher Ed
What’s up with ticklishness? And are other animals ticklish, too? Quick Questions has the answers!
Instructional Video9:39
SciShow

7 of the Most Uniquely FIERCE Sharks

12th - Higher Ed
You've heard of the Great White and the Hammerhead—but what about the lesser known but equally fierce sharks? Join Hank Green for a biting look at 7 weird sharks you're sure to love (and fear!)
Instructional Video10:05
SciShow

6 Types of Odd Body Armor

12th - Higher Ed
From medieval knights to face shields, humans are pretty big fans of armor. But it turns out that other organisms use armor, too! Except sometimes, their armor doesn’t look like anything we’d expect. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

This Ichthyosaur Terrorized the Triassic Seas

12th - Higher Ed
One ancient predator turns out to have been able to eat much larger prey than we thought was possible, and a baby titanosaur skull gives us clues about what changes took place as sauropods grew up.
Instructional Video3:46
SciShow

The Salamander That Refuses to Grow Up

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:36
SciShow

The Fiercest of Them All: Meet the T-Rex

12th - Higher Ed
According to the fossils we've found, it turns out the T-Rex may look different than what we thought! Join Hank Green for a fascinating dive into the past, and a realistic look at what the King of the Dinosaurs was actually like. Let's...
Instructional Video8:55
SciShow

How Goldfish Went From Pretty To Invincible And Back Again

12th - Higher Ed
We began keeping goldfish as pets more than 1,000 years ago, but their beauty wasn’t the only thing they had going for them. Goldfish had a lot of really weird biological traits that made them incredibly resilient. And in an unfortunate...
Instructional Video10:48
SciShow

What Actually Happens on the Full Moon? | 8 Full-Moon Myths & Facts

12th - Higher Ed
From menstrual cycles to rainfall, there are lots of claims about the moon's influence. In today's episode, Hank is here to set the record straight with 8 myths & facts about our moon.
Instructional Video2:49
SciShow

Where Are A Whale's Nipples?

12th - Higher Ed
Like dolphins, manatees, and other marine mammals, whales have nipples hidden in surprising places.
Instructional Video19:22
SciShow Kids

Cats and Dogs | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Anthony and Squeaks are spending the day watching videos all about cats and dogs of all varieties and they’re learning all sorts of interesting things along the way!
Instructional Video8:53
3Blue1Brown

Cross products | Essence of linear algebra, Chapter 8

12th - Higher Ed
The cross product is a way to multiple to vectors in 3d. This video shows how to visualize what it means.
Instructional Video4:21
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: A day in the life of an Aztec midwife

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The midwife Xoquauhtli has a difficult choice to make. She owes a debt to her patron Teteoinnan, the female warrior goddess at the center of the Aztec seasonal festival, who must be kept happy or she will bring bad luck. Xoquauhtli...
Instructional Video8:53
3Blue1Brown

Cross products | Essence of linear algebra, Chapter 10

12th - Higher Ed
The cross product is a way to multiple to vectors in 3d. This video shows how to visualize what it means.
Instructional Video3:12
SciShow

The Delightful Mutation Behind Siamese Cats

12th - Higher Ed
It's easy to assume a cat's coat pattern is based exclusively on genetics, but that isn't entirely the case for Siamese cats. Their unique coloration comes from a combination of genetics, a fragile enzyme, and losing heat from little...
Instructional Video9:52
3Blue1Brown

Vectors, what even are they? | Essence of linear algebra, chapter 1

12th - Higher Ed
What is a vector? Is it an arrow in space? A list of numbers?
Instructional Video2:20
SciShow

Why Don't Birds Have Vertical Tails Like Airplanes?

12th - Higher Ed
How do you tell a plane from a bird? The vertical tail, of course! By why can birds fly without a vertical tail, and how do planes use their vertical tails to stay in the air?