Instructional Video18:50
SciShow Kids

The Amazing Power of Magnets | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and her friends at The Fort play with magnets and learn about how both animals and people use them to find their way around
Instructional Video7:24
PBS

The Mystery Of The Mashed-Up Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
How the therizinosaurs lived and evolved ended up being just as weird as their mixed-up anatomy.
Instructional Video5:09
SciShow

Does the Food Chain Stop At Jellyfish?

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger

12th - Higher Ed
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
Instructional Video5:23
SciShow

How Earth's Rotation Affects Our Oxygen | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Oxygen is crucial for life as we know it, but before it could build up in our atmosphere, earth had to slow down.
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

How Do Turtles Live So Long?

12th - Higher Ed
We all know turtles live an amazingly long time, but what's their secret? And can we apply it to humans?
Instructional Video3:24
SciShow Kids

Why Don’t Fish Freeze in Winter? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks wants to know what happens to fish when the seasons change and the pond freezes in winter! He and Jessi learn all about how fish survive under the ice because of their body temperature, and also what other animals, like birds and...
Instructional Video4:35
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How turtle shells evolved... twice - Judy Cebra Thomas

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Check out the fascinating science behind the evolution of the turtle shell, over 260 million years in the making. -- Modern turtle shells are almost as diverse as the turtles themselves. Sea turtles have flatter, lighter shells for...
Instructional Video5:27
SciShow

How Earth's Rotation Affects Our Oxygen | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Oxygen is crucial for life as we know it, but before it could build up in our atmosphere, earth had to slow down.
Instructional Video5:10
SciShow

How "Cold-Blooded" Animals Survive the Cold

12th - Higher Ed
We humans can rely on our internal body heat to help keep us warm. But what can cold-blooded animals do when faced with the threat of freezing? Here are three creatures that have come up with some...“cool” solutions.
Instructional Video6:20
SciShow

Slowly Solving the Mystery of Turtle Origins

12th - Higher Ed
The origin story of turtles is a mystery that has perplexed many for centuries, but thanks to more recent studies, we might be one step closer to figuring out their lineage.
Instructional Video4:07
SciShow Kids

Turtle Time with Dr. Turtleman!

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are on a beach vacation, so they've called in their pal, Dr. Lawrence Turtleman, to take over the show for today! And what is he going to teach you about? Turtles, of course!
Instructional Video6:02
SciShow

This Tortoise Has a Taste for Blood | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
You're entering a world, where one of the most blood thirsty predators, is a giant tortoise
Instructional Video12:49
SciShow

8 Animal Friendships That'll Give You All the Feels

12th - Higher Ed
Whether it’s for food, protection, or a little healthy grooming, a lot of animals of different species form some surprising mutualistic relationships in nature. Chapters View all AMERICAN BADGER Credit: Jonathunder 1:00 1 COYOTES &...
Instructional Video2:49
SciShow

Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger

12th - Higher Ed
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
Instructional Video9:11
PBS

How the Turtle Got Its Shell

12th - Higher Ed
Where did turtles come from? And how did the they get their shells? The answers to these questions would eventually cause scientists to rethink the entire history of reptile evolution.
Instructional Video4:16
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How does a jellyfish sting? - Neosha S Kashef

Pre-K - Higher Ed
You're swimming in the ocean when something brushes your leg. When the tingling sets in, you realize you've been stung by a jellyfish. How do these beautiful gelatinous creatures pack such a painful punch? Neosha S Kashef details the...
Instructional Video15:36
TED Talks

Jaime Lerner: A song of the city

12th - Higher Ed
Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.
Instructional Video10:38
SciShow

MouthPeeing and 5 Other Extreme Turtle Traits

12th - Higher Ed
From peeing out of their mouths to being capable of living in icy water, turtles have evolved remarkable, but a little bit bizarre traits to survive.
Instructional Video3:10
MinuteEarth

The Best Pokémon (According to Science)

12th - Higher Ed
There’s lots of debate as to which original starter Pokémon is the best fighter among squirtle, bulbasaur, charmander, and pikachu, but only one is the most biologically plausible.
Instructional Video2:51
SciShow

Sea Turtles Really DO Carry a (Microscopic) World on Their Backs

12th - Higher Ed
Several cultures portray the world as being carried on the back of a giant turtle. As it turns out, sea turtles really do house an entire world on their backs — one of microscopic organisms, that is!
Instructional Video11:47
SciShow

The Biggest Sloth That Ever Lived, and 6 Other Gigantic Animals

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes it seems like the past favored large animals, but it turns out that each one on this list has a different reason for its size. Chapters View all Carboniferous & Permian periods 360 251 million years ago 1:04 DRAGONFLY Credit:...
Instructional Video13:55
SciShow

All About Poop, Plus a Tortoise: SciShow Talk Show #15

12th - Higher Ed
The SciShow Talk Show has a new look! And a new guest who isn't new at all - Jessi Knudsen Castañeda from Animal Wonders joins Hank to talk about one of her favorite subjects: poop! They are joined by Augusto Castañeda and Yucca the...
Instructional Video2:54
SciShow

How Do Turtles Live So Long?

12th - Higher Ed
We all know turtles live an amazingly long time, but what's their secret? And can we apply it to humans?