Instructional Video6:48
PBS

Dimetrodon: Our Most Unlikely Ancestor

12th - Higher Ed
With its lizard-like appearance and that distinctive sail on it back, Dimetrodon is practically the mascot of the Palaeozoic Era, a time before flowers, birds, mammals, and even crocodiles. But if you take a close look at this...
Instructional Video3:42
SciShow

6 Surprising Blood-Drinking Animals

12th - Higher Ed
Hank introduces us to 6 blood-drinking (or otherwise consuming) animals that you may not be aware of. Don't freak out... Chapters VAMPIRE BAT 1:35 LAMPREY 1:52 HOOD MOCKING BIRD 2:20 THE VAMPIRE FINCH 2:46 BUTTERFLIES 2:56 HUMANS 3:22
Instructional Video18:35
SciShow

Talk Show: Dr. Diana Six, the Mountain Pine Beetle, and Another Insect that freaks Hank out

12th - Higher Ed
Diana Six teaches Hank about the Mountain Pine Beetle and all its glory, including taste! Then Jessi from Animal Wonders introduces Hank to a couple cuties he is not too sure about.
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

Can You Bamboozle Birds With Magic?

12th - Higher Ed
Humans love illusions, but are we the only animals that fall for them?
Instructional Video3:59
SciShow

How Weed Works: THC

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explains the science behind the effects of that wackiest of weeds, cannabis sativa - aka marijuana.
Instructional Video2:49
SciShow

Chimera Cats and Your Mom

12th - Higher Ed
Hank talks about chimeras, and why Venus the cat probably isn't one - but your mom might be
Instructional Video15:23
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Environmental Engineer Mike Potts & Slick the Tiger Salamander

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to SciShow Talk Show where Hank Green talks with interesting people! In this episode Hank talks with Mike Potts, an environmental engineer at Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. with special guest Jessi Knudsen Castañeda....
Instructional Video12:14
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Animal Weapons with Doug Emlen & A Southern Three-Banded Armadillo

12th - Higher Ed
This week on the SciShow Talk Show Doug Emlen talks about animal weapons! Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show to talk about animal defenses and introduce us to the southern three-banded armadillo.
Instructional Video4:41
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Why do we kiss under mistletoe? - Carlos Reif

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying or, if you have your eye on someone, awaiting an opportunity beneath its snow-white berries. But how did the festive tradition of kissing under mistletoe come about? Carlos Reif...
Instructional Video3:20
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How did feathers evolve? - Carl Zimmer

Pre-K - Higher Ed
To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we must start a long time ago, with the dinosaurs from whence they came. We see early incarnations of feathers on dinosaur fossils, and remnants of dinosaurs in a bird's wish bone. Carl...
Instructional Video3:20
SciShow

The Vine That 'Loves' Parasitic Wasps to Death

12th - Higher Ed
This vine loves sucking the life out of plants AND insects.
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow

Kleptopredation Natural Turduckens

12th - Higher Ed
Some birds steal food from other birds to save themselves work, but kleptopredators take it one step further!
Instructional Video22:16
SciShow

The Most Hardcore Creatures on Earth | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
From mice that battle scorpions to microscopic moss piglets that can survive a solar storm, here are 6 of Earth’s most hardcore beings!
Instructional Video3:01
SciShow

The Majestic Grolar Bear

12th - Higher Ed
Although polar bears and grizzly bears aren't all that similar and are definitely separate species, they can interbreed and create fertile offspring in the wild. Hank brings us the story of these misfit bears, which he likes to call...
Instructional Video5:17
SciShow

These 'Fossilized Brains' Might Not Be Brains At All

12th - Higher Ed
A new study calls the claims of fossilized brains into question, and another finds ichthyosaurs might have been bigger than our current champions, the blue whales.
Instructional Video13:33
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Ellen Whittle on Bats, and Carlos the Sinaloan Milk Snake

12th - Higher Ed
This week on the SciShow Talk Show Ellen Whittle talks about her thesis research on bats and how they use artificial structures as roosts. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Carlos, the Sinaloan Milk Snake. Chapters View...
Instructional Video8:54
SciShow

7 Ridiculous Feats of Strength in the Animal Kingdom

12th - Higher Ed
You're probably already familiar with some of the more common examples of super strong animals, like the crocodile with its powerful bite or the leafcutter ant's impressive overhead carry. However, there are lots of lesser-known animals...
Instructional Video3:47
SciShow

Why We Send Animals to Space

12th - Higher Ed
What happens when you send a duck, a rooster and a sheep with monkeys and dogs into space? Scientists had to find out -- and for decades, they've been studying life in space with the help of some crawly, wiggly, fluttery, furry friends.
Instructional Video3:59
SciShow

Why Do We Have Such Long Childhoods?

12th - Higher Ed
Compared to most animals in the vast kingdom, humans have one of the longest childhoods. And you might think this is so we have time to develop our advanced thinking skills, but scientists think it might not be that simple.
Instructional Video4:13
SciShow

How To Make Antivenom

12th - Higher Ed
Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to this day. Antivenom works by stimulating the...
Instructional Video2:34
MinuteEarth

The Science of Hobbit Gluttony

12th - Higher Ed
Because smaller animals have to eat more relative to their bodyweight, Tolkein’s hobbits need to eat a lot - not for comfort, but for survival.
Instructional Video10:04
SciShow

Resurrection Biology: How to Bring Animals Back From Extinction

12th - Higher Ed
We've all seen the movies and heard the hype: But is it really possible to bring back animals that have gone extinct? If so, how? And how soon? And can I have a mammoth to ride around in my backyard? Hank explains the latest research...
Instructional Video10:19
SciShow

6 Delightfully Goth Animals

12th - Higher Ed
When you see a black cat, you might think of witches and goth bands, but they're also a great example of a melanistic animal, and they're not the only ones! Chapters MELANISTIC ANIMAL 0:24 PYGMY GRASSHOPPERS 0:48 BLACK PANTHERS 1:53...
Instructional Video22:05
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Battle of the Brains!

12th - Higher Ed
It's the battle of the SciShow Psych Hosts: Brit Garner and Hank Green! Brit came prepared, but can Hank still win the game for his Patron?