TED-Ed
TED-ED: How brain parasites change their host's behavior - Jaap de Roode
The biggest challenge in a parasite's life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to improve their own survival -- sometimes even by direct...
SciShow
Oxygen is Killing You
Hank introduces us to oxygen - the element that makes it possible for most animals to live, but which is simultaneously responsible for a lot of bad things going on in our bodies.
SciShow
This Ancient Mammal's Ears Were Built for Chewing
In this weeks science news, new fossil has been found that might help us understand how jaw bones evolved into complex middle ears found in mammals, and a new treatment regimen for treating babies with HIV shows promise.
SciShow
10 Ridiculous Scientific Names
There aren't as many rules to naming a scientific discovery as you might think-- and that has led to some pretty outrageous names. Chapters HALORUBRUM CHAOVIATOR 1:10 OSEDAX MUCOFLORIS 1:43 HETEROPODA DAVIDBOWIE 2:58 SCAPTIA BEYONCEAE...
SciShow
Venomous Mammals, Sensory Receptors & the Moon's True Origin Story
Hank describes to us some news stories that illustrate how science is continually changing the things we think we "know" - from the status of various animals species, to the way our senses work and even where the Moon came from -...
Crash Course Kids
Feed Me: Classifying Organisms
FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first...
SciShow
Animal Survival Skills: Poison Edition
We can purge our stomachs by vomiting when we consume something that our body thinks might be harmful, but what about animals that can't?
SciShow
Extreme Animal Milks You Probably Don't Want To Drink
All mammals produce milk, but you probably wouldn't want to dip your cookies in all of them.
Be Smart
Thomas Jefferson and The Giant Moose
America's first great science battle wasn't the space race or the atom bomb, it was fought between Thomas Jefferson, a French nobleman, and in the middle a giant moose. Some people call Jefferson our only scientist-President, and T.J....
SciShow
The Horrible Reason Rolly Pollies are Sometimes Blue
If you uncover a bunch of rolly pollies under a log, you don't expect to find a bright blue one crawling among all the usual grays and browns. But it turns out your fun surprise is some very bad luck for that terrestrial isopod.
SciShow
How Smart Are Animals, Really?
Measuring 'intellect' is a difficult task. Check out one way scientists are attempting to make this endeavor more testable.
TED Talks
TED: Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus? | Andrew Pelling
Take a mind-blowing trip to the lab as TED Senior Fellow Andrew Pelling shares his research on how we could use fruits, vegetables and plants to regenerate damaged human tissues -- and develop a potentially groundbreaking way to repair...
SciShow
It's Slime Time! | Compilation
Everyone loves slime... until it starts coming out of someone's nose, then all of a sudden it's "gross." But this slimy stuff is also really important to the lives of many animals, including humans!
SciShow Kids
All About Anglerfish
Learn all about the anglerfish! A creepy-looking, deep-sea-dwelling creature that glows!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams
A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him. A female from a different species mimics his patterns: by tricking the male, she lures him in -- and turns him into a meal. Where else...
SciShow
How to Eat When You Don't Have a Mouth: Lessons From 5 Animals
Not all animals have a mouth, or even need one to eat! These different feeding strategies can teach us a lot about our ancestors and how they went from not needing a mouth at all to only eating with one.
SciShow
Why Our Nights Are Getting Hot
The average global temperature is on the rise, evidenced by the ten warmest years on record happening since 2005. But this isn’t just about greenhouse gases preventing heat from escaping. Another culprit comes in the form of…clouds.
SciShow
Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?
You might have heard about animals behaving oddly right before an earthquake hits. But are these reports more than just anecdotes?
SciShow Kids
Meet the American Bison!
Bison are magnificent! Join Jessi and Squeaks and learn all about America's National Mammal.
SciShow
7 Bizarre Uses for Animal Secretions
You're probably aware of lots of the things we take from animals, but for centuries, humans have been sneaking animal secretions into a bunch of things you probably didn't know about, like your Easter candy, your Mom's perfume, and even...
SciShow Kids
The Loudest Bugs in the World
Cicadas are small insects, but they're famous for being one of the loudest animals in the world!
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Paleontology's Technicolor Moment
For a long time, we could only guess what color a dinosaur might be. But in the past decade, there has been an explosion of color.
SciShow
For Some Animals, The World Moves in Slow-Motion
Does your cat have a concept of time? Is it different from a snapping turtle's? Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time...