Instructional Video2:51
SciShow

Why Don't All Birds Fly in V Shapes?

12th - Higher Ed
Some birds fly in V shapes because it has many benefits, but other birds fly in clumps instead. Why would they do that?
Instructional Video11:58
TED Talks

Marlene Zuk: What we learn from insects' sex lives

12th - Higher Ed
In this enlightening, funny talk, Marlene Zuk shares just some of the ways that insects are truly astonishing -- and not least for the creative ways they have sex.
Instructional Video8:14
SciShow

Monogamy

12th - Higher Ed
Hank examines the zoological definition of monogamy, as well as some other breeding strategies that animals use.
Instructional Video3:44
SciShow Kids

Why Do Animals Have Whiskers? | Amazing Animal Senses | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown are learning about senses! Did you know that animals that have whiskers can use them to sense things? First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The way an object...
Instructional Video8:36
SciShow

8 Animals That Only Live in One Place

12th - Higher Ed
Some animal species are found in almost every corner of the world. But these 8 species are impressively isolated.
Instructional Video3:25
SciShow Kids

Biologists! Scientists Who Love Life!

K - 5th
Who wants to be a biologist? Learn all about scientists who study life -- like where they do their jobs, the questions they ask, and the tools they use!
Instructional Video3:08
SciShow Kids

Why Sea Cows Are Awesome? Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn all about an amazing aquatic mammal you may not have heard of before: the manatee!
Instructional Video2:51
SciShow

The Secret Ingredient in Ruminant Spit

12th - Higher Ed
Every day, humans literally flush a valuable resource down the toilet: nitrogen. But there are some animals that have figured out a way to recycle the extra nitrogen in their bodies by moving it not to their livers, but to their mouths!
Instructional Video11:52
Crash Course

The Digestive System: CrashCourse Biology

12th - Higher Ed
Hank takes us through the bowels of the human digestive system and explains why it's all about surface area.
Instructional Video3:51
SciShow Kids

4 Reasons Cows are Awesome!

K - 5th
Did you know that there were over 200 types of cows? Join Jessi and Squeaks as they discuss some cool facts about these amazing animals.
Instructional Video4:55
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals like the praying mantis and black widow were considered bizarre exceptions. But now, we know they more or less...
Instructional Video4:27
SciShow Kids

Animal Track Detective! Science for Kids

K - 5th
Maybe you've seen animal tracks in the mud after a rainy day, but did you know that you can study these tracks to learn all kinds of things about the animals that made them? Grab your detective hat and join Jessi to find out how!
Instructional Video9:25
TED Talks

TED: How your nature photos can help protect wild animals | Tanya Berger-Wolf

12th - Higher Ed
We're losing animal and plant species at such a swift, unprecedented rate that it's nearly impossible to keep up. Computational biologist Tanya Berger-Wolf demonstrates how harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and one of the...
Instructional Video7:26
SciShow

Fecal Shields, and 5 Other Ways Animals Use Poop

12th - Higher Ed
Proud of what you just did in the bathroom? You should be, but here are 6 animals who are masters of the art of pooping!
Instructional Video16:10
TED Talks

TED: The ocean's glory -- and horror | Brian Skerry

12th - Higher Ed
Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.
Instructional Video12:18
SciShow

6 of the Coolest Things We've Found in Amber

12th - Higher Ed
Amber is amazing stuff! It can preserve organisms whole, and essentially freeze them in time, and the specimens we’ve found in it so far range from amazing to downright bizarre. Here are six of the coolest things we’ve found trapped in...
Instructional Video11:06
SciShow

Basically Every Mammal Is Good at Swimming... Except Us

12th - Higher Ed
From the world’s biggest land animal to a creature built more like a tank than a sub, meet seven mammals that you might not think can swim well, but do! CHAPTERS View all MOOSE 1:33 2 ELEPHANTS 3:21 ARMADILLOS 4:54 CAMELS 5:32 6 SLOTHS 9:03
Instructional Video5:17
Be Smart

Relationship Advice from the Animal Kingdom

12th - Higher Ed
Ever find yourself wishing for relationship advice and have no one to turn to? Looking for the secrets to a long and happy relationship but can't find the answers? Maybe you just want to know how to tell that certain someone that you...
Instructional Video3:05
SciShow

Xenophyophores: The Strange Life of a Giant Single Cell

12th - Higher Ed
You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that.
Instructional Video4:41
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do cats have vertical pupils? | Emma Bryce

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Peering into the eyes of different animals, you'll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House cats, for one, are twilight hunters with vertically elongated pupils. Many grazing animals, like goats, have rectangular pupils. Other...
Instructional Video5:01
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How do animals experience pain? - Robyn J. Crook

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Humans know the surprising prick of a needle, the searing pain of a stubbed toe, and the throbbing of a toothache. We can identify many types of pain and have multiple ways of treating it - but what about other species? How do the...
Instructional Video4:36
SciShow Kids

4 Things You Didn't Know About Ravens

K - 5th
Here at SciShow Kids we're gearing up for the spookiest time of year! And today, we're going to learn all about ravens! Ravens may give you the creepy crawlies, but they have some awesome skills and behaviors that make them very clever...
Instructional Video3:57
SciShow Kids

Narwhals: Unicorns of the Sea!

K - 5th
The ocean is full of some amazing creatures, but one that remains a bit of a mystery is the Narwhal, which looks like an underwater unicorn.
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...