SciShow
Top New Species for 2016, and a Perching Robot!
Today, we're recapping some of the International Institute for Species Exploration's Top 10 New Species of 2016, and talking about some tiny flying robots that can stick to things using electricity!
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...
Curated Video
Classification
The grouping of organisms into categories with similar features. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Linnaean hierarchy
A hierarchical system for biological classification, created by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Classification #80
Correction: When discussing the relationship between different types of bear - we mention that pandas aren't a type of bear - BUT THEY ARE! Woopsie. Sorry about that - we'll fix this in the future when we update these early biology...
Curated OER
Taxonomy and the Tree of Life
Mr. Khan explains with pictures and diagrams Carl Linneaus' taxonomy system and the biological tree of life. He mentions that the debate still continues regarding how to classify organisms and that newer technology that examines DNA is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Taxonomy and the Tree of Life
An explanation of the biological classification of organisms. [12:41]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #19: Biology Before Darwin
You've probably heard of Charles Darwin, but how did scientists before him form their theories about life, evolution, and extinction? Learn how different people in the seventeenth and eighteenth century tried to answer the question -...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #16: The Columbian Exchange
Revolution in Europe during the 1400s through the 1700s came in many forms - political, cultural, religious, and scientific. But we can't fully understand this idea without "exploring" another one - the so-called Age of Exploration. This...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taxonomy and the Tree of Life
This video explores the science of taxonomy and where humans fit into the tree of life. [12:41]