Curated Video
Decoding Dog DNA
Which animal holds the title of “man’s best friend”? Of course, the answer is the dog. Dogs have lived with humans for thousands of years. Scientists’ understanding of how this came to be has changed in recent years. Additionally,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: David Ian Howe: A brief history of dogs
Since their emergence over 200,000 years ago, modern humans have established communities all over the planet. But they didn't do it alone. Whatever corner of the globe you find humans in today, you're likely to find another species as...
Curated Video
Dogs and Humans: A 30,000-Year Friendship (ft. MinuteEarth)
Of all the species that humans have domesticated, dogs are our oldest animal friends. But how did a group of wolves become the furry pup at the end of the bed? New research is finally unlocking the paw-in-hand evolution of dogs and...
Curated Video
Discovering Europe's Earliest Domesticated Dog
The remains of what is considered Europe's earliest pet dog, dating back to between 14,000 and 20,000 years ago, have been discovered in an Italian cave, shedding new light on the domestication process from wolves to dogs. This finding...
Curated Video
Evidence of Evolution
A video explaining how embryology, anatomy, and genetics can be used as evidence for evolution.
SciShow
Why Do We Have Such Crooked Teeth?
A lot of humans need or want braces to fix their crooked teeth, but why do you never see a dog walking down the street with headgear? Our ancient ancestors and mac and cheese may be to blame!
TED Talks
TED: We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely | Juan enriquez
For four billion years, what lived and died on earth depended on two principles: natural selection and random mutation. Then humans came along and changed everything - hybridizing plants, breeding animals, altering the environment and...
Curated Video
Old & Odd: Archaea, Bacteria & Protists - CrashCourse Biology
Hank veers away from human anatomy to teach us about the (mostly) single-celled organisms that make up two of the three taxonomic domains of life, and one of the four kingdoms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists. They are by far the most...
Curated Video
Why Don't We Have Pet Foxes?
Both foxes and dogs belong to the same family Canidae. Then why haven’t foxes become our companions too? To answer this, in 1950, a group of Russian scientists began an experiment to try and create the first ever pet fox species. The...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The history of the world according to cats - Eva-Maria Geigl
In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs, who have undergone centuries of selective breeding, modern cats are genetically very similar to ancient cats. How did these solitary, fierce predators become...
Mr. Beat
Scopes Monkey Trial (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time an English naturalist and geologist named Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution. Evolution, now widely accepted as a theory, used to be very controversial. It rocked the entire world, as matter of fact. It...
Curated Video
How Are Organisms Classified?
In terms of biological classification, organisms are classified, or grouped, with other organisms that they are most closely related to. These small groups are then classified together into larger groups and so on, until we reach the top...
Nature League
Why Are Animals Getting Smaller? - From A to B
In this episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit why animals are basically getting smaller over time.
MinuteEarth
How Cats Became our Feline Overlords (ft. It's Okay To Be Smart)
Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. Buy the CAT CAT T-shirt here: https://store.dftba.com/products/cat-cat-shirt To learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It's OK To Be Smart:...
MinuteEarth
Are We Really 99% Chimp?
Get 10% off of your first order with Squarespace - http://squarespace.com/minuteearth Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/minuteearth ... like these our Patreon patrons. Thanks! - Owner - Jeff Straathof - Mark - Maarten...
Big Think
The History of Life on Earth in Three Minutes
Happy New Year, planet Earth! According to the Anno Domini designation, the year is now 2014. But the Earth has been around a lot longer than that - about 4.567 billion years. The first evidence of life dates back to around 3.8 billion...
Stated Clearly
What is Evolution?
A short video offers a simple, yet engaging, explanation of the theory of evolution using amoebas as an example. The narrator uses the example of the evolution of dog breeds as an example of how humans can influence the course of change.
TED-Ed
A Brief History of Dogs
Canis lupus familiaris. Sound familiar? A short video traces the evolution of canines from wolves to the variety of domesticated dog breeds we find today.
Be Smart
How Evolution Turned a Possum into a Wolf
Do bats really have thumbs? Explore this, and many other intriguing topics using a short video from a great science series. Viewers learn to differentiate between analogous and homologous structures, why natural selection favors traits...
Bozeman Science
Evolution Continues
Peacocks, when fanning their feathers to attract females, shake the feathers, creating an inaudible sound for humans but one that female hens can hear, even from far away. In the video, scholars explore evolution by analyzing artificial...
Be Smart
Why Do Disney Princesses All Look like Babies?
Could Disney be tricking people into caring about their characters? It seems the design of characters in recent years triggers our nurturing instincts. A video explains the science behind these instinctual habits—and why viewers are so...
Veritasium
Why Do Venomous Animals Live In Warm Climates?
Why do warm, tropical environments seem to be the perfect place to find so many of the world's most venomous animals? Explore several theories in an interesting video. The narrator differentiates between venomous and poisonous, describes...