SciShow
Foxes Might Use Magnetic Fields to Hunt
How do foxes know where to pounce when they can't see their prey? There's evidence they're using the Earth's magnetic field to help.
SciShow
Cyborg Eyes and Stumpy the Dumpy Tree Frog: SciShow Talk Show #11
SciShow graphics guy Louey Winkler discusses LED contact lenses and the implications of enhancing and assisting human beings with technology, and then attempts to stump Hank with a physics riddle. Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Stumpy...
SciShow
This Illusion Might Not Work Depending on Where You're From
Optical illusions are a fun way to play with the way your brain interprets what your eyes see, but if some of them don't work for you, it might be because of where you live.
SciShow
The Bizarre Link Between Blindness and Schizophrenia
You might have heard that supposedly, no one who was born blind has ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia. But if that’s true, how those two conditions so closely related to each other?
TED Talks
TED: A friendly, autonomous robot that delivers your food | Ali Kashani
Meet the friendly robot that could deliver your next burrito. Ali Kashani introduces us to Postmates' autonomous delivery robot and explains how it could help reduce carbon emissions and free up valuable real estate in cities everywhere....
SciShow
3 Senses You Didn't Know You Had
At some point, you've probably learned about the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. However, the classic list doesn't account for all the sensations we experience and use to navigate the world around us!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does laser eye surgery work? | Dan Reinstein
In 1948, Spanish ophthalmologist Jose Ignacio Barraquer Moner was fed up with glasses. He wanted a solution for blurry vision that fixed the eye itself, without relying on external aids. The surgery he eventually devised was called...
SciShow Kids
Why Does Springtime Make Me Sneeze? Body Science for Kids
Are you sneezing more as it gets nicer outside? Jessi and Squeaks talk about allergies, and explain what your body is going through!
SciShow
The Mystery of the Barreleye Fish
In the Pacific Ocean, there lives a fish that's . . . a little different. Hank tells you all about the Pacific barreleye fish!
TED Talks
TED: Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish | Prosanta Chakrabarty
TeD Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty explores hidden parts of the world in search of new species of cave-dwelling fish. These subterranean creatures have developed fascinating adaptations, and they provide biological insights into blindness...
SciShow
The Mysterious Cosmic Explosion Called “The Cow” | SciShow News
The exploding “cow” around 200 million light-years away is running astronomers for a loop, but if it is what some hypothesize, we are witnessing a first for astronomy! Meanwhile, we got photographic evidence of a planet orbiting a binary...
Be Smart
How Many Smells Can You Smell?
We walk through life led by our noses. Literally. Because they're on the front of our faces. How does the sense of smell work, and how sensitive are our noses? Why are smell-related memories so vivid? How many different smells could we...
SciShow
Why do we get dark circles under our eyes? #shorts #science
Why do we get dark circles under our eyes? #shorts #science
SciShow
3 Big Discoveries Made by the International Space Station
We all know it's awesome, and we could watch Chris Hadfield sing all day, but do you know about the awesome science that's being done on the International Space Station? Hank explains three big discoveries made on the ISS that you should...
SciShow
Why Are Puppy Eyes So Irresistible?
It’s so easy to forgive a dog, especially when they start with those puppy dog eyes. As it turns out, those puppy dog eyes and the effect they have are no accident and the result of centuries of domestication.
SciShow
What's the Weird Face We Make When We Touch Our Eyes
Why does your mouth hang open and cause you to make a silly face when you use eye drops or put on mascara?
Be Smart
Why Your Brain Is In Your Head
Part 1 of 3 in my series about why our bodies are shaped the way they are.
SciShow Kids
Explore the Fort! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Welcome back to the Fort! There's always a lot going on around here, so feel free to take a look around, say hello to all of our friends, and have fun watching some of their favorite videos! See you again soon!
SciShow
6 of the Planet's Best Hunters
You might think venomous snakes or fierce lions are the best hunters, but turns out they are not even close to these 6 actual best hunters in the animal kingdom.
SciShow Kids
Why Does Water Hurt My Nose?
There's nothing better than going for a swim on a hot summer day! Sometimes, though, when you jump in the water, you might get a whole bunch of it up your nose! It's no fun, but why exactly does it hurt so much?
TED Talks
TED: How we'll find life on other planets | Aomawa Shields
Astronomer Aomawa Shields searches for clues that life might exist elsewhere in the universe by examining the atmospheres of distant exoplanets. When she isn't exploring the heavens, the classically trained actor (and TED Fellow) looks...
SciShow Kids
Why Do Animals Have Whiskers? | Amazing Animal Senses | SciShow Kids
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...
SciShow
The Secret Behind Those Beautiful Hubble Images
Since it launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped more than a million images and changed the way we see the universe, literally.