TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Norse myth that inspired "The Lord of the Rings" | Iseult Gillespie
The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often took the form of a fish and, one day, he swam to the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. When the nymphs laughed at his...
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Why Lizards Don't Run Marathons
Lizards tend to scurry around in short bursts rather than running long distances, and the reason why might be nearly as old as life on land.
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Fish Are Way Smarter Than You Think
Many people assume that fish are less intelligent than mammals, but it turns out that isn’t true at all - they are actually way smarter than you probably give them credit for.
TED Talks
TED: An invitation to reexamine your familiar world | Gillian Tett
Before entering the world of financial journalism, Gillian Tett was a cultural anthropologist who studied how the past influences our present thoughts and behaviors. In an entertaining talk, she shows how you can use an anthropological...
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Our Oceans Aren’t Doomed… Yet? | SciShow News
The IPCC has released a special report assessing how the world’s ice and oceans are faring under our changing climate, and scientists may be one step closer to a cure for the common cold!
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Weird Things Whales Lost on Their Journey to the Sea
When the ancestor of cetaceans went back into the water some 50 million years ago, it left a few things behind—including the functioning of certain genes that seem like they’d be hard to live without.
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Meet The Black Swallower Natures Top Competitive Eater
Deep in the ocean lives a fish that seems pretty normal right up until dinner time, when it reveals its secret talent: devouring meals much larger than itself.
TED Talks
TED: What are animals thinking and feeling? | Carl Safina
What's going on inside the brains of animals? Can we know what, or if, they're thinking and feeling? Carl Safina thinks we can. using discoveries and anecdotes that span ecology, biology and behavioral science, he weaves together stories...
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Why Fish Care About Forest Fires
We don't think of rivers and lakes as something that are greatly affected by fires, but it turns out these disasters can have a big effect on the acquatic wildlife that calls these places home.
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SciShow Quiz Show: Battle of the Brains!
It's the battle of the SciShow Psych Hosts: Brit Garner and Hank Green! Brit came prepared, but can Hank still win the game for his Patron?
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How Ultra-Black Fish Disappear into the Deep
Deep into the ocean even the slightest glimmer give you away. Which is why some fish have evolved to be so dark that they absorb any light that hits them.
TED Talks
TED: How a fleet of wind-powered drones is changing our understanding of the ocean | Sebastien de Halleux
Our oceans are unexplored and undersampled -- today, we still know more about other planets than our own. How can we get to a better understanding of this vast, important ecosystem? Explorer Sebastien de Halleux shares how a new fleet of...
TED Talks
Edith Widder: Glowing life in an underwater world
Some 80 to 90 percent of undersea creatures make light -- and we know very little about how or why. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder explores this glowing, sparkling, luminous world, sharing glorious images and insight into the unseen...
TED Talks
Jim Toomey: Learning from Sherman the shark
Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman's Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As he sketches some of his favorite sea creatures live onstage, Toomey shares his love of the ocean and the...
TED Talks
Eric Berlow: Simplifying complexity
Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn't feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big issues, he distills an...
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Why Frogs Sometimes Fall From the Sky
It doesn't seem possible, but animal rain is definitely real, and there is an actual scientific explanation for it... probably.
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From Crabs to Flies: 5 of Nature’s Most Doting Parents
Being a parent requires a lot of time and energy, but some animals are extremely devoted to caring for their young, and these five might not be the ones you would expect. Chapters View all BROMELIAD CRABS 1:32 BURYING BEETLES 2:26 DISCUS...
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3 Fish With Built-In Flashlights
If we want to see more clearly in the dark, we shine a light - but we aren't the only species that does that. Some fish use active photolocation to shine their own light in the deep sea!
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There's a Wave Made Out of Fish
If you’ve been to a sporting event with a large number of people, you’ve likely seen, or even been a part of, “the wave.” But did you know that there are little fishies who do a version of the wave not for fun, but for survival?
Be Smart
My Date With A Giant Pacific Octopus!
Joe went behind the scenes at Monterey Bay Aquarium to meet the Giant Pacific Octopus, a powerful and curious creature that challenges many of our notions of intelligence!
TED Talks
Janine Benyus: Biomimicry's surprising lessons from nature's engineers
In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The secret lives of baby fish - Amy McDermott
Coral reef fish, like the yellow tang surgeonfish, begin life in a fascinating and weird way - as tiny floating larvae! These babies are capable of drifting thousands of miles on ocean currents, far from the reefs where they were born....
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How Do We Know We’re Tired?
Sleep is complicated. And there's still a lot we don't know about it, but zebrafish larvae are a surprisingly good place to look to learn more about what makes us sleepy.
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7 Animals We Used to Think Were Extinct (But Aren't!)
Species that no longer exist vastly outnumber those that currently populate the planet, but occasionally we rediscover a species we thought was extinct!