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These Horrifying Sea Slugs Smell Like Watermelon Candies
These fun looking sea slugs have a few unique features, not the least of which is the fact that they defend themselves by smelling like watermelon candies.
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The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History
In which John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to become agriculturalists, and how that change has influenced the world we live in today. Also, there are some...
SciShow Kids
Cheetahs: The Fastest Runners in the World
Jessi and Squeaks love to race each other! They can both run pretty fast, but there's one animal they'd never be able to beat: the cheetah! Join us to learn all about this super speedy cat!
SciShow
Blue Whales and The Smartphone Morality Experiment
Hank shares news about the biggest animal in the history of ever -- blue whales -- and explains the lessons learned in a new study of human morality, using smartphones.
SciShow
The Psychology of Emojis
A group of British and Australian cyberpsychologists argues that emojis deserve way more research attention than they're getting - and scientists have discovered how to create on-demand killer mice!
Crash Course
The Agricultural Revolution Crash Course World History
In which John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to become agriculturalists, and how that change has influenced the world we live in today. Also, there are some...
Crash Course
Community Ecology II: Predators - Crash Course Ecology
Hank gets to the more violent part of community ecology by describing predation and the many ways prey organisms have developed to avoid it.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How farming planted seeds for the Internet - Patricia Russac
What does farming have to do with invention and innovation? Permanent residences, division of labor, central government, and complex technologies--all essential for advancing civilizations--could not have been developed without the move...
Crash Course
Community Ecology: Feel the Love - Crash Course Ecology
Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere they take place. Although interspecies interactions are mostly competitive, competition is pretty dangerous,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A year in the life of one of Earth's weirdest animals | Gilad Bino
Waddling along the parched Australian earth, a female platypus is searching for fresh water. Over the past year, a severe drought turned rivers and streams to mere trickles. She barely survived and was unable to reproduce. Could the next...
Curated Video
Discovering the Rhinoceros: A Journey into their World
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of rhinoceroses, highlighting their unique characteristics, habitats, and the threats they face. From their distinctive horns to their herbivorous diet, we learn about the different species...
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Biodiversity
The variation of life forms within an ecosystem or across the planet. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Great Grey Owl
Follow a great grey owl through the seasons, from winter hunts to summer parenting. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Like all birds of prey, the great grey owl has forward-facing eyes, which give it excellent binocular vision....
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African Lions
Lions are one of the most social big cats. Watch how lionesses hunt as a team to catch their prey. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Female lions live together in prides. Male lions form coalitions that compete for possession...
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Humpback Whales
The amazing hunting technique of the humpback whale. This giant marine mammal catches fish using bubbles. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Humpback whales use intricate songs to communicate. Each song is unique to an...
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Velvet Worm
Discover the bizarre hunting habits of the mucus-slinging velvet worm. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. There are around 180 species of velvet worm, which together make up a distinct phlyum called Onychophora. Velvet worms are...
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Great White Sharks
Discover the adaptations of the great white shark that make it one of nature's best hunters... Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The great white shark is the largest predatory fish in the ocean. The great white shark has...
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Komodo Dragon
Meet the komodo dragon – a powerful lizard with a formidable appetite. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Komodo dragons live on just a handful of Indonesian islands. The komodo dragon is the largest species of lizard in the...
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Snow Leopard
What is it about the snow leopard that allows it to survive in the cold mountainous regions of Pakistan? Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Snow leopards have adapted to live in cold mountainous environments. Snow leopards have...
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Bizarre Adaptations
All animals develop specific characteristics in response to their environment, but some adaptations are more weird and wonderful than others. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Every animal species on the planet has...
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Echolocation: Dolphins
Dolphins use of sound as a navigational tool is essential to their survival. Discover how they produce these sounds and use them to learn about their environment. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Dolphins, like most marine species, use...
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Elephants
The lives of Asian and African elephants, from what they eat, to where they live, and what's threatening them. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. There are two main species of elephant - African and Asian. African elephants are...
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Homo Ergaster
Homo ergaster had a huge brain and lived in complex social groups, but his evolution was stunted for a million years, until he discovered fire. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Homo ergaster evolved from homo habilis...
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Namibia: Ecotourism
How an alliance between government, an international tour operator, and a local community has created a mutually beneficial tourism business venture. Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Namibia, in southern Africa, now enjoys...