Instructional Video7:39
SciShow

How Long Has Health Care Existed on Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
We know modern day healthcare to be a world of expensive premiums, long wait times and frustrating hospital bills. However health care has existed long before insurance premiums and online portals! Curious about when healthcare for...
Instructional Video6:16
TED Talks

Jaap de Roode: How butterflies self-medicate

12th - Higher Ed
Just like us, the monarch butterfly sometimes gets sick thanks to a nasty parasite. But biologist Jaap de Roode noticed something interesting about the butterflies he was studying — infected female butterflies would choose to lay their...
Instructional Video7:54
SciShow

4 Plants That Are Great for Humans

12th - Higher Ed
A quarter of all prescription drugs in the U.S. come from substances that are found only in plants. In this episode of SciShow, we take a look at four of these talented plants who make our lives better.
Instructional Video7:04
Food Farmer Earth

Katrina Blair Discusses the Wild Wisdom of Weeds: Essential Plants for Human Survival

12th - Higher Ed
Dive into Katrina Blair's insights on how wild weeds can be both food and medicine, aiding in human survival and environmental health. Discover the untapped potential of these resilient plants found across all human-inhabited continents.
Instructional Video6:24
Wonderscape

Beneath the Canopy: The Life and Gifts of Trees

K - 5th
Explore the serene beauty and essential roles of trees on a hot summer day under the shade. Discover how trees, from providing oxygen and fruit to aiding in medicine, impact our environment and our health. Dive into the fascinating...
Instructional Video4:34
Wonderscape

Medicinal Wonders of the Tropical Rainforest

K - 5th
This video explores the medicinal properties of various plants and animals in the tropical rainforest, such as the fertilance viper's venom for treating high blood pressure and the Madagascar periwinkle's role in curing acute lymphocytic...
Instructional Video4:47
Curated Video

Uses for Amaranth

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For centuries, amaranth has been consumed for nutritional and medicinal purposes and used externally to treat a variety of rashes and wounds. Learn about the many uses for amaranth. Amaranth part 3/5
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The Power of Herbal Medicine

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video provides an overview of herbal medicine, highlighting its historical and modern uses. It explores the potential benefits and challenges associated with herbal medicine, emphasizing its alternative status in modern medicine....
Instructional Video8:16
SciShow

4 Plants That are Great for Humans

9th - 12th
Many substances people commonly use today come from plants, such as caffeine, nicotine, and morphine. A video highlights four plants that scientists use for medicine. It explains the way people discover, research, and use them,...
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: Jack Dumbacher, What Magic Is

9th - 10th
Dr. Jack Dumbacher shares a story of what native people of New Guinea call magic, but is actually some sort of biological phenomenon. [2:04]