TED Talks
TED: Swim with the giant sunfish | Tierney Thys
Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks us to step into the water to visit the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Basking, eating jellyfish and getting massages, this behemoth offers clues to life in the open sea.
SciShow
Synthetic Jellyfish
Hank tells us of a fascinating new experiment in synthetic biology - scientists have created a jellyfish out of silicone and rat heart cells.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How does a jellyfish sting? - Neosha S Kashef
You're swimming in the ocean when something brushes your leg. When the tingling sets in, you realize you've been stung by a jellyfish. How do these beautiful gelatinous creatures pack such a painful punch? Neosha S Kashef details the...
SciShow
7 of Australia's Most Terrifying Inhabitants
If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes. But that doesn't even begin to cover the myriad of dangerous, sometimes deadly, plants and animals you might encounter...
SciShow
9 Animals That Will Outlive Us
Lack of food, no sunlight and nuclear disaster might mean the end of the world for humans, but these 9 animals just might make it.
SciShow
The Shapeshifting Deep Sea Jellyfish... With a "Pet"
This weird-looking creature has been mistaken for a lot of things, including a whale placenta and a sea monster as well as a garbage bag. And less often, it’s recognized for what it is: a jellyfish!
Be Smart
I Don't Think You're Ready for These Jellies
Joe Hanson went behind the scenes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium to learn about jellyfish.
SciShow
How to Live Forever? Be a Jellyfish
Hank introduces us to another amazing organism - the "immortal jellyfish," Turritopsis dohrnii - and explains how it can extend its life cycle indefinitely through a process known as transdifferentiation.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Jellyfish predate dinosaurs. How have they survived so long? - David Gruber
Some are longer than a blue whale. Others are barely larger than a grain of sand. One species unleashes one of the most deadly venoms on earth; another holds a secret that's behind some of the greatest breakthroughs in biology. They've...
SciShow
How Upside-Down Jellies Sting You Without Touching You
This jellyfish might look kind of unassuming, but it's got some surprising long-range weaponry to catch its prey!
SciShow
Portuguese Man o' War: An Organism Made of Organisms?
When is an organism not an organism? Or, when is it a bunch of different organisms living together? SciShow introduces you to the weird world of siphonophores.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: SciShow vs VidCon
With VidCon Australia just around the corner, Julia Maes, Executive Producer of VidCon International, faces off against Hank Green on the SciShow Quiz Show, answering questions about Australian things and earning prizes for Patreon patrons!
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
8 Animals That Only Live in One Place
Some animal species are found in almost every corner of the world. But these 8 species are impressively isolated.
SciShow
Why Gooey Creatures Might Outlast Us All
Although gelatinous animals might seem like simple creatures, they'll probably outlast the rest of us, because being gelatinous might turn out to be the ultimate survival strategy.
SciShow
Four Creatures That Glow
Fireflies, crustaceans, jellyfish -- lots of living things glow, and they do it for all kinds of reasons, some of which we haven't even discovered yet.
SciShow
8 Survival Myths That Will Definitely Make Things Worse
You might think you know how to survive if you end up stranded in the wild, but those tips you read on the internet might just make things worse! Some tips seem too good to be true, and they are. Others are ingrained enough to be common...
SciShow
Hydras: Our Immortal, Tentacled Friends
While humans age and die (which is kind of a bummer), it looks like hydras will stay young and fertile forever. Why is this? And what can we learn from these tentacular microscopic organisms?
Crash Course
Animal Development: We're Just Tubes - Crash Course Biology
Hank discusses the process by which organisms grow and develop, maintaining that, in the end, we're all just tubes.
Bozeman Science
Animals
Paul Andersen briefly surveys members of the Domain Animalia. He begins with brief description of the phylogeny of animals. He then describes the characteristics of all animals, heterotrophy, multicellularity, motility and blastula. ...
Curated Video
Exploring the Enigmatic World of Jellyfish: Nature's Extraterrestrial Wonders
Discover the fascinating world of jellyfish, the oldest multi-organ animals on Earth, that have managed to survive for millions of years. From their gelatinous bodies to their lack of brain and backbone, these creatures have adapted to...
Curated Video
Resilience and Friendship
In this video, a jellyfish named Jacinta teaches a young girl named Milani about resilience and the importance of making new friends. Through their conversation, Milani learns to embrace change and overcome the challenges of starting in...
Curated Video
Resilience: Learning from Jellyfish
In this video, Jade and Kiwi interview Jacinta, a resilient jellyfish, who shares her experiences and teaches the value of resilience to Anne, a gymnast who has suffered an injury. Through their conversation, they explore the concept of...