SciShow
The Science of the World's Most Colorful Corn
Don't be fooled! The yellow or white corn you see in the grocery store is only the tip of the rainbow-colored iceberg of corn coloration. And these more genetically diverse varieties of corn might just save our husks one day.
Curated Video
%$?# Allergies!
Springtime means the arrival of green grass, bright flowers, and buzzing bees. But for many of us, it's also about sneezing, watery red eyes, and a runny nose, thanks to allergies. In this week's video, you'll learn why we get allergies,...
SciShow
SciShow: Bees Compilation
We are in spring! And with spring come bees! In this episode of SciShow Compilation we bring the best episodes of bees and honey!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The sexual deception of orchids - Anne Gaskett
Check out the fascinating ways orchids trick insects into pollinating, using sexual deception, pheromones and mimicking the shapes of other plants. -- Nearly 28,000 species of orchid grow all around the world, bearing every imaginable...
SciShow
Flowers, Bees, and... Yeast? It's a Pollination Love Triangle!
Bees and flowers are as classic a pair as peanut butter and jelly. But recent research suggests there's a third, much tinier partner in this relationship!
SciShow
Solving the 70 Million Year “Gap” in Flower Evolution
More than 90% of the plants on Earth are angiosperms, flowering plants whose seeds are enclosed inside fruit. And they’re everywhere -- but exactly how and when these plants came to be so ubiquitous is one of the most stubborn questions...
SciShow
Why You Might Want Parasitic Worms
Some doctors have actually found a connection between having parasitic worms and not having immune system problems like allergies or arthritis.
MinuteEarth
Who Are Flowers Trying To Seduce?
Want to learn more? Here are some keywords to get your googling started: - Pollination: the process by which pollen is transferred to the female reproductive organs of seed plants - Pollinator: the agent that moves the pollen - Abiotic...
SciShow Kids
Build a Beehouse! Science Project for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks are busy working in their garden, and they'd like to share one trick that keeps their plants happy!
SciShow Kids
Flowers and Their Pollinators: A Perfect Match!
Mister Brown and Squeaks take a look at some flowers and their pollinators, and learn about special structures that help them work together perfectly! Performance Expectation: 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human...
Be Smart
Which Came First - Flowers or Bees?
Bees and flowers have an amazingly close relationship. Flowers need bees in order to reproduce, and bees need flowers to feed their colonies. Take away one, and the other would disappear too. It begs the question: When it comes to...
SciShow
7 of the Strangest Allergies
When you think of allergies, the first thing that comes to mind is probably seasonal allergies, but there are a handful of strange allergies can be much harder to avoid than pollens.
SciShow
The Bees That Eat Corpses
Bees are quite beneficial little critters: pollinating flowers, making honey, and also...helping corpses decompose.
SciShow
A New Secret Ingredient to Making Queen Bees
Scientists have learned more about why royal jelly makes queen bees, and we peek at the tiny and terrifying mandibles of trap-jaw ants.
Crash Course
The Sex Lives of Nonvascular Plants: Alternation of Generations - Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to nonvascular plants - liverworts, hornworts & mosses - which have bizarre features, kooky habits, and strange sex lives. Nonvascular plants inherited their reproductive cycle from algae, but have perfected it to the...
Crash Course
The Plants & The Bees: Plant Reproduction - CrashCourse Biology
Hank gets into the dirty details about vascular plant reproduction: they use the basic alternation of generations developed by nonvascular plants 470 million years ago, but they've tricked it out so that it works a whole lot differently...
SciShow Kids
Busy Bees
You see them when it's warm outside, hanging out in flowers and working away. Bees! Check out what these buzzing insects are up to, and how you can tell the difference between a bumblebee and a honey bee.
SciShow Kids
Look Inside a Flower! Science Project for Kids
Squeaks has a Valentine's surprise for Jessi: a bouquet of flowers! Flowers are beautiful and they smell great, but did you know that flowers also do a very important job?
SciShow Kids
Like Fruit? Thank a Bee!
You might enjoy a delicious peach or slice of watermelon this summer, and it's largely in thanks to our pollinating friends: the BEES!
Curated Video
Anther
The part of the stamen that produces pollen. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts and...
Curated Video
Pollen
Tiny particles produced by male plants that contain the male reproductive cells enclosed in a protective shell. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Stamen
The male reproductive organ of a flower. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts and key...
Curated Video
Antigen
A molecule or fragment of a molecule that triggers an immune response, causing the body to produce specific antibodies against it. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
Pollination - Pollen Transfer
The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma, enabling sexual reproduction in flowering plants. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....