Instructional Video4:15
PBS

The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws

12th - Higher Ed
There are many fossils that challenge our ability to form even the most basic idea of how a living thing looked, or lived, or functioned. One of the longest-running of these mysteries involved a 270-million-year-old sea creature called...
Instructional Video3:09
MinuteEarth

You Are A Fish

12th - Higher Ed
With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish....
Instructional Video16:10
TED Talks

TED: The ocean's glory -- and horror | Brian Skerry

12th - Higher Ed
Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.
Instructional Video3:56
SciShow

How To Fly More Fuel-Efficiently

12th - Higher Ed
Airplanes use a lot of fuel, which means a lot of CO2 emissions. So, to help reduce the impact of aviation, engineers are looking to animals (like sharks) for some ways they can make airliners more efficient.
Instructional Video6:13
TED Talks

Jill Shargaa: Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'

12th - Higher Ed
Which of the following is awesome: your lunch or the Great Pyramid of Giza? Comedian Jill Shargaa sounds a hilarious call for us to save the word "awesome" for things that truly inspire awe.
Instructional Video10:27
SciShow

7 Animals with Super Weird (and Sometimes Horrifying) Teeth

12th - Higher Ed
Humans don't have interconnected teeth for slicing, or a secondary set of jaws to clamp down on prey already in our mouths, however, the rest of our animal kingdom is full of strange and awesome adaptations.
Instructional Video12:28
TED Talks

Hamish Jolly: A shark-deterrent wetsuit (and it's not what you think)

12th - Higher Ed
Hamish Jolly, an ocean swimmer in Australia, wanted a wetsuit that would deter a curious shark from mistaking him for a potential source of nourishment. (Which, statistically, is rare, but certainly a fate worth avoiding.) Working with a...
Instructional Video5:29
TED-Ed

The sharks that hunt in forests | Luka Seamus Wright

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Forests don't usually come to mind as a habitat for sharks. But marine forests provide a home for 35% of the world's sharks. Mangrove forests in particular function as an essential bridge between land and sea and have evolved various...
Instructional Video4:16
SciShow

Extreme Animal Cannibalism

12th - Higher Ed
Evolution doesn't care about ethics - it cares about surviving and getting your alleles out there as much as possible. From that perspective, cannibalism can seem like a pretty good idea to some creatures. Hank introduces us to three...
Instructional Video4:16
SciShow

The First Wild 'Virgin Births'

12th - Higher Ed
Hank shares news about two unusual animals in crisis: the saiga, which have lost about half of their total population in the past month, and the smalltooth sawfish which has been found to reproduce in the wild, without sex.
Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Can you solve the fish riddle? - Steve Wyborney

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of an endangered fish species to their new aquarium. Unfortunately, the boat is battered by a fierce...
Instructional Video4:18
SciShow

Why You’re More Afraid of Sharks Than Cows

12th - Higher Ed
Tons of people are afraid of sharks, but the reasons have a lot more to do with how our brains deal with risk than anything to do with these super cool sea critters. Heads up: This video contains footage of sharks.
Instructional Video9:19
SciShow

6 Common Misconceptions About Cancer

12th - Higher Ed
Today we take a look at six misconceptions about cancer that seem plausible, but just don't hold up. Chapters SHARKS DON'T GET CANCER & TAKING SHARK CARTILAGE SUPPLEMENTS WILL CURE OR PREVENT CANCER 0:45 IF YOU HAVE CANCER YOU SHOULD...
Instructional Video3:51
SciShow Kids

Camouflage: Animal Hide & Seek

K - 5th
A SciShow kid wrote us and asked: What is camouflage and how does it work? Join Jessi as she explores how different kinds of animals play hide-and-seek in the wild!
Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

TED-ED: The surprising reasons animals play dead - Tierney Thys

Pre-K - Higher Ed
From lemurs to lizards, ants to amphibians, sharks to chickens, hundreds of animals "play dead" as a survival tactic. But how and why do animals do this? Tierney Thys explains how this curious behavior, known as tonic immobility or TI...
Instructional Video8:48
TED Talks

Lauren Sallan: A brief tour of the last 4 billion years (dinosaurs not included)

12th - Higher Ed
In this hilarious, whirlwind tour of the last four billion years of evolution, paleontologist and TED Fellow Lauren Sallan introduces us to some of the wildly diverse animals that roamed the prehistoric planet (from sharks with wings to...
Instructional Video1:43
SciShow

Google Street View in the Great Barrier Reef

12th - Higher Ed
the Catlin Seaview Survey will be taking thousands of 360 degree panoramas of the Great Barrier Reef, not just for science, but so that every person with an internet connection can experience the world's largest structure...at least...
Instructional Video4:21
SciShow Kids

Super Sharks!

K - 5th
Sharks are fascinating creatures with cool teeth, awesome scales, and there are over 450 kinds of sharks! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn some super shark facts!
Instructional Video6:21
Bizarre Beasts

Orcas Aren't Just Messing With Yachts

Pre-K - Higher Ed
New ReviewOff the coast of South Africa, a small group of orcas with an apparent taste for shark liver have been taking out great white sharks since at least 2017. And, honestly, that’s not even the strangest thing killer whales have been up to...
Instructional Video5:02
Wonderscape

Sharks, Whales, and Piranhas: How Ocean Predators Balance Nature

K - 5th
Science Kids Ocean Predators - Killer Whales, Great White Sharks, Piranhas and More! Predators play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of marine ecosystems by controlling the populations of prey species. By preying on certain...
Instructional Video2:47
Wonderscape

The Deadly Jaws of the Moray Eel: Nature's Stealthy Predator

K - 5th
Science Kids Ocean Predators - Killer Whales, Great White Sharks, Piranhas and More! The Moray eel is a fascinating and formidable predator with two sets of jaws that work in tandem to capture prey with deadly precision. These ambush...
Instructional Video2:55
Wonderscape

The Terrifying Truth About Piranhas: Small But Deadly Predators

K - 5th
Science Kids Ocean Predators - Killer Whales, Great White Sharks, Piranhas and More! In this video, viewers learn about the piranha, a small but mighty predator native to South America's freshwater rivers. Despite their small size,...
Instructional Video2:48
Wonderscape

Great White Sharks: The Apex Predators of the Ocean

K - 5th
Science Kids Ocean Predators - Killer Whales, Great White Sharks, Piranhas and More! The great white shark, a solitary and formidable predator of the ocean, boasts impressive physical attributes and hunting capabilities. With its...
Instructional Video3:13
Wonderscape

Orcas: The Apex Predators of the Sea

K - 5th
Science Kids Ocean Predators - Killer Whales, Great White Sharks, Piranhas and More! The orca, also known as the killer whale, is a highly intelligent and powerful predator that dominates the ocean's food chain. With their remarkable...