PBS
The Evolution of the Heart (A Love Story)
In order to understand where hearts came from, we have to go back to the earliest common ancestor of everything that has a heart. It took hundreds of millions of years, and countless different iterations of the same basic structure to...
SciShow
This Parasite Needs To Ruin Three Lives
Why do so many parasites, especially helminths aka flatworms, jump around as many as THREE hosts to complete their life cycle? Why isn't one host good enough for them? We'll find out why parasites evolve complex life cycles that don't...
SciShow
The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
SciShow
5 Underwater Farmers
Humans have been farming in the ocean for years, but we're not the only saltwater farmers out in the deep blue sea.
SciShow
How Climate Change Affects Ocean Life | Compilation
We can see the effects of the climate crisis in many different ways here on land. But the oceans are also part of the interconnected, global system. So, here are a few ways that climate change affects our oceanic buddies.
SciShow
The 7 Scariest Creatures in Australia That You Probably Don't Know About
You probably know that Australia is famous for giant snakes and spooky spiders... but oh... there's SO much more. Join Hank Green as he shows you seven truly terrifying Australian inhabitants that you might not have heard of—and some are...
SciShow
Why Haven’t We Ended These 5 Diseases?
Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. The Neglected Tropical Diseases are a group of conditions that affect the poorest one fourth of the world's population. Most of them have easy cures,...
SciShow
5 Underwater Farmers
Humans have been farming in the ocean for years, but we're not the only saltwater farmers out in the deep blue sea.
SciShow
5 Gross Gifts Animals Give Their Mates
We humans might think that flowers are pretty good gifts for a first date, but many insects have their own nuptial gifts, and well, flowers they ain't. Chapters SIX SPOT BURNET MOTHS 0:52 RED VELVET MITE 2:21 GROUND CRICKET 3:45 SCORPION...
SciShow
How Climate Change Affects Ocean Life | Compilation
We can see the effects of the climate crisis in many different ways here on land. But the oceans are also part of the interconnected, global system. So, here are a few ways that climate change affects our oceanic buddies.
SciShow
A Story of Wrong-Way Migration, Caused By Climate Change
Since the 1960s, around 80% of bottom-dwelling species have disappeared from the deep waters of the North Atlantic, potentially all victims of a wrong-way migration phenomenon.
SciShow
The Moth That Drinks Bird Tears & 6 Other Absurd Diets
These organisms don’t just dabble in out-of-the-box delicacies, they make some really bizarre dietary choices! Chapters View all FRUIT-EATING CROCODILES 0:57 SNAIL-SLURPING SNAKES 3:14 SHELL-CRUNCHING CATERPILLAR 5:31 PORTA-POTTY PITCHER...
SciShow
The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
SciShow
6 Animals That Have Evolved to Steal
Animals have evolved a variety of ways to survive—including outright theft. Chapters SNEAKY SPIDERS 1:03 LYING BIRDS 2:43 3 CUCKOO BEES 5:18 MOUTH-PLUNDERING SNAILS 5:39 PLANT-ROBBING FLIES 7:12 MONKEY ROBBERS 8:40
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SciShow Quiz Show: Pit Stains & Climate Change
Megan Toenyes, a former SciShow videomaker returns for a showdown with her former employer!
SciShow
How a Carnivorous Snail Is Advancing Medicine
Cone snails are venomous marine snails who use their venom in creative ways to take down their prey. And scientists have realized that certain chemicals in these venoms could actually be pretty useful for medicine.
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Why Humans Are Weird!
In this explosive episode of SciShow Quiz Show, Hank Green and SciShow writer Dave Loos test their knowledge of diamonds, the environment, and the many reasons why humans are very strange creatures.
TED Talks
Peter Molyneux: Meet Milo, the virtual boy
Peter Molyneux demos Milo, a hotly anticipated video game for Microsoft's Kinect controller. Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old, the virtual boy watches, listens and learns -- recognizing and responding to you.
SciShow
This Beetle Crawls Through Frog Intestines to Survive Being Eaten
Animals have a lot of ways to avoid becoming dinner, but one particular beetle can get eaten, and just, well let's just say it's going to be alright in the end.
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...
TED Talks
TED: The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your life | Mandë Holford
Venom can kill ... or it can cure. In this fascinating talk, marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford shares her research into animal venom, from killer sea snails to platypuses and slow lorises -- and explores its potential to one day...
Be Smart
Should You Be Worried About Zika?
Mosquitos have been dangerous for, well... forever. So what's new about Zika?
SciShow
The Deep-Sea Snail with an Iron Shell
Deep in the Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a snail whose feet are covered in iron scales, but how it builds these scales is a bit of a mystery.
SciShow
Why Sex?
Hank gets into why sex is the preferred method of reproduction for most species - and it's not for the reasons you're thinking.