Instructional Video3:04
SciShow

Life Inside a Dead Whale

12th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder what it'd be like to have a whale as a house? Wonder no more after you watch this episode of SciShow! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

Killing Mosquitoes With a Flip of a Gene

12th - Higher Ed
Eliminating certain species of mosquitoes could make summertime more enjoyable and cut down on the transmission of certain diseases. And scientists are looking into doing this by manipulating a single gene!
Instructional Video2:32
SciShow

Is the Y Chromosome Disappearing?

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists know that the Y chromosome has been shrinking in size over millions of years, but recent studies suggest that it has more important genes, besides the ones that cause biological maleness. Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video4:25
SciShow

Is Coffee Disappearing... or Will It Just Taste Different?

12th - Higher Ed
Many of us rely on a morning cup of coffee, or several morning cups of coffee, to get us going. But climate change has the potential to shift not only where and how we grow coffee, but whether it can be grown at all. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video8:53
SciShow

10 Discoveries Made in National Parks

12th - Higher Ed
You might think of national parks as a nice place to see a geyser, or a big ol’ canyon, but over the past 100 years, US national parks have produced some of the biggest, oldest, deepest, and creepiest discoveries that have been made in...
Instructional Video8:45
SciShow

10 Bizarre Ways to Avoid Being Dinner

12th - Higher Ed
If you’re a wild animal, you might spend your days actively trying to NOT become another animal's dinner. And some animals have come up with some pretty bizarre strategies to stay safe. Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

Why Humans May Actually Be Fish

12th - Higher Ed
Is there a chance that more species may actually be closer to fish than we originally thought?
Instructional Video3:19
SciShow

Why Are These Bees STABBING Plants?

12th - Higher Ed
Humans know a lot about bees, seeing as they impact both our ecology and our economy. But there's something about bumble bees that we totally missed until recently; a super weird and mysterious behavior that might give them a leg up in...
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

Why Are Pandas Black and White?

12th - Higher Ed
Their signature black and white color scheme is part of what makes pandas instantly recognizable - but not many mammals are black and white, so... why do they look like that?
Instructional Video4:05
SciShow

When Two Species Mix

12th - Higher Ed
We often think of categories as fixed, with a species being a species no matter what. The thing is, life doesn’t have to follow our rules.
Instructional Video4:35
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Can zoos actually save species from extinction? | Nigel Rothfels

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their extinction seemed inevitable. To prevent this, scientists and zoos started a breeding program and soon began releasing new...
Instructional Video10:37
TED Talks

TED: What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall

12th - Higher Ed
As Arctic ice melts, polar bears are being forced on land -- and they're hungry. With the apex predators frequently turning to human junkyards for a snack, northern towns have had to get creative in order to keep both their people and...
News Clip6:44
PBS

2 out of 3 North American bird species face extinction. Here’s how we can save them

12th - Higher Ed
As the climate crisis worsens, so does pressure on wildlife. The number of birds in North America has declined by 3 billion in the last 50 years. Brooke Bateman, director of climate science at the National Audubon Society, joins Ali...
Instructional Video20:40
SciShow Kids

Bird Watching | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mr. Brown saw some really cool birds while they were birdwatching at The Fort, so they’re revisiting old videos to remind themselves about a bunch of really cool birds!
Instructional Video4:45
SciShow Kids

Stupendous Squirrel Storage! | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Did you ever wonder how some squirrels find food in the cold winter? Mister Brown and Squeaks learn all about it this week as they discover a squirrel midden on their hike!
News Clip5:12
PBS

The tough decision of which species to save from extinction

12th - Higher Ed
Roughly 1 million species of wildlife face extinction worldwide, according to a recent United Nations report. Ecologist and author Rebecca Nesbit joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the ethics and decision-making process behind figuring out...
Instructional Video3:21
MinuteEarth

How Many Mass Extinctions Have There Been?

12th - Higher Ed
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some keywords/phrases to get your googling started: - Mass Extinction Event: a significant, global decrease in the diversity of life - "Big 5": The five biggest mass...
Instructional Video1:25
Be Smart

Why Are There Still Monkeys? - 12 Days of Evolution #10

12th - Higher Ed
Some of the biggest evolution questions finally answered.
Instructional Video2:36
SciShow

Is the Y Chromosome Disappearing?

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists know that the Y chromosome has been shrinking in size over millions of years, but recent studies suggest that it has more important genes, besides the ones that cause biological maleness.
Instructional Video14:46
Crash Course

The Evolutionary Epic Crash Course Big History 5

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about evolution. So, in the last 3.8 billion years, life on Earth has evolved from single-celled prokaryotes to the dizzying array of life we have today. So how did all this...
Instructional Video9:52
SciShow

10 Cute Animals With Secretly Scary Behaviors

12th - Higher Ed
We've all seen those animals, "Oh my gosh! It's so cute! I just want to cuddle with it!" Well stop it right now! Remember, that little cutie is a wild animal, so no cuddling. Also, you'll want to make sure it's not one of these ten...
Instructional Video10:38
PBS

Martian Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
What will become of humanity after spend a few hundred years on Mars? What will happen after a few thousand? Evolution has, and still is, shaping humanity in rather drastic ways. How long will humans stop being human and become Martian?
Instructional Video5:36
SciShow

Why These Moths Don't Run Away from Bats

12th - Higher Ed
Being attacked by a predator can be scary, but tiger moths have a very distinguished way to survive predatory bats. Meanwhile, scientists have presented findings on the importance of microbial ecosystems beneath the soil.
Instructional Video5:41
SciShow

Top 10 New Species of the Year (NOW WITH PICTURES)!

12th - Higher Ed
THIS IS A RE-POST OF SCISHOW NEWS, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS! SORRY TO ALL THOSE WHO WATCHED IT WITHOUT THEM. Scientists around the world discover about 18,000 new species every year. Each new organism has not only to be found, but also studied,...