Instructional Video2:25
MinuteEarth

Why Can't Mules Have Babies?

12th - Higher Ed
Hybrid animals are infertile because of the way their sex cells form. But sometimes, life finds a way. FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get...
Instructional Video10:26
Bozeman Science

Evolution Continues

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen explains how life has evolved and continues to evolve today. A brief discussion of artificial, natural and sexual selection is included. The beak of the finch is used to explain how directional selection is achieved.
Instructional Video10:25
Crash Course

Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology

12th - Higher Ed
Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been...
Instructional Video6:21
Bozeman Science

Ecological Succession

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen describes the process of ecological succession. During this process life reestablished itself after a disturbance. During primary success all of the material is removed including the soil. For example during a volcanic...
Instructional Video14:34
TED Talks

Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins?

12th - Higher Ed
For 28 years, Denise Herzing has spent five months each summer living with a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins, following three generations of family relationships and behaviors. It's clear they are communicating with one another -- but...
Instructional Video17:25
TED Talks

Michael Pollan: A plant's-eye view

12th - Higher Ed
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.
Instructional Video15:51
TED Talks

Zeresenay Alemseged: The search for humanity's roots

12th - Higher Ed
Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged looks for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. Here he talks about finding the oldest skeleton of a humanoid child -- and how Africa holds the clues to our humanity.
Instructional Video5:31
TED Talks

TED: The fight to end rare-animal trafficking in Brazil | Juliana Machado Ferreira

12th - Higher Ed
Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira, a TED Senior Fellow, talks about her work helping to save birds and other animals stolen from the wild in Brazil. Once these animals are seized from smugglers, she asks, then what?
Instructional Video10:01
SciShow

We Can't Live Without You | Synanthropic Animals

12th - Higher Ed
From the spider in the corner of your house, to the moths in your attic, synanthropic species don't just live among us, they literally depend on us to live. Chapters View all synanthropic species 0:34 1 COMMON HOUSE SPIDERS 2:14 PURPLE...
Instructional Video10:58
SciShow

More About Cats, & Gonzo the Toucanet: SciShow Talk Show Episode 6

12th - Higher Ed
Katherine is back with more information about cats and Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Gonzo the crimson-rumped toucanet.
Instructional Video8:56
SciShow

Ecosystems Around the Globe Contain Echoes of Past Peoples

12th - Higher Ed
There’s a common misconception that humans of the past lived in harmony with their environments and left them “pristine and untouched.” However, there is plenty of evidence that these relationships were much more complicated
Instructional Video5:43
SciShow

Could We Actually Detect Life on Other Planets?

12th - Higher Ed
There’s probably life somewhere besides Earth, but all the exoplanets are so far away we may never see their surfaces in detail or intercept a clear radio signal from them. How do we determine if a distant planet has life?
Instructional Video15:43
TED Talks

Kristina Gjerde: Making law on the high seas

12th - Higher Ed
Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas -- the 64 percent of our ocean that isn't protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the hidden worlds that Gjerde and other lawyers are working to protect from trawling...
Instructional Video11:48
SciShow

Meet the Most Important Animal Youve Never Seen

12th - Higher Ed
They predate the dinosaurs and they outnumber us by trillions, yet you might not ever have the pleasure of seeing one. So let us introduce to you, the nematode.
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

Good News: Daffodils Are The Worst

12th - Higher Ed
Daffodils are cheerful symbols of spring… and also cold blooded killers. But it turns out, the poison in these plants may actually be helpful to us humans!
Instructional Video4:25
SciShow

There’s a Venom For That

12th - Higher Ed
In the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, we might be able to find new treatments by looking at some of the world’s most venomous snakes.
Instructional Video3:08
SciShow

What’s Up With Those Bright Blue Eggs?

12th - Higher Ed
It seems like birds would want to hide their eggs, but there are hundreds of species that lay blue to blue-green eggs. Thanks to some clever experiments, we’re finally starting to understand why birds might benefit from conspicuously...
Instructional Video4:06
SciShow

The Scary American Bat Die-Off

12th - Higher Ed
In North America, bats are in mortal danger, and the poor little guys can't even activate their own Bat-Signal to call for help. A terrible infection is ravaging their populations, and it's as serious as a heart attack. Hank has the...
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow Kids

Salmon Parents Are Amazing!

K - 5th
What swims in rivers and the ocean and is an awesome parent? Jessi and Squeaks talk about the amazing life cycle of salmon.
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow

Some Elements can be Liquid and Solid at the Same Time | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Some elements can basically be liquids and solids at the same time, which is a whole new state of matter, and scientists have discovered a new species of human in the Republic of the Philippines!
Instructional Video4:22
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Will the ocean ever run out of fish? - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When most people think of fishing, we imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing -- the kind that stocks our grocery shelves -- looks more like warfare. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and...
Instructional Video5:26
SciShow

10 Science Superlatives of 2012

12th - Higher Ed
This year's end News episode wraps up with nothing but superlatives: the biggest, oldest, first, last, smallest and hottest developments in science from 2012.
Instructional Video3:27
SciShow

The 3 Coolest Things Built By Birds

12th - Higher Ed
There are a number of bird species that construct pretty cool things - today on SciShow, we'll visit with three of them...
Instructional Video5:36
SciShow

Karaoke Lemurs and the Evolution of Music

12th - Higher Ed
By giving some fossils a dental exam, we've learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren't the only primate that can get down at karaoke night.