TED-Ed
TED-Ed: When you're an ant but also a fungus tycoon | Charles Wallace
In a Texas clearing, an ancient tale that ties four species together is unfurling. The first involved is a soon-to-be queen leafcutter ant. The second is fungus, a piece of which she scoops into her mouth pocket. The third are...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why don't poisonous animals poison themselves? - Rebecca D. Tarvin
Thousands of animal species use toxic chemicals to defend themselves from predators. Snakes have blood clotting compounds in their fangs, the bombardier beetle has corrosive liquid in its abdomen and jellyfish have venomous, harpoon-like...
SciShow
6 Ways Animals Prevent Epidemics
Humans aren’t the only ones who have to worry about epidemics: meet six other animals who take their own precautions to avoid getting sick! Chapters pathogens 0:40 vectors 1:15 VECTOR AVOIDANCE: BLUEBIRDS 2:19 social immunity 3:35...
SciShow Kids
The World Under a Rock!
Check out life under a rock to see what you can learn about insects, spiders, and other animals!
Be Smart
How Ingenious Animals Have Engineered Air Conditioning
Are humans nature's greatest architects? When we look elsewhere in nature, we find some pretty amazing animal architects. Species like ants, termites, prairie dogs, birds, and more have engineered some incredible structures. This week we...
SciShow
8 of the Worst Stinging Insects
Generally, humans try to avoid getting stung by insects. However, in the name of science, the betterment of humanity, and pure curiosity, there are brave people out there who willingly subject themselves to the business end of the most...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The bug that poops candy | George Zaidan
Aphids can reproduce incredibly fast: they can make 20 new generations within a single season. And that means lots of poop. Some aphid populations can produce hundreds of kilograms of poop per acre— making them some of the most prolific...
Bozeman Science
Practice 2 - Developing and Using Models
Paul Andersen explains the importance of modeling in science and engineering. Models are used by scientists to explain phenomenon. Unlike mental models, conceptual models can be shared by all scientists to improve our understanding of...
SciShow
4 Animals That Don’t Have Resident Gut Microbiomes
We humans couldn’t live without our gut microbes, but not all animals rely on microscopic digestive communities like we do. And understanding why these animals ditched their microbial partners can teach us a lot about the costs and...
SciShow
5 Tiny Bots Inspired by Nature
The creation of tiny robots could enable the exploration of new frontiers, from the tightest spaces in the human body to the most remote ecosystems. Here are 5 little bots that draw inspiration from nature to get the job done.
MinuteEarth
Why Pets Have Surprisingly Small Brains
The video discusses how domesticated animals have undergone physical changes, particularly in terms of brain size reduction, as a result of long-term partnership with humans.
Be Smart
How Fire Ants Took Over America 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
How Fire Ants Took Over America Fire ants are several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis, which includes over 200 species. Solenopsis are stinging ants, and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and...
SciShow
New Insights Into What Fruit Fly Sex Is Like
It's the year 2018, and we now know that flies like to ejaculate. But how does this tie into our understanding of addiction?
TED Talks
TED: Conserving the canopy | Nalini Nadkarni
A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds -- and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.
SciShow
How Much Humanity Weighs
Hank gives us a summary of a strange new calculation, which estimates the total body mass of all the humans on earth.
SciShow Kids
What's a Meteor Shower?
Have you ever looked up at night and seen a streak of light flash across the sky? Some people call that a "shooting star," but it's not actually a star at all! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what shooting stars really are and how they...
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Hank vs. Stefan
Associate Producer Stefan Chin faces off against his boss, Hank Green. Will Stefan manage to keep his job? What does a dinosaur sound like? And where is that space whale?
SciShow
7 Species That Really Are What They Eat
There are creatures who get some super important and recognizable part of their biology from their diets.
SciShow Kids
Super Strong Dragonflies!
Dragonflies are totally awesome! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about these really large and really cool insects!
SciShow
Fairies, Goblins, and Pirates: A Fantastic Quiz Show
Alexis Stempien, one of SciShow’s script editors, faces off against Hank as they try to answer science questions about some fantastical topics!
SciShow
7 Ridiculous Feats of Strength in the Animal Kingdom
You're probably already familiar with some of the more common examples of super strong animals, like the crocodile with its powerful bite or the leafcutter ant's impressive overhead carry. However, there are lots of lesser-known animals...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the killer robo-ants riddle? - Dan Finkel
The good news is that your experimental robo-ants are a success. The bad news is that you accidentally gave them the ability to shoot deadly lasers . . . and you can't turn it off. Can you stop them from escaping their habitat before the...