TED-Ed
TED-ED: How plants tell time - Dasha Savage
Morning glories unfurl their petals like clockwork in the early morning. A closing white waterlily signals that it's late afternoon. And moon flowers, as their name suggests, only bloom under the night sky. What gives plants this innate...
Bozeman Science
Mechanisms of Timing and Control
Paul Andersen explains how organisms regulate timing and control. Phototropism and Photoperiodism allow plants to respond to light throughout the day and year. Circadian rhythms are used in all organisms (including animals) as an...
Crash Course Kids
Vegetation Transformation
Have you ever seen a magic trick where one thing changes to another thing? Well, that's nothing compared to what plants can do through a process called photosynthesis. In this episode, Sabrina talks about how photosynthesis works! This...
TED Talks
TED: How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive | Axel Reinaud
Biochar is a kind of charcoal that removes CO2 from the atmosphere, helping yield healthy crops and even producing abundant renewable energy in the form of electricity as it's made. This exciting climate change fighter is ready for...
SciShow
Reinventing the Wheel: 5 Species That Roll
If wheels and rolling have proven so efficient for humans, why hasn’t evolution pushed at least some other species in that direction? Well actually, there are a few species that can get around by rolling. Chapters View all GOLDEN WHEEL...
TED Talks
TED: The roots of plant intelligence | Stefano Mancuso
Plants behave in some oddly intelligent ways: fighting predators, maximizing food opportunities ... But can we think of them as actually having a form of intelligence of their own? Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso presents intriguing...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared? - Dan Kwartler
Human beings are everywhere. With settlements on every continent, we can be found in the most isolated corners of Earth's jungles, oceans and tundras. Our impact is so profound, most scientists believe humanity has left a permanent mark...
TED Talks
TED: How trees talk to each other | Suzanne Simard
A forest is much more than what you see, says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery -- trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet...
TED Talks
TED: This computer will grow your food in the future | Caleb Harper
What if we could grow delicious, nutrient-dense food, indoors anywhere in the world? Caleb Harper, director of the Open Agriculture Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, wants to change the food system by connecting growers with technology....
SciShow
Those Pretty Road Medians May Be Bad for Bugs
Cities have been working hard to transform the areas around roads into healthy habitats for important pollinating insects. And these insects seem to love our roadside landscapes, but these areas might also be luring them to their...
SciShow
For These 7 Species, Sex Changes Everything
Animals and plants come in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes and colors. And in some species, they take it pretty extreme to deal with the battles within and between sexes.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can plants talk to each other? - Richard Karban
Can plants talk to each other? It certainly doesn't seem that way: They don't have complex sensory or nervous systems, like animals do, and they look pretty passive. But odd as it sounds, plants can communicate with each other "...
SciShow Kids
Worms Are Wonderful
Ever wonder what those little earthworms are up to? Learn why worms are wonderful with Jessi and Squeaks!
Bozeman Science
The Three Domains of Life
Paul Andersen starts with a brief description of the history of life. He then discusses the seven characteristics of life and why viruses are not alive. He then describes the three domains in the current classification system and...
SciShow Kids
Guess That Tree! Science for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks just spent the day hiking and sketching evergreen trees in their field journals! A lot of evergreen trees look pretty similar, but Jessi knows some fun ways to tell them apart. Join us to find out how!
SciShow
Photosynthesis WITHOUT THE SUN
Plants need light to survive. But apparently, that doesn't have to be sunlight.
SciShow
What Does "Organic" Mean, and Should You Buy Organic Foods?
There’s a lot of confusion over what organic means, and food with that label might not be as healthy or environmentally friendly as you think.
Crash Course Kids
Feed Me: Classifying Organisms
FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first...
SciShow
The Disappearing Monarch and the Oldest Mammal on Earth
SciShow News starts the new year off with unusual animal news, including a crisis for the iconic monarch butterfly, and new research into what makes bowhead whales the longest-living mammals on Earth.
SciShow
5 Creepy Weather Phenomena That Shouldn't Be Allowed
Weather isn’t all sunshine and rainbows—sometimes it’s rain, and sometimes that rain looks like blood. Chapters 1 BLOOD RAIN 1:39 BLACK RAIN 2:52 BLACK BLIZZARDS 4:36 4 VOLCANIC TORNADOES 7:47 HEAT BURSTS 9:10
SciShow
Why Do Bees Buzz?
There are more than 20,000 species of bees, all of which buzz when they fly, and many of which also do it to communicate. But some bees buzz for a completely different reason that has nothing to do with communication or flight!
SciShow Kids
More Animal Valentines! | Valentine's Day | A SciShow Kids Compilation
Mister Brown and Squeaks open Valentines from a bunch of their animal pals!
SciShow
Should You Talk to Your Plants to Help Them Grow?
You may have heard that plants do better with verbal encouragement, but is there any evidence supporting this gardening tale?