Instructional Video5:14
SciShow

Why Is My Pee Green?

12th - Higher Ed
How worried should you be when your urine isn't yellow, but instead it's green, red, or even black?
Instructional Video5:51
SciShow Kids

How Compost Is Made: A Field Trip!

K - 5th
Composting is a way to turn scraps of food you aren't going to eat anymore into healthy soil for your garden! But how does food turn in to dirt?! Mister Brown and Squeaks take a trip to SoilCycle, a place that makes compost in their...
Instructional Video5:00
TED-Ed

What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery: the teeth of those ancient humans were riddled with holes. So what causes cavities, and how can we avoid them? Mel...
Instructional Video2:23
SciShow

Why Do Your Farts Smell Worse in the Shower?

12th - Higher Ed
If you've ever farted in the shower, you know that they smell REALLY bad in there, but why is that?
Instructional Video5:20
SciShow

Symbioses Are Way More Complex Than You Think!

12th - Higher Ed
When we hear the term symbiosis, we tend to think about a simple partnership between two biological organisms. But in many cases, there are more than two parties involved and it's way more complicated.
Instructional Video2:37
SciShow

Why Did The FDA Ban Antibacterial Soap?

12th - Higher Ed
Are you a bit of a germaphobe? Maybe think twice about using antibacterial soap.
Instructional Video1:45
SciShow

Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes?

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow explains a) why Swiss cheese has holes, b) what Swiss cheese is called in Switzerland and c) what vested interest the U.S. government has in said cheese holes. Seriously, people.
Instructional Video3:10
SciShow

Not All Carnivores Eat Meat

12th - Higher Ed
The name of the order Carnivora means "meat-eaters," and while most of the members of Carnivora live up to that name, there is at least one cute and curious exception.
Instructional Video4:06
SciShow

What We Really Know About Placenta-Eating

12th - Higher Ed
Join SciShow News as we explore why eating placenta doesn't actually do very much. Injecting wastewater into the ground, on the other hand, seems to do quite a bit.
Instructional Video5:32
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It's a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress, or spicy food. Yet no convincing study has ever demonstrated that these factors directly cause ulcer disease. So what does cause...
Instructional Video30:15
TED Talks

TED: Every day you live, you impact the planet | Jane Goodall

12th - Higher Ed
Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall says that humanity's survival depends on conservation of the natural world. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, she tells the story of her formative days working with chimpanzees, how she...
Instructional Video0:45
SciShow

Some algae eat their food alive. #shorts #science #SciShow

12th - Higher Ed
Some algae eat their food alive. #shorts #science #SciShow
Instructional Video4:15
SciShow

Using Microbes to Mine Mars: The Future of Biomining

12th - Higher Ed
Humans have been using microbes to separate minerals from mud since the middle of the last century, so we know biomining works on earth. But how will these tiny miners work in microgravity?
Instructional Video3:33
MinuteEarth

¡Trasplantes de Popó!

12th - Higher Ed
Siempre tratamos de usar lenguaje fácil de comprender, por lo que evitamos el lenguaje técnico. Sin embargo, en caso de que quieras saber más acerca del tema, puedes comenzar tu aventura con los siguientes términos: Microbioma: Consiste...
Instructional Video9:49
SciShow

Your Microbiome and Your Brain

12th - Higher Ed
We've talked about the trillions of microbes inside you before, but we're learning that these little creatures may have more influence than you thought!
Instructional Video4:08
SciShow

3 World-Changing Biology Experiments

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us the stories of three experiments in biology that, with creativity and luck, changed science & the world with it in their work to solve the mysteries of the universe.
Instructional Video10:58
TED Talks

TED: What happens when biology becomes technology? | Christina Agapakis

12th - Higher Ed
We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy? asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology -- a multidisciplinary area of research...
Instructional Video2:01
SciShow

Do My Feet Smell Like Doritos?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tackles another one of the internet's most-asked questions: What makes feet stink? And maybe more importantly, why do they sometimes smell like ... snack food?
Instructional Video25:09
SciShow

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Poop

12th - Higher Ed
Here on SciShow, we've talked a lot about poop and the science behind one of the more private aspects of our lives. So, our gift to you is a collection of just SOME of our poop-related episodes. Happy Holidays!
Instructional Video9:07
SciShow

5 Chemicals That Are in (Almost) Everything You Eat

12th - Higher Ed
Discover 5 key chemicals that we use to make our food taste the way it's supposed to taste, look the way we expect it to look, and generally survive the journey to our tables intact.
Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

Hydras Are What They Eat

12th - Higher Ed
You may have to open your mouth pretty wide to take a bite of a burger, but a Hydra can tear open its mouth to devour food larger than itself.
Instructional Video3:31
SciShow

Why Can't You Compost Meat?

12th - Higher Ed
Composting becomes more widespread and accessible all the time, keeping millions of tons of food waste from ending up in landfills every year. But there is one quirk of some composting programs that can be a little annoying: they don't...
Instructional Video5:05
Curated Video

%$?# Allergies!

12th - Higher Ed
Springtime means the arrival of green grass, bright flowers, and buzzing bees. But for many of us, it's also about sneezing, watery red eyes, and a runny nose, thanks to allergies. In this week's video, you'll learn why we get allergies,...
Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

What If We Killed All the Wasps?

12th - Higher Ed
Unlike their friendly, flower-pollinating cousin, the bee, wasps are best known for stinging people, ruining picnics, and generally being jerks... so should we just totally get rid of them?