SciShow
Why Is My Pee Green?
How worried should you be when your urine isn't yellow, but instead it's green, red, or even black?
SciShow Kids
How Compost Is Made: A Field Trip!
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...
TED-Ed
What causes cavities? - Mel Rosenberg
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...
SciShow
Why Do Your Farts Smell Worse in the Shower?
If you've ever farted in the shower, you know that they smell REALLY bad in there, but why is that?
SciShow
Symbioses Are Way More Complex Than You Think!
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.
SciShow
Why Did The FDA Ban Antibacterial Soap?
Are you a bit of a germaphobe? Maybe think twice about using antibacterial soap.
SciShow
Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes?
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.
SciShow
Not All Carnivores Eat Meat
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.
SciShow
What We Really Know About Placenta-Eating
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.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The surprising cause of stomach ulcers - Rusha Modi
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...
TED Talks
TED: Every day you live, you impact the planet | Jane Goodall
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...
SciShow
Some algae eat their food alive. #shorts #science #SciShow
Some algae eat their food alive. #shorts #science #SciShow
SciShow
Using Microbes to Mine Mars: The Future of Biomining
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?
MinuteEarth
¡Trasplantes de Popó!
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...
SciShow
Your Microbiome and Your Brain
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!
SciShow
3 World-Changing Biology Experiments
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.
TED Talks
TED: What happens when biology becomes technology? | Christina Agapakis
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...
SciShow
Do My Feet Smell Like Doritos?
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?
SciShow
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Poop
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!
SciShow
5 Chemicals That Are in (Almost) Everything You Eat
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.
SciShow
Hydras Are What They Eat
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.
SciShow
Why Can't You Compost Meat?
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...
Curated Video
%$?# Allergies!
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,...
SciShow
What If We Killed All the Wasps?
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?