Instructional Video7:22
SciShow Kids

The Wonderful World of Insect Mouths | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
In this episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn about the many kinds of mouths insects can have, and why they look so different!
Instructional Video8:17
SciShow Kids

Meet the True Bugs | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
In this episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn what it takes to be a "true bug". Scientists use the word "bug" to refer to a special group of insects, so not all insects (or other critters like spiders) are bugs!
Instructional Video6:28
SciShow Kids

Why Are These Frogs So Colorful? | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Join Squeaks as he learns about some of the most colorful animals ever: poison dart frogs! Some animals are bright and colorful to warn other animals that they might be dangerous... and some are just copycats. First Grade Next Generation...
Instructional Video14:50
Be Smart

The Science of Iridescence

12th - Higher Ed
Why do we see rainbows in soap bubbles? What makes an oil slick so oddly beautiful? Iridescent colors, which transform depending on the angle you look at them, are all over nature. How does physics make these shifting rainbows? We’re...
Instructional Video9:56
SciShow

Why Do Animals Eat Their Own Babies?

12th - Higher Ed
It might seem pretty dark from a human point of view, but for some animals, feasting on your own offspring is the best way to ensure you and your other babies might have a more successful life.
Instructional Video3:24
MinuteEarth

This Is Not A Bug

12th - Higher Ed
It’s common to call creepy crawlies bugs, but because entomologists refer to a specific class of insects as bugs, it’s wrong to call other things bugs - right?
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

What Animal Dominates Earth?

12th - Higher Ed
There is a group of animals with more species than any other group, but Earth has such an astonishing variety of life that figuring out which group dominates is tricky.
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

These Beetles Are Bright and Shiny… For Camouflage

12th - Higher Ed
Jewel beetles are pretty eye-catching with their glossy, bright coloration. But if you were a small creature that needed to avoid predators, you might think that eye-catching is the last thing you'd want to be. But it turns out that...
Instructional Video9:39
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. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video31:00
SciShow

Mountain Pine Beetle Update: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow welcomes back Diana Six to talk to us about current news on the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak. Then, Jessi Knudsen Castañeda stops by and brings a familiar friend whose anatomy may help scientists develop better hypodermic needles.
Instructional Video12:40
SciShow

7 Medicines That Come from Super Toxic Critters

12th - Higher Ed
Scorpion venom and insect poison sound really deadly, but scientists are increasingly turning them into medical treatments that save millions of lives. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video4:48
SciShow

The Engineering Secrets of the World's Toughest Beetle

12th - Higher Ed
This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.
Instructional Video14:58
SciShow

Meet the Mad Haterpillar with Henry Reich from Minute Physics

12th - Higher Ed
Hank faces off against Minute Physics's Henry Reich in a battle of eccentricities, fashion, and plant puns.
Instructional Video9:52
SciShow

10 Cute Animals With Secretly Scary Behaviors

12th - Higher Ed
We've all seen those animals, "Oh my gosh! It's so cute! I just want to cuddle with it!" Well stop it right now! Remember, that little cutie is a wild animal, so no cuddling. Also, you'll want to make sure it's not one of these ten...
Instructional Video5:05
SciShow

Why Are There So Many Beetles

12th - Higher Ed
Beetles are the most diverse group of complex organisms on Earth, making up over 20% of all named animal species. One in five species on this planet is...a beetle. How did one group of organisms get THAT massive?
Instructional Video4:46
SciShow Kids

Dung Beetles and Their Big Balls of Poop!

K - 5th
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about Dung Beetles, a special kind of insect that pushes around something that might surprise you. Next Generation Science Standards 1-LS1-1 Disciplinary Core Idea: LS1.A "Different animals use their body parts...
Instructional Video5:15
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why don't poisonous animals poison themselves? - Rebecca D. Tarvin

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:00
SciShow Kids

Fireflies: Nature’s Baffling Blinkers Animal | Science for Kids

K - 5th
Have you ever wondered how fireflies twinkle and blink on lovely summer nights? Join Jessi and Squeaks at the fort to learn their secret!
Instructional Video5:46
SciShow

Heat-Seekers: Harnessing the Infrared Senses of Animals

12th - Higher Ed
These animals can detect heat through some fascinating biological mechanisms, and they are proving to be boons to the scientific community.
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow Kids

The World Under a Rock!

K - 5th
Check out life under a rock to see what you can learn about insects, spiders, and other animals!
Instructional Video4:43
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why are there so many insects? - Murry Gans

Pre-K - Higher Ed
If insects suddenly morphed into large beings and decided to wage war on us, there's no doubt that humans would lose. There are an estimated 10 quintillion individual insects on earth, outnumbering humans by more than a billion to one....
Instructional Video14:51
SciShow

Insect Filth and Bloody Messes with Evelyn From The Internets!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank faces off against his Crash Course co-worker Evelyn from the Internets in this test of wits and sticky science knowledge! Who will win and who will lose?
Instructional Video6:37
SciShow

DNA and Dung Beetles

12th - Higher Ed
Chapters View all CARL LINNAEUS 1:24 20% OF KNOWN SPECIES 1:38 NOT 100 MILLION 1:51 DEEP SEA LOBSTERS 2:25 VENEZUELAN SNAIL 2:28 FISH COUNT 2:39
Instructional Video4:47
SciShow

The Engineering Secrets of the World's Toughest Beetle

12th - Higher Ed
This arthropod may look modest, but it actually used brilliant engineering to become the world’s most resilient beetle - and we might be able to use its design for our own engineering purposes.