Amoeba Sisters
Animals: Tour of 9 Phyla
Join the Amoeba Sisters in exploring some general animal characteristics, major vocabulary used in classifying animals (such as symmetry, protostome vs deuterostome, cephalization, and coelom), and take a general tour of 9 major animal...
Crash Course
Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History
European exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by...
TED Talks
Philippe Starck: Design and destiny
Designer Philippe Starck -- with no pretty slides to show -- spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question "Why design?" Listen carefully for one perfect mantra for all of us, genius or not.
Crash Course
Why is There Uneven Access to Food? Crash Course Geography
Food insecurity, or the lack of access to enough nutritious food, is a complex problem. In the 21st century, even with all of our advances in technology, access to food is still uneven. Today we're going to look at the diffusion of food...
Crash Course
Animal Behavior - CrashCourse Biology
Hank and his cat Cameo help teach us about animal behavior and how we can discover why animals do the things they do.
Curated Video
Preserving Endangered Species: The Frozen Ark Initiative
The Frozen Ark initiative at London's Natural History Museum aims to preserve the genetic codes of endangered species by storing their living tissue. As thousands of animal species face the threat of extinction within the next few...
Great Big Story
Peter the giant anteater, a glimpse into a unique species
Explore the fascinating world of Peter, a giant anteater, and the efforts to conserve his vulnerable species.
Great Big Story
Peter the Giant Anteater: A Glimpse into a Unique Species
Explore the fascinating world of Peter, a giant anteater, and the efforts to conserve his vulnerable species.
Neuro Transmissions
Animal research is still the best option
Animal research is a controversial topic. It's critical for science and medicine, but is it "right" or ethical? New technologies are allowing scientists to conduct experiments in all kinds of new model systems. So that means that...
Brave Wilderness
Elusive Lagoon Mouse
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote explores for the creatures of Bolinas Lagoon including an elusive mouse! Bolinas Lagoon is a 1,100-acre tidal estuary that is home to a variety of different species ranging from black widow...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: All About Natural Selection and Adaptations
This video discusses the concept of adaptations in animals and how they help them survive in their environments. It explores examples such as the physical adaptations of sharks and the behavioral adaptations of bears and raccoons. The...
Nature League
What Are Invertebrates? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit introduces the invertebrates of Earth, including their names, relationships, forms, and awesomeness.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About Cuba's Biodiversity
In a video interview Ana Luz Porzecanski, a conservation biologist with the American Museum of Natural History, answers questions about her work Cuba's biodiversity.
American Chemical Society
Why Are Birds Different Colors?
Above all else, a bird's color is what sets it apart from other birds. Learn what creates their unique plumage in an installment of a video series. The video presents the physical and chemical reasons for the variation in colors as well...
Be Smart
Which Life Form Really Dominates Earth?
Humans only make up 0.01 percent of all life forms on Earth. We sure know how to make an impact though! An episode of the It's Okay to be Smart series examines the proportion of different species that inhabit Earth. The...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Anole Lizards: An Example of Speciation
What happens to a species when members become separated by changes in their environment? Present young biologists with the ultimate example species—the anole lizard. A brief video describes the origins of the multitude of anole species...
Amoeba Sisters
Speciation
Why can't mules have babies? Answer this—and other burning animal kingdom mysteries—with a short, sweet speciation video! Zoology scholars examine the ins and out of evolution, the role geography plays in inheritable traits, and, most of...
The Brain Scoop
Olinguito
Sometimes a brand new species of mammal is hiding right under our noses! Meet the olinguito, a raccoon-like mammal from South America. Part of a larger playlist on mammals, an interesting video discusses how a researcher from The...
The Brain Scoop
Two Bats and a Spider
What creatures lurk in the rainforest at night? Meet three of them in one short video. Part of a playlist exploring mammals, the video presents a look at night research in the Amazon. Scientists locate and photograph two bat species and...
The Brain Scoop
Pangolins
Whether you call it a walking artichoke, or a pinecone anteater, pangolins are pretty cool! The narrator of a video from a larger playlist exploring mammals introduces young zoologists to the pangolin from the specimen room of the Field...
FuseSchool
Charles Darwin's Observations
How did Charles Darwin become one of the most recognized names in biology? Introduce young naturalists to the early history of Darwin using a brief Fuse School Evolution video. The narrator discusses Darwin's beginnings as a theology...
Be Smart
What's The Most Successful Species on Earth?
If all of the viruses in the ocean were laid end-to-end, they would stretch 100 times around the diameter of the Milky Way. The video compares various species to determine which is the most successful. Should it be defined by pure...
TED-Ed
How Smart Are Dolphins?
Dolphins are one of the smartest creatures on Earth. The size of their brain compared to their body size is second to humans. This allows these cetaceans to form complex social relationships and use echolocation to...
TED-Ed
I'm Batman
When you think about bats, what comes to mind? Vampires? Rabies? After watching this short video you'll have a whole new appreciation for these terribly misunderstood mammals.