Instructional Video2:55
SciShow

Why These Squirrels Destroy Their Brains Every Winter

12th - Higher Ed
It seems like a terrible idea to destroy and rebuild your own brain, but that is exactly what some ground squirrels are doing all winter long.
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow

What are Superfluids and Why Are They Important?

12th - Higher Ed
Can you imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics? One that pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top? Join Hank Green for a fun new SciShow super episode all about superfluids!
Instructional Video2:24
SciShow

How Do Wetsuits Keep You Warm?

12th - Higher Ed
Snorkelers, surfers, divers. They all use them… wetsuits! So how do they work to keep you warm? It turns out layers of materials, and water itself!
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

How 18th-Century Medicine Killed George Washington

12th - Higher Ed
What killed George Washington? Turns out it was probably related to the bloodletting and other 18th-century medicine his doctors applied.
Instructional Video5:30
SciShow

Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting

12th - Higher Ed
With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on...
Instructional Video4:02
SciShow

Can Vitamin C and Zinc Help Cure Colds?

12th - Higher Ed
You’ve probably heard that taking vitamin C or zinc will keep you from getting sick, but it turns out that those popular cure-alls don't actually work.
Instructional Video9:39
SciShow

7 of the Most Uniquely FIERCE Sharks

12th - Higher Ed
You've heard of the Great White and the Hammerhead—but what about the lesser known but equally fierce sharks? Join Hank Green for a biting look at 7 weird sharks you're sure to love (and fear!)
Instructional Video14:48
SciShow

This One’s for the Birds: Your Bird Questions, Answered | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
You probably don't think much about birds most of the time, but these little former-dinosaurs are amazing! So, here's a collection of videos in which we've tackled our viewers' biggest bird questions!
Instructional Video8:03
SciShow

Five Bizarre Places Frogs Call Home

12th - Higher Ed
Home is where the heart is - and these frogs manage to make their homes in a variety of bizarre places, from cloud forests to wastelands. And sometimes solving the challenges of living in these places involves solutions that are...
Instructional Video3:04
SciShow

Life Inside a Dead Whale

12th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder what it'd be like to have a whale as a house? Wonder no more after you watch this episode of SciShow! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
Instructional Video5:22
SciShow

3 Extreme Ways Trees Survive the Winter

12th - Higher Ed
Animals have all kinds of adaptations to help them get through winter, from hibernation to boots and hats. But trees have to make it through the coldest months of the year alive, too, and they've developed some pretty extreme ways to do it!
Instructional Video2:13
SciShow

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?

12th - Higher Ed
How do they do it? Penguins standing on ice, not only for days, but their whole lives! And their feet don’t hurt like ours would. It has something to do with blood and an amazing twist that penguins have developed.
Instructional Video2:00
SciShow

Why Does Body-Temperature Air Feel Hot?

12th - Higher Ed
You'd think that air that was the same temperature as your body would feel neutral, but if you've ever been outside when it's 37 degrees Celsius out... you know that's not the case! Hosted by: Stefan Chin
Instructional Video2:55
SciShow

Why Do We Get Colds When It's Cold?

12th - Higher Ed
The temperature drops and you're more likely to get a cold: Is this correlation or causation?
Instructional Video12:00
TED Talks

TED: Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer

12th - Higher Ed
Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada's snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants thriving in the cold. These scarcely...
Instructional Video10:37
TED Talks

TED: What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall

12th - Higher Ed
As Arctic ice melts, polar bears are being forced on land -- and they're hungry. With the apex predators frequently turning to human junkyards for a snack, northern towns have had to get creative in order to keep both their people and...
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow Kids

Where Do Caves Come From? | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks is back from visiting Sam the Bat’s cave and is excited to learn all about how different caves form and why they look the ways they do!
Instructional Video3:24
SciShow Kids

Why Don’t Fish Freeze in Winter? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks wants to know what happens to fish when the seasons change and the pond freezes in winter! He and Jessi learn all about how fish survive under the ice because of their body temperature, and also what other animals, like birds and...
Instructional Video4:33
SciShow Kids

Winter Scavenger Hunt! | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks go on a winter scavenger hunt outside, and learn about all kinds of cool winter science - like different types of ice, dormant plants, and special signs of animals you can see in the winter!
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow Kids

Make a Calendar of Seeds! | Squeaks Grows a Garden!| SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Every plant has different needs! So Mister Brown and Squeaks have asked their friend Juniper the Earthworm to teach them more about the things they want to grow in their garden and help them make a seed calendar so they know when to...
Instructional Video4:18
SciShow Kids

Where Does Maple Syrup Come From? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are eating some pancakes and learning all about their favorite pancake topping: maple syrup! Learn how maple trees use air, water, and sunlight to make sugar for the tree to use as food, called sap, and how humans...
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow Kids

Looking at the Earth! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
If you were looking down at the Earth from space, what would you be able to see? Do you think you would be able to see your house? What if you were super far away?
Instructional Video17:01
SciShow Kids

Can You Guess the Weather? | Weather Guessing Game | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
There’s all sorts of weather out there, so Squeaks and Mister Brown are playing a game show where they will learn all about the different types!
Instructional Video6:24
SciShow

How Engineers Move Medicine Around the World

12th - Higher Ed
Modern medicine has made great strides when it comes to treating and preventing some of the worst diseases in history. But getting that medicine from labs to remote regions presents some interesting engineering challenges.