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 Video3:23
SciShow

Migraines: Not Just Another Headache

12th - Higher Ed
If you've never had a migraine, you might think it's just a really bad headache. But if you've ever had them, or you know someone who does, you know that they're much worse -- and much more complicated -- than that. Hank explains the...
Instructional Video5:11
SciShow

Why Are We Afraid of the Dark?

12th - Higher Ed
Lots of kids are afraid of the dark, and some adults still can't stand sleeping in the complete darkness. But why are we afraid of it?
Instructional Video5:27
SciShow

The Plants That Live on Artificial Light (and Why That’s Bad)

12th - Higher Ed
Plants are finding their ways into caves, and it's all our fault.
Instructional Video18:42
SciShow

Bizarre Creatures of the Deep Sea | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
There are some weird animals out there, but few environments have produced stranger creatures than the deep ocean!
Instructional Video5:08
SciShow

The Secrets Underneath Jupiter's Atmosphere

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve probed some 250 kilometers into Jupiter’s atmosphere, and that’s raised some new questions about the mysterious planet. And we’ve taken another important step in looking for life on Mars by using a common chemistry process for the...
Instructional Video11:01
PBS

How to See Black Holes + Kugelblitz Challenge Answer

12th - Higher Ed
Quasars, X-ray Binaries and Supermassive voids at the center of our galaxies .... black holes take many forms. In this episode Matt tells us what these different types of black holes are and how scientists are using VLBI, Very Long...
Instructional Video8:17
SciShow

9 Weird Ways Animals See the World

12th - Higher Ed
Eyes have been around for a long time, like... half a billion years or so... and in that time, animals have evolved lots of amazing ways to observe the world around them!
Instructional Video3:23
SciShow

Migraines Not Just Another Headache

12th - Higher Ed
If you've never had a migraine, you might think it's just a really bad headache. But if you've ever had them, or you know someone who does, you know that they're much worse -- and much more complicated -- than that. Hank explains the...
Instructional Video3:52
SciShow

Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus.
Instructional Video15:37
TED Talks

TED: Life-altering questions about the end of the universe | Katie Mack

12th - Higher Ed
In this fascinating conversation, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack delves into everything from the Big Bang theory to what we see at the edge of the observable universe to a few ways the cosmos might end. Stay tuned to hear Mack...
Instructional Video11:29
SciShow

The Bizarre World of Living Color | Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
Nature is full of all kinds of beautiful color, and there is plenty of weird science there too! Here's a showcase of a few of our episodes all about coloration.
Instructional Video1:59
SciShow

Why Do My Eyes Glow Red in Photos?

12th - Higher Ed
You know how sometimes your eyes glow bright red in photos, making you look like a scary demon and ruining a priceless family memory? Well, there's a pretty cool reason it happens and ways to stop it! Learn about both in today's QQ!
Instructional Video18:57
TED Talks

Euvin Naidoo: Why invest in Africa

12th - Higher Ed
South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo explains why investing in Africa can make great business sense.
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

Do Brown Eyes See Better?

12th - Higher Ed
Since eye color is determined by chemical and structural differences in the eye, it seems logical that different eye colors see the world in different ways.
Instructional Video6:06
TED Talks

TED: Adventures of an asteroid hunter | Carrie Nugent

12th - Higher Ed
TeD Fellow Carrie Nugent is an asteroid hunter -- part of a group of scientists working to discover and catalog our oldest and most numerous cosmic neighbors. Why keep an eye out for asteroids? In this short, fact-filled talk, Nugent...
Instructional Video5:07
SciShow

This Planet Survived the Death of its Star

12th - Higher Ed
When stars die, they tend to take everything around them with them. But new evidence appears to show a planet orbiting a white dwarf, and we’re not sure how it survived! Plus, experiments designed to detect dark matter might be capable...
Instructional Video12:11
SciShow

5 Ways Antarctica is the Place to Study Space

12th - Higher Ed
Antartica is a cold and isolated place, but intrepid scientists have found ways to make use of its environment, and turn it into one of the ideal places to study our skies.
Instructional Video16:15
TED Talks

Kwabena Boahen: A computer that works like the brain

12th - Higher Ed
Researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain's supercomputing powers in silicon -- because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads actually make for a small, light, superfast computer.
Instructional Video4:51
SciShow

Pain-Killing Hunger and Superpowered Diabetic Fish

12th - Higher Ed
Animals that eat things are at the forefront of this week’s news, from mice with pain-killing hunger to fish with signs of diabetes.
Instructional Video19:58
SciShow Kids

5 Animal Valentines! | Valentine's Day | A SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
It’s Valentine’s Day, and Jessi and Squeaks got Valentines from their awesome animal friends all over the world! Hang out with them as they read some silly Valentine poems and learn about the animals that sent them!
Instructional Video2:38
SciShow

Why Do We Make Glowing Rats?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explains why scientists spend so much time and brain power making animals that glow. Well, the first thing is, they don't really glow. And the second thing is: Scientists are just like the rest of us in that they don't believe some...
Instructional Video11:58
SciShow

Innovating Technology & The Veiled Chameleon - Talk Show #21

12th - Higher Ed
Hank talks with University of Montana Professor Rick Hughes about innovating technology and training the SciShow staff. Special guest appearance with Jessi and Veiled Chameleon 'Twirly'.
Instructional Video4:23
SciShow

The Strange Case of the Missing Sunscreen Gene

12th - Higher Ed
If you've ever spent too much time in the sun and forgotten to put on sunscreen, you know how painful a sunburn can be. But for some animals, forgetting the sunscreen wouldn't be a problem because they can just produce their own!