Instructional Video4:25
SciShow

Where did Teeth Come From??

12th - Higher Ed
Everywhere in the animal kingdom you can find teeth in all sorts of shapes and sizes, so you probably think you have a pretty good idea where they came from. But in reality, this debate is still a hot one, and it may have something to do...
Instructional Video2:51
SciShow

How Do Desensitizing Toothpastes Work?

12th - Higher Ed
Do popsicles give you toothaches? Do you wonder why that special toothpaste makes it all better? We've got you covered!
Instructional Video3:22
SciShow Kids

Viewer Mail From London! Science for Kids

K - 5th
Join Jessi and Squeaks in their brand new fort as they answer letters from their friends in Ivydale, England!
Instructional Video5:36
SciShow

Karaoke Lemurs and the Evolution of Music

12th - Higher Ed
By giving some fossils a dental exam, we've learned more about how tusks first evolved. And humans aren't the only primate that can get down at karaoke night.
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow

The Terrifying Fish with Transparent Teeth

12th - Higher Ed
The deep-sea dragonfish is a predator that lives deep in the Pacific Ocean. Like many other deep sea predators, it's got an oversized jaw and a bioluminescent appendage to attract prey, but it does have one weird (and strangely useful)...
Instructional Video2:39
SciShow

Why Does Sugar Make My Teeth Hurt?

12th - Higher Ed
Picture this: you're gorging on leftover Halloween candy. You take a bite of a fun-size chocolate bar and instead of sugary goodness, you get a flash of blinding pain in your tooth! What's the deal?
Instructional Video4:27
SciShow

Saving the Elephants with Carbon Dating

12th - Higher Ed
The researchers have found that almost all the illegal ivories are from recent poaching. Meanwhile, humans are not only animals that are farsighted!
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

Why Biting Ice Cream Hurts So Bad

12th - Higher Ed
That intense shooting cold pain in the teeth when you bite into a cold ice cream cone just hits differently than, say, making a snowball with your bare hands. But what makes cold teeth feel so much more painful than cold skin?
Instructional Video6:10
Maddie Moate

Why do we lose our baby teeth? | Maddie Moate

K - 5th
Why do we lose our baby (milk) teeth? Where do our adult teeth come from, and how do we look after our gnashers?! Join me at Eureka! The National Children's Museum to learn all about our teeth and how to keep them clean!
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Laser Blast Can Regrow Teeth, in Rats

9th - 10th
Researchers have been able to use lasers to activate dormant dental stem cells in a rat's gums, and have them transform into dentin cells and regenerate dentin in a damaged tooth. The procedure should be transferrable to humans, and...