PBS
How Horses Went From Food To Friends
Do our modern horses descend from just one domesticated population, or did it happen many times, in many places? Answering these questions has been tricky, as we’ve needed to bring together evidence from art, archaeology, and ancient...
Curated Video
The Mystery Behind the Biggest Bears of All Time
The short-faced bears turned out to be remarkably adaptable, undergoing radical changes to meet the demands of two changing continents. And yet, for reasons we don’t quite understand, their adaptability wasn’t enough to keep them from...
PBS
There’s Something Weird About Neandertal DNA And It Might Be Our Fault
Maybe it’s a little self-centered that we can be pretty focused on the DNA that we got from Neanderthals – but we shouldn’t forget that gene flow goes both ways.
SciShow
Ancient Plagues & A New Pandemic
Hank explores the science behind the topics of the day, including a look at the current "pandemic" of concussions in professional sports and new insights into what really caused the worst plagues in human history, and what it portends...
TED Talks
Yaniv Erlich: How we're building the world's largest family tree
Computational geneticist Yaniv Erlich helped build the world's largest family tree -- comprising 13 million people and going back more than 500 years. He shares fascinating patterns that emerged from the work -- about our love lives, our...
SciShow
The Birds That Lived in The Age of Dinosaurs
While we know that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs, we don't think much about the ones that lived alongside them, and they are a hot topic amongst paleontologists today.
SciShow
Asteroids to Watch Out For
Hank tells us about NASA's Near-Earth Object Program, which tracks the paths of asteroids and categorizes them according to the likelihood that they will strike the Earth at some point in the future.
PBS
How Two Microbes Changed History
What if I told you that, more than two billion years ago, some tiny living thing started to live inside another living thing .... and never left? And now, the descendants of both of those things are in you?
Crash Course
Speciation: Of Ligers & Men - Crash Course Biology
Hank explains speciation - the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise - in terms of finches, ligers, mules, and dogs.
PBS
The Star at the End of Time
If we, or any conscious being is around to witness the very distant future our galaxy, what will they see? How long will life persist as the stars begin to die?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How Mendel's pea plants helped us understand genetics - Hortensia Jimenez Diaz
Each father and mother pass down traits to their children, who inherit combinations of their dominant or recessive alleles. But how do we know so much about genetics today? Hortensia Jimenez Diaz explains how studying pea plants revealed...
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Birds: An Introduction to Passerines and Other Fascinating Species
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of birds, focusing on the order Passeriformes. We learn about the intelligence, communication through songs, and unique nesting habits of these diverse creatures. From lovebirds to...
Curated Video
Adaptive divergence
Or adaptive radiation, the divergence of life forms from a common ancestor, as they adapt to different environments. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Wonderscape
Remembering Greenwood: Legacy, Scars, and Hope
Explore the lasting impact of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on Greenwood and how its legacy continues to shape Tulsa today. Learn about efforts for reconciliation, the creation of Reconciliation Park, and the recognition of this tragic...
Wonderscape
The Case for Reparations: Addressing Historical Injustices for Black Americans
Explore the long-standing debate on reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black people in the United States. Learn about historical examples, such as payments to Japanese Americans and Holocaust survivors, and modern efforts like...
Wonderscape
The Living Dinosaurs: Birds and Their Ancient Ancestors
Discover how not all dinosaurs went extinct and how their closest relatives, birds, are still alive today. Learn about the connection between ancient feathered dinosaurs and modern birds, and explore how these true survivors managed to...
Curated Video
Micronesia's Mysterious Nan Madol
Nan Madol is an archaelogical site located on a coral reef near the southern side of the Federated States of Micronesia. Comprising 92 artificial islands over 200 acres, it was built by the the Saudeleurs and served as a political,...
Curated Video
Matrilineal Dynasties Part 2 | Eleanor of Aquitaine & Euphrosyne of Constantinople
Matrilineal Dynasties Part 2 | Eleanor of Aquitaine & Euphrosyne of Constantinople
Curated Video
Is Britain's Real Monarch Living in Australia?
Is Britain's Real Monarch Living in Australia?
Curated Video
Native American Boarding Schools: Forced Separation of Families
For over a hundred years, the U.S. government used education as a tool to assimilate Native American children into American society - by systematically erasing their history, culture, and language.
Curated Video
The Gullah Culture
A video entitled "The Gullah Culture" which explores the history, language, and traditions of the Gullah Geechee people of the United States' southeast coastal region.
Jabzy
Boundaries of Europe - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Boundaries of Europe
Jabzy
White Asians - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about White Asians