Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to point at a fossil and know that it’s the first, say, plant? Well... yeah! But it's not that easy! Scientists are always making new discoveries that throw all our old assumptions into question, but we've...

When it comes to sparkly objects, the planet Earth has a lot to offer. Here are 5 especially awesome glasses made by nature! chapters OBSIDIAN 0:57 2 OPAL 4:09 3 TEKTITES 5:46 FULGURITE 6:27 GLASS SPONGES 8:07

Birds are known for having beaks, however at what point between being a humongous therapod and tiny sparrow did they get them, and why?

When you hear the words dire wolf, your mind might jump to Game of Thrones or Dungeons and Dragons, but dire wolves are not just in the realm of fantasy and fiction. They were real animals that lived during the last Ice Age, and we're...

Hank gets real with us in a discussion of evolution - it's a thing, not a debate. Gene distribution changes over time, across successive generations, to give rise to diversity at every level of biological organization.

Hank brings you the news of a newly discovered dinosaur he is kind of afraid to look at, a way to sequence your genome in less time than it takes to get your clothes dry cleaned, & two new adventures that will take place in space - one...

If you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals!

Hank introduces us to Alfred Wegener, a voraciously curious guy who proposed the original theory of continental drift - and was laughed at for it.

From wasps nests to nuclear reactors. Here are just a few clever ways archeologists figure out how old something is.

Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with sponges (whose very inclusion in the list as "animals" has been called into question because they are so simple) and finishing with the most complex...

Experts are still arguing over whether Archaeopteryx was a true bird, or a paravian dinosaur, or some other kind of dino. But regardless of what side you're on, how did this fascinating, bird-like animal relate to today's birds? It turns...

Hank introduces us to nonvascular plants - liverworts, hornworts & mosses - which have bizarre features, kooky habits, and strange sex lives. Nonvascular plants inherited their reproductive cycle from algae, but have perfected it to the...

Coyote and Mario are on the hunt for prehistoric shark teeth the size of your hand! Teaming up with real fossil experts—and world-record-breaking explorer Lexie Limitless—they’re diving into the mud to see who can score the biggest...

This video outlines how fossils are evidence of geographical phases.

Researchers think they were victims of a failed coup in 632 BC

Howcast - Learn what are the three biggest snakes in the world in this Howcast video about pet snakes.

After nearly a year of digging, paleontologists near Grande Prairie, Alta., have pulled a 272-kilogram pachyrhinosaurus skull from the ground. The team from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum named the specimen “Big Sam” and noted that...

After nearly a year of digging, paleontologists near Grande Prairie, Alta., have pulled a 272-kilogram pachyrhinosaurus skull from the ground. The team from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum named the specimen “Big Sam” and noted that...

The video explores the fascinating Archaeopteryx fossil found at the Natural History Museum in London. Scientists have long debated whether this creature could fly or not, given its characteristics resembling both dinosaurs and modern...

Join me today in the nail-biting journey of LUCY.

Discover the world of Peter May, who brings prehistoric giants back to life by constructing dinosaur skeletons for museums globally.

Any trace of an animal or plant that lived a very long time ago. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...

Where does the electricity we use come from? Are we damaging our environment just to keep the lights on? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Electricity is essential to our society and the way we live. Electricity...

Discover the bizarre hunting habits of the mucus-slinging velvet worm. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. There are around 180 species of velvet worm, which together make up a distinct phlyum called Onychophora. Velvet worms are...