Instructional Video12:11
SciShow

Facts about Human Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development...
Instructional Video5:02
PBS

The Tully Monster & Other Problematic Creatures

12th - Higher Ed
There are animals in the fossil record that challenge some of our most basic ideas about what animals are supposed to look like. If there ever was a monster on this planet that was worthy of the name, it might have been the Tully Monster.
Instructional Video8:30
Curated Video

The Extinction That Never Happened

12th - Higher Ed
Natural history is full of living things that were long thought to have gone extinct only to show up again, alive and well. Paleontologists have a word for these kinds of organisms: They call them Lazarus taxa.
Instructional Video35:24
SciShow

A Brief History of Life: Dinosaur Time!

12th - Higher Ed
The Great Dying hit life hard, but the species that survived took over the planet and diversified into many interesting forms, including the dinosaurs!
Instructional Video9:47
PBS

Extinction by Gamma-Ray Burst

12th - Higher Ed
Find out about the last time and the next time the Earth will be hit by a Gamma-ray Burst.
Instructional Video13:00
Bozeman Science

Speciation and Extinction

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen details the evolutionary processes of speciation and extinction. Stickleback evolution in Lake Loberg is used as example of rapid speciation. Adaptive radiation is illustrated using the Hawaiian honeycreeper. A brief...
Instructional Video5:34
SciShow

How Shoulders Took Over the World (ft. Emily Graslie!)

12th - Higher Ed
Emily Graslie joins us to share the wonder of how shoulders, humble as they may be, have played a huge role in the evolution of mammals the world over. Thanks to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Havard and The Field Museum for...
Instructional Video9:52
SciShow

The 10 Oldest Fossils, and What They Say About Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:45
SciShow

Solving the 70 Million Year “Gap” in Flower Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
More than 90% of the plants on Earth are angiosperms, flowering plants whose seeds are enclosed inside fruit. And they’re everywhere -- but exactly how and when these plants came to be so ubiquitous is one of the most stubborn questions...
Instructional Video3:12
SciShow

When Algae Learned to Hunt

12th - Higher Ed
You probably don't consider algae to be super aggressive, but 66 million years ago had to turn to murder in order to survive.
Instructional Video11:44
Crash Course

Evolution: It's a Thing - Crash Course Biology

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video8:48
TED Talks

Lauren Sallan: A brief tour of the last 4 billion years (dinosaurs not included)

12th - Higher Ed
In this hilarious, whirlwind tour of the last four billion years of evolution, paleontologist and TED Fellow Lauren Sallan introduces us to some of the wildly diverse animals that roamed the prehistoric planet (from sharks with wings to...
Instructional Video10:09
PBS

Why Triassic Animals Were Just the Weirdest

12th - Higher Ed
The Triassic was full of creatures that look a lot like other, more modern species, even though they're not closely related at all. The reason for this has to do with how evolution works and with the timing of the Triassic itself: when...
Instructional Video10:29
Crash Course

Climate Science: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists tend to be careful and resistant to big claims. So evidence for the possible end of the living world took a while to be seen as such. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, Hank talks to us about where Climate...
Instructional Video13:03
Bozeman Science

Evidence of Evolution:

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen describes pieces of evidence that Charles Darwin used to support the idea of evolution and his process of natural selection. He begins with the following evidence use in the Origin of Species; artificial selection,...
Instructional Video13:00
PBS

From the Fall of Dinos to the Rise of Humans

12th - Higher Ed
After taking you on a journey through geologic time, we've arrived at the Cenozoic Era. Most of the mammals and birds that you can think of appeared during this era but perhaps more importantly, the Cenozoic marks the rise of organisms...
Instructional Video13:15
Crash Course

The History of Life on Earth - Crash Course Ecology

12th - Higher Ed
With a solid understanding of biology on the small scale under our belts, it's time for the long view - for the next twelve weeks, we'll be learning how the living things that we've studied interact with and influence each other and...
Instructional Video11:06
PBS

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

12th - Higher Ed
Reptiles emerged from the Paleozoic as humble creatures, but in time, they grew to become some of the largest forms of life ever to stomp, swim, and soar across the planet. This Age of Reptiles was a spectacular prehistoric epic, and it...
Instructional Video11:23
TED Talks

Juliet Brophy: How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution

12th - Higher Ed
In 2013, a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered in a cave in South Africa, and researchers soon realized: these were the remains of a new species of ancient humans. Paleoanthropologist Juliet Brophy takes us inside the...
Instructional Video3:18
Curated Video

Evolution of Man: The Evidence

6th - 12th
Discover how fossils help scientists to piece together evolutionary changes in early man - and how one very special fossil in Africa led historians down an exciting new path. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Fossils...
Instructional Video4:29
Wonderscape

The Cenozoic Era: Dawn of Mammals and Modern Landscapes

K - 5th
Explore the Cenozoic era, known as the Age of Mammals, which showcases the dramatic rise and diversification of mammalian life following the dinosaurs' extinction. This era, spanning from 65 million years ago to the present, has seen...
Instructional Video4:54
Wonderscape

Unlocking Earth's Past: The Fascinating World of Fossils

K - 5th
Dive into the captivating world of paleontology and explore how fossils unlock the secrets of Earth's ancient life. Discover the processes that preserve these rare treasures and understand the insights they provide into the evolution and...
Instructional Video5:22
Wonderscape

Fossils and the Fossil Record: Uncovering Earth's Past

K - 5th
Dive into the fascinating world of fossils and paleontology. Learn how fossils, the preserved remains and traces of ancient organisms, provide crucial insights into the history of life on Earth. Understand the role of the fossil record...
Instructional Video4:23
Wonderscape

Factors Influencing Fossilization: The Journey to Becoming a Fossil

K - 5th
Understand the complex process of fossilization and the factors that influence whether an organism becomes a fossil. Learn about the rarity of fossilization, with fewer than 10% of today's organisms likely to become fossils. Explore how...