Instructional Video5:55
SciShow Kids

A Lot About Axolotls! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Axolotls are amazing pets! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat. First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea:...
Instructional Video9:56
SciShow

Why Do Animals Eat Their Own Babies?

12th - Higher Ed
It might seem pretty dark from a human point of view, but for some animals, feasting on your own offspring is the best way to ensure you and your other babies might have a more successful life.
Instructional Video2:50
SciShow

Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger

12th - Higher Ed
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
Instructional Video10:25
SciShow

Curious Orangutans and 4 Other Animals a Bit Different in Captivity

12th - Higher Ed
Surround a wild animal with humans, and there are bound to be some changes. Here are five animals that show differences in captivity.
Instructional Video3:28
SciShow

Brood Parasites

12th - Higher Ed
What if you could just drop your kids off at someone else’s place and let them have the responsibility? Well, there are some animals that do just that. They’re called brood parasites, and they lay their eggs in other animals’ nests and...
Instructional Video4:14
SciShow

Life-Changing Birdsong

12th - Higher Ed
Bird parent's calls can change how their babies develop! And, do you learn faster when playing a game to benefit yourself or other people?
Instructional Video9:19
SciShow

9 Extreme Bug Mating Rituals

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome to the romantic, violent, treacherous, and murderous mating lives of bugs.
Instructional Video12:50
SciShow

3D Printing and the Northern Walking Stick Insect: SciShow Talk Show #18

12th - Higher Ed
Today on the SciShow Talk Show, Ben Malouf shows off some of his 3D printed designs and talks with Hank about how he got into the world of 3D printing. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins in to share Holmes and Watson, the northern...
Instructional Video5:09
SciShow

3 Mind-Blowing Recent Dinosaur Discoveries

12th - Higher Ed
From new insights into how we classify dinosaurs, to the structure of their feathers, to the timeline of their embryonic development, paleontologists are still making cool discoveries all the time!
Instructional Video10:25
SciShow

Curious Orangutans and 4 Other Animals a Bit Different in Captivity

12th - Higher Ed
Surround a wild animal with humans, and there are bound to be some changes. Here are five animals that show differences in captivity.
Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

Aphids: Weird Poop, Weirder Babies

12th - Higher Ed
When you poop sugar, clone yourself and give birth to pregnant babies, you know your survival skills are off the hook...and that you must be an aphid.
Instructional Video6:10
Be Smart

How Baby Sea Turtles Find Their Way Home

12th - Higher Ed
Find out how baby sea turtles find their way home after hatching!
Instructional Video4:50
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why should you read Shakespeare's "The Tempest"? - Iseult Gillespie

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Explore William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”, a story of shipwreck, magic and a fight for power. -- Claps of thunder and flashes of lightning illuminate a swelling sea, as a ship buckles beneath the waves. It is no ordinary storm,...
Instructional Video3:39
SciShow

Active Volcanoes: The Perfect Egg Incubators

12th - Higher Ed
You probably don't think of active volcanoes as the ideal place to build a nursery, but for some animals, they're the perfect spot to incubate their unborn babies!
Instructional Video2:49
SciShow

Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger

12th - Higher Ed
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow Kids

Salmon Parents Are Amazing!

K - 5th
What swims in rivers and the ocean and is an awesome parent? Jessi and Squeaks talk about the amazing life cycle of salmon.
Instructional Video4:26
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The survival of the sea turtle - Scott Gass

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Watch the miraculous journey of infant sea turtles as these tiny animals run the gauntlet of predators and harsh conditions. Then, in numbers, see how human behavior has made their tough lives even more challenging.
Instructional Video3:20
SciShow

How Do Brine Shrimp Survive In Packaging For Years?

12th - Higher Ed
Nearly everyone has some experience with the illustriously branded brine shrimp, but there’s a whole lot more to the creatures’ resilience than what it says on the box.
Instructional Video0:53
SciShow

Eggs can drown. #shorts #science #SciShow

12th - Higher Ed
Eggs can drown. #shorts #science #SciShow
Instructional Video9:17
SciShow

9 Extreme Bug Mating Rituals

12th - Higher Ed
Welcome to the romantic, violent, treacherous, and murderous mating lives of bugs.
Instructional Video4:55
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals like the praying mantis and black widow were considered bizarre exceptions. But now, we know they more or less...
Instructional Video4:39
SciShow

The Most Incredible Octopus You’ve Never Heard of: The Blanket Octopus

12th - Higher Ed
All octopuses start out as teeny, tiny plankton, and most grow up to settle down on the seafloor. The blanket octopus, however, never settles down, and spends its life wandering the open ocean.
Instructional Video4:04
SciShow Kids

Where Do Lice Come From?

K - 5th
Lice are tiny bugs that love to live in people's hair and suck their blood! Anyone can get lice and they can be tricky to get rid of, but Jessi and Squeaks are here with some lice facts that could help you avoid these itchy little critters!
Instructional Video3:54
SciShow

Awesome Animal Dads

12th - Higher Ed
Let's talk about some of the awesome single dads out there in the animal kingdom!