Instructional Video10:58
SciShow

More About Cats, & Gonzo the Toucanet: SciShow Talk Show Episode 6

12th - Higher Ed
Katherine is back with more information about cats and Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Gonzo the crimson-rumped toucanet.
Instructional Video4:39
SciShow

A Scientifically Accurate, Life-Sized Dinosaur Model

12th - Higher Ed
Ever wonder what a dinosaur might have looked like? Well, we might have an answer for you and the result is hidden in plain sight.
Instructional Video22:34
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Jack Horner Meets a Dinosaur

12th - Higher Ed
Jack Horner and Hank talk about the evolution of dinosaurs, what it took to become a world-famous paleontologist, genetics, and meet a live dinosaur courtesy of Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
Instructional Video5:30
SciShow

Can Feeling the Love Save Lions? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Can you feel the love tonight? Hopefully scientists can make this the case for the growing numbers of lions in animal sanctuaries.
Instructional Video9:12
SciShow

Anal Teeth, Paralyzing Farts, and Other Weaponized Butts

12th - Higher Ed
All animals have adaptations that help them survive in the wild...some just focus more on back-end development than others. Whether for offense, defense, or both, here are five creatures with butt-kicking behinds!
Instructional Video4:30
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why are sharks so awesome? - Tierney Thys

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Sharks have been celebrated as powerful gods by some native cultures. And today, sharks are recognized as apex predators of the world's ocean. What is it that makes these fish worthy of our ancient legends and so successful in the seas?...
Instructional Video2:31
SciShow

That’s Not A Spider: It’s a SNAKE!

12th - Higher Ed
Lots of animals pretend to be other animals to lure in their pray, but the spider-tailed viper takes this to an almost unbelievable level.
Instructional Video10:41
SciShow

6 Animals with Oddly Human Behavior

12th - Higher Ed
According to research, some animals act in ways that seem oddly similar to the things we do. Chapters CROWS HOLD GRUDGES 1:50 COWS NEED FRIENDS 2:36 AFRICAN WILD DOGS VOTE 3:59 DOLPHINS GOSSIP 5:29 BEES BECOME PESSIMISTS 6:59 6 PENGUINS...
Instructional Video4:57
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Why do cats act so weird? - Tony Buffington

Pre-K - Higher Ed
They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of...
Instructional Video3:03
SciShow

Dangerously Smart: Why This Fish Almost Beached Itself

12th - Higher Ed
Fish are smarter than you think! Scientists have explored triggerfish's ability to learn some clever hunting tactics.
Instructional Video5:27
SciShow

Perseverance Landed on Mars! Now What? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has successfully landed on Mars! But it's not alone! This week we discuss not one but three amazing missions to Mars.
Instructional Video2:37
SciShow

Could We Breed Giant Spiders?

12th - Higher Ed
If, for some wild reason, we decided that breeding humongous spiders was a good idea, could we actually pull it off?
Instructional Video5:37
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why should you read "Moby Dick"? | Sascha Morrell

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A mountain separating two lakes. A room papered floor to ceiling with bridal satins. The lid of an immense snuffbox. These seemingly unrelated images take us on a tour of a sperm whale's head in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." Though the...
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

Why Do We Ride Horses But Not Zebras

12th - Higher Ed
Zebras and horses are very similar - so why do we only ride one but not the other?
Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Love vs. Honor: The Irish myth of Diarmuid's betrayal | Iseult Gillespie

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Gráinne, princess of Tara and bride-to-be, was furious. She had thought she was betrothed to a young soldier, bold and brilliant enough to be her equal. Yet it soon became clear she was expected to marry Fionn, a warrior far past his...
Instructional Video4:51
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How smart are dolphins? - Lori Marino

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only to humans. But exactly how smart are they? Lori Marino...
Instructional Video2:59
SciShow

Electric Eels Bigger Than You Zap in PACKS

12th - Higher Ed
We’ve long thought that electric eels hunt individually…until we discovered a lake where one species hunt, and zap, in packs!
Instructional Video4:06
SciShow

Meet the Worlds Worst Carnivore the Kinkajou

12th - Higher Ed
When you think of a wild carnivore, you might imagine a lion felling a wildebeest, but let us introduce you to the kinkajou, a tree-dwelling creature that uses its adaptations to prey on… fruit, mostly.
Instructional Video9:44
SciShow

7 Wacky Ways Birds Use Feathers

12th - Higher Ed
Feathers are good for flying, but they help birds do a lot more than just soar through the skies. Chapters View all AUDIBLE COMMUNICATION 1:32 MUFFLING SOUNDS 2:23 HEARING 3:52 DIGESTIVE AID 5:17 FISHING 6:41 SNOWSHOEING 8:48
Instructional Video4:41
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do cats have vertical pupils? | Emma Bryce

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Peering into the eyes of different animals, you'll see some extraordinarily shaped pupils. House cats, for one, are twilight hunters with vertically elongated pupils. Many grazing animals, like goats, have rectangular pupils. Other...
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow Kids

Who Knew? Amazing Owl Facts!

K - 5th
Who-who-who is quick, adorable and one of the best hunters in the whole bird family? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn some amazing facts about owls!
Instructional Video5:51
SciShow

Scientists May Have Found a Way to Treat All Cancers... By Accident | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
A universal cure for cancer would be a truly historic achievement in medicine, and it seems that scientists may have found it... by accident.
Instructional Video10:14
SciShow

5 Animals With Superpowered Senses

12th - Higher Ed
From the ability to see “invisible” types of light to the power to taste all over their body, meet five incredible animals whose super senses far surpass our own! Chapters STAR-NOSED MOLES 3:04 HARBOR SEALS 4:56 CATFISH 6:49 BEARS 8:26
Instructional Video11:17
SciShow

8 Boss Invertebrates That Eat Whatever They Want

12th - Higher Ed
Even if you’re tiny, you can still be fierce. Here are 8 little invertebrates who punch above their weight class at dinner time. CHAPTERS View all DRAGONFLIES 0:46 REGAL JUMPING SPIDER 1:43 EPOMIS BEETLES 2:49 PRAYING MANTIS 4:34 BOBBIT...