Instructional Video8:17
SciShow Kids

Meet the True Bugs | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
In this episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn what it takes to be a "true bug". Scientists use the word "bug" to refer to a special group of insects, so not all insects (or other critters like spiders) are bugs!
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 Video9:54
SciShow

7 Butterflies That Could Beat You in a Fight

12th - Higher Ed
If there's one animal you'd think you can beat in a no-holds-barred cage match, it'd be a butterfly, right? Here are 7+ reasons you'd be wrong.
Instructional Video3:05
SciShow

The Wasp That Reprograms Spiders

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned an ancestral behavior!
Instructional Video4:41
SciShow

3 Deadly Diseases You've Probably Never Heard Of

12th - Higher Ed
There are some diseases, like Zika or malaria, that get a lot of media coverage. However, every year, millions of people are infected with diseases that are just as deadly that we never hear anything about.
Instructional Video8:55
SciShow

5 Toxins Animals Steal For Themselves

12th - Higher Ed
This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: https://streamlink.to/music-for-scien.... Check out the “For Your Love" music video here: • "For Your Love of... . Thievery...
Instructional Video10:39
SciShow

7 Species With Big Sex Issues

12th - Higher Ed
You've heard of the battle of the sexes—but these 7 animal species take it pretty seriously. Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow and learn about these animals with pretty big sex-related disputes.
Instructional Video4:00
SciShow Kids

Fireflies: Nature’s Baffling Blinkers Animal | Science for Kids

K - 5th
Have you ever wondered how fireflies twinkle and blink on lovely summer nights? Join Jessi and Squeaks at the fort to learn their secret!
Instructional Video2:57
SciShow

Why These Baby Bees Love Jam Sessions

12th - Higher Ed
Bees buzzing from flower to flower is a lovely and familiar sound and that buzzing comes from the high-speed flapping of the adult bees' wings. But in at least one species of bee, the babies just love to play the drums.
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow Kids

The World Under a Rock!

K - 5th
Check out life under a rock to see what you can learn about insects, spiders, and other animals!
Instructional Video8:55
SciShow

5 Toxins Animals Steal For Themselves

12th - Higher Ed
Thievery is a known survival strategy in the wild. But you couldn’t steal a toxin...or could you? Meet 5 animals that turn someone else’s poison into their own weapon of choice. PORE-FORMING TOXINS 0:50 BIRDS-FOOT TREFOIL 2:45 SIX-SPOT...
Instructional Video5:00
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Licking bees and pulping trees: The reign of a wasp queen - Kenny Coogan

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As the sun rises, something royal stirs inside a pile of firewood. It's the wasp queen; one of thousands who mated in late autumn and hibernated through the winter. Now she must emerge into the spring air to begin her reign. This queen...
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

The Insect That Thrives in Antarctica

12th - Higher Ed
It requires a certain attitude to brave the elements of Antarctica. Luckily, the Antarctic midge has a set of adaptations that fit the bill.
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow

The Wasp That Reprograms Spiders

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned an ancestral behavior!
Instructional Video22:05
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Battle of the Brains!

12th - Higher Ed
It's the battle of the SciShow Psych Hosts: Brit Garner and Hank Green! Brit came prepared, but can Hank still win the game for his Patron?
Instructional Video9:49
SciShow

From Crabs to Flies: 5 of Nature’s Most Doting Parents

12th - Higher Ed
Being a parent requires a lot of time and energy, but some animals are extremely devoted to caring for their young, and these five might not be the ones you would expect. Chapters View all BROMELIAD CRABS 1:32 BURYING BEETLES 2:26 DISCUS...
Instructional Video3:59
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The secret lives of baby fish - Amy McDermott

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Coral reef fish, like the yellow tang surgeonfish, begin life in a fascinating and weird way - as tiny floating larvae! These babies are capable of drifting thousands of miles on ocean currents, far from the reefs where they were born....
Instructional Video5:51
SciShow

These Insects are Smaller than a Single Cell...How?!

12th - Higher Ed
Fairies do exist! Well, sort of...meet the fairyfly, the smallest insect on Earth that specializes in the magic of miniaturization!
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 Video3:39
SciShow

How Wasps Protect Their Babies With a Virus

12th - Higher Ed
Contracting a virus is generally a bad thing, but among certain parasitic wasps, passing a virus to their offspring is actually key to their survival.
Instructional Video4:00
SciShow

How to Live Forever? Be a Jellyfish

12th - Higher Ed
Hank introduces us to another amazing organism - the "immortal jellyfish," Turritopsis dohrnii - and explains how it can extend its life cycle indefinitely through a process known as transdifferentiation.
Instructional Video3:58
SciShow Kids

Why Are Flamingos Pink? | The Science of Colors! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Mister Brown and Squeaks learn all about the awesome flamingo - and find out what makes them pink! Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Cause and Effect: Events have causes, sometimes simple, sometimes multifaceted....
Instructional Video9:22
SciShow

Reinventing the Wheel: 5 Species That Roll

12th - Higher Ed
If wheels and rolling have proven so efficient for humans, why hasn’t evolution pushed at least some other species in that direction? Well actually, there are a few species that can get around by rolling. Chapters View all GOLDEN WHEEL...
Instructional Video10:32
SciShow

For These 7 Species, Sex Changes Everything

12th - Higher Ed
Animals and plants come in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes and colors. And in some species, they take it pretty extreme to deal with the battles within and between sexes.