Instructional Video9:37
SciShow

Football Disease, Moon Base Dreams, and the Deepest Vents Ever!

12th - Higher Ed
Hank breaks the news to you about your brain on football, the reality behind the latest moon-base plan, and an epic win -- and fail -- in the animal kingdom.
Instructional Video1:33
MinuteEarth

Why are Snakes so Creepy?

12th - Higher Ed
Snakes occupy a special place in the human brain because they’re so weird. __________________________________________ FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some keywords...
Instructional Video8:34
SciShow

What We Know About the New Coronavirus January 2020

12th - Higher Ed
The WHO has declared the new coronavirus a global public health emergency—but that doesn't mean you should panic.
Instructional Video5:41
SciShow

Top 10 New Species of the Year!

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists around the world discover about 18,000 new species every year. Each new organism has not only to be found, but also studied, compared, identified and organized -- that's taxonomy, the science of classifying living things and...
Instructional Video12:36
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Jessi Knudsen Castañeda

12th - Higher Ed
Hank and the gang return with SciShow Quiz Show, where Sci Show's resident geniuses compete to win prizes for our subscribers!
Instructional Video26:28
SciShow

Snakes: Scaly, Serpentine Sensations!

12th - Higher Ed
What is it about snakes that intrigues us so much? Is it their deadly venom, their spongey mouths, or their international travel?
Instructional Video13:33
SciShow

SciShow Talk Show: Ellen Whittle on Bats, and Carlos the Sinaloan Milk Snake

12th - Higher Ed
This week on the SciShow Talk Show Ellen Whittle talks about her thesis research on bats and how they use artificial structures as roosts. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders joins the show with Carlos, the Sinaloan Milk Snake. Chapters View...
Instructional Video8:54
SciShow

7 Ridiculous Feats of Strength in the Animal Kingdom

12th - Higher Ed
You're probably already familiar with some of the more common examples of super strong animals, like the crocodile with its powerful bite or the leafcutter ant's impressive overhead carry. However, there are lots of lesser-known animals...
Instructional Video4:13
SciShow

How To Make Antivenom

12th - Higher Ed
Bitten by a venomous snake? There's hope! French scientist Albert Calmette developed the first snake antivenom in the late 1890s, and did such a good job that we use his technique to this day. Antivenom works by stimulating the...
Instructional Video3:14
SciShow

Meet The Black Swallower Natures Top Competitive Eater

12th - Higher Ed
Deep in the ocean lives a fish that seems pretty normal right up until dinner time, when it reveals its secret talent: devouring meals much larger than itself.
Instructional Video5:27
Amoeba Sisters

Food Webs and Energy Pyramids: Bedrocks of Biodiversity

12th - Higher Ed
Explore food chains, food webs, energy pyramids, and the power of biodiversity in this ecology video by the Amoeba Sisters! This video also introduces general vocabulary for the unit of ecology.
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow

Can You Drink Snake Venom?

12th - Higher Ed
Can you actually drink that steaming mug of snake venom? The science comes down to the difference between poisons and venoms, and to the oral toxicity of the venom itself.
Instructional Video12:11
SciShow

From Hognoses to Spider Tails: 6 Sublime Snakes

12th - Higher Ed
Snakes aren’t just muscle-y danger noodles. They're extremely diverse, and some have really weird, unique adaptations that we could all probably appreciate a little more.
Instructional Video11:02
SciShow

Spinal Posture & A Legless Lizard: SciShow Talk Show #13

12th - Higher Ed
In this episode of the SciShow talk show, Michael and Hank discuss human posture and evolution and Hank shares some personal information, and then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Leonard, the legless lizard.
Instructional Video4:37
TED-Ed

Can you cheat death by solving this riddle? | Shravan S K

Pre-K - Higher Ed
You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you're slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has...
Instructional Video5:16
SciShow

No Hips, No Problem: Better Hip Replacements From Snakes

12th - Higher Ed
If you want to make a better hip replacement, who better to turn to than… a snake? While these hip-less creatures might seem like a weird choice for help with this particular issue, a major part of creating comfortable, long-lasting...
Instructional Video5:08
Be Smart

Venomous Creatures: The Evolution and Impact of Animal Venoms

12th - Higher Ed
Venom comes in all different types, so here's everything you'll ever need to know.
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 Video30:05
SciShow

National Fossil Day: SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
October 11, 2017 is National Fossil Day! Kallie Moore, the collections manager at UM’s Paleontology Center, talks to Hank today about why fossils are important, and how you can get involved in this national holiday! (Psst. at 12:20,...
Instructional Video1:55
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Mysteries of vernacular: Venom - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
How did venom get its poisonous meaning? Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel follow venom from something to desire to explicit reasons for avoiding a snake.
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

Behold—Poisonous Snakes! (Yes, You Read That Right)

12th - Higher Ed
While it’s true that most snakes aren’t considered poisonous, there definitely are poisonous snakes, with poison for their predators and venom for their prey.
Instructional Video10:49
SciShow

7 of Australia's Most Terrifying Inhabitants

12th - Higher Ed
If you've spent any time on the internet, you know that Australia is host to all sorts of horrible spiders and snakes. But that doesn't even begin to cover the myriad of dangerous, sometimes deadly, plants and animals you might encounter...
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow

The Baller Rat That Kicks Rattlesnakes in the Face

12th - Higher Ed
This small animal might seem like a run-of-the-mill rodent at first, but its huge back legs can produce kicks hard enough to let it rumble with rattlesnakes looking for a meal.
Instructional Video3:00
SciShow

Snakes Use Their Spongy Mouths to Drink

12th - Higher Ed
Snakes don’t have lips, they can't lap up water, and they don’t grab mouthfuls of water and tip their heads back to swallow, so how do they drink? Turns out, some snakes have sponge-mouths that literally soak up water!