When monarch butterflies migrate, they produce one of the most iconic wildlife spectacles in the world — and provide us with an important indicator of ecological health, says photographer Jaime Rojo. Telling a story about our...

If you've ever watched an animal sleep and wondered what they're dreaming about, science has the answers.

Do you want to major in Astrophysics? Are you thinking about becoming (or ever just wondered how one becomes) an Astrophysicists? Do you want to know Matt O’Dowd’s origin story? Then buckle up and enjoy the ride and try your astrophysics...

You're lucky you don't literally age faster and drop dead when you see a dead person... because fruit flies do. Here's what researchers are learning about the connection between perception, aging, and mood disorders like depression.

Time Magazine has called it "the most horrible drug in the world," and last month, it hit the US. Because seriously, why would you take a drug that rots your flesh, bones, and brain?! Hank Green discusses the science behind the street...

Hank shares some developments in cancer research, from new insights into the behavior of zombie cancer cells, to a new method that uses nanotechnology to kill cancer from within.

This week's SciShow news has Hank bringing us a primer on the science behind various illegal and illicit ways in which athletes "improve" their bodies, proof of general relativity that we can actually see, and a new way to measure how...

Jen Fowler of the Montana Space Grant Consortium joins us this week to talk about her work with weather balloons and the upcoming solar eclipse, and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings along Gaia the Southern Three-Banded Armadillo!

Hank talks with University of Montana Professor Rick Hughes about innovating technology and training the SciShow staff. Special guest appearance with Jessi and Veiled Chameleon 'Twirly'.

In this episode of the Space Time Journal Club Matt discusses how two independent research teams created their own Time Crystals, a form of matter that breaks time translational symmetry and could be used in quantum computers.

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Physics and marketing don't seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these...

Did you know that bees can remember things? It's true, and it's thanks to Dr. Charles Henry Turner that we know so much about insects!

In the past, some experiments were run in scary and unethical ways. From using children to unknowing subjects, these five experiments left people affected for the rest of their lives.

Dr. Shini Somara joins us on the Talk Show today to talk Crash Course Physics and her background in fluid dynamics and television. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders brings on Sydney, their Brush-tailed Bettong.

Less than seven percent of people worldwide have a bachelor's degree -- and for many, this is simply because the cost of university is too high, says higher education executive Adrian K. Haugabrook. In this barrier-breaking talk, he...

Hank shares some developments in cancer research, from new insights into the behavior of zombie cancer cells, to a new method that uses nanotechnology to kill cancer from within.

In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringing their culture into the classroom, with new rules that let boys be boys, and video...

Time Magazine has called it "the most horrible drug in the world," and last month, it hit the US. Because seriously, why would you take a drug that rots your flesh, bones, and brain?!

Recent discoveries about the Arc protein have shown that its function and origin may be even more complicated than scientists originally thought.

Michael Aranda shares some newly discovered animal oddities this week, including the secret shared by sloths and moths, the largest animal genome ever sequenced, and unusual new life at the bottom of the world.

A liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders, says university head Patrick Awuah -- because it builds decision-making skills, an ethical framework and a broad vision. Awuah himself left a career at Microsoft in the US to...

In some parts of the world, half of the women lack basic reading and writing skills. The reasons vary, but in many cases, literacy isn't valued by fathers, husbands, even mothers. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak traveled to...

What exactly is the Thirty Meter Telescope, and why is the proposed location in Hawai'i such a conflict?

You might be familiar with the concept of self-harm, but it isn’t just physical. As it turns out, people can harm themselves through the anonymity of the internet.