SciShow
How to Dispose of a Body
For everyone out there trying to live sustainably, you might also want to consider the best way for your loved ones to dispose of your body after you're gone. Is a green burial best? What about human composting (where it's legal)? And...
SciShow
We Could Put The World's Rarest Tree In Your Back Yard
There's a tree species that used to be all over the world. And now, they can only be found in a secret valley in the mountains in Australia. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Wollemi Pine, including how some new tech might...
SciShow
Trees Are All Dead Inside (And That's a Problem)
Trees are dead inside. It's true: the xylem tissue that supports their trunks technically isn't alive. Archaeologists hate that because this problem, the old wood problem, can cause carbon dating to be off by hundreds of years. Hosted...
SciShow
We Don’t Know Where Chocolate Comes From
Chocolate being one of the world's most delicious foods, you'd think we would know everything about it. /Somebody/ domesticated wild cacao. It's just… nobody really knows who, or when… or where. But if we want chocolate for the long...
Crash Course
The Effects of Climate Change: Crash Course Biology #9
Climate change shakes up all of Earth’s systems, including the living ones. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll see how climate change’s effects rattle the entire chain of life. Changes felt in one population ripple out to...
Be Smart
%$?# Allergies!
Springtime means the arrival of green grass, bright flowers, and buzzing bees. But for many of us, it's also about sneezing, watery red eyes, and a runny nose, thanks to allergies. In this week's video, you'll learn why we get allergies,...
MinuteEarth
How Do Trees Survive Winter?
Humans can go inside or put on clothes, but trees spend winter naked in the cold. Why don't they all die?
TED Talks
TED: Dear fellow refugees, here's how I found resilience | Chantale Zuzi Leader
Chantale Zuzi Leader is one of the millions of displaced people around the world. In a deeply moving talk, she reflects on losing her family, home and sense of safety — only to break through and ultimately find community and hope. It's...
MinuteEarth
Why Do Weeping Willows Weep?
Most trees reach for the sun – but not the weeping willow. Why?
MinuteEarth
Apparently tree FINGERPRINTS are a thing
Every species on Earth has a fingerprint - whether or not they have fingers at all.
PBS
How Did Our Most Famous Ancestor Really Die?
Did our most famous fossil ancestor, Lucy, die by falling out of a tall tree? The answer is part of a decades-long debate over how, exactly, our ancestors transitioned from life in the trees to life on the ground.
PBS
Are We All Actually Archaea?
The unexpected discovery of an entirely new domain of life was pretty huge and surprising - even if archaea do just look like bacteria. But, in recent years, it’s been their connection to us that's turned out to be particularly full of...
PBS
The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived
Untangling the origins of Beelzebufo -- the giant frog that lived alongside the dinosaurs -- turns out to be one of the most bedeviling problems in the history of amphibians.
TED Talks
TED: What's it like to be a giant sequoia tree? | Ersin Han Ersin
Artist Ersin Han Ersin invites us to step inside a giant sequoia tree, peering through the bark into the tapestry of life within. Discover how his multisensory installations explore the concept of "umwelt," or the unique sensory...
TED Talks
TED: How life on Earth adapts to you and me | Shane Campbell-Staton
We tend to think of evolution as a slow, gradual process playing out over millions of years. But evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton says nature is now changing at breakneck speed to keep up with the world humanity has built....
SciShow
Half of All Plants Are Invisible
If you see an acorn sprout under an oak tree, you're seeing that tree's grandchild. Here's why half of all higher plants are invisible, and why it works for them.
SciShow
You're Basically A Mushroom
The tree of life you learned in school is wrong, even if you just graduated. We like to sort eukaryotes into big kingdoms or supergroups, but scientists can't agree what those groups should be. Here's why that's a good thing.
MinuteEarth
Mushroom Wars
Two mushroom guilds with vastly different strategies are locked in competition for forest dominance.
MinuteEarth
The 3 Reasons This Tree Has Lived 5000 Years
Methuselah’s environment lacks nutrients, water, and oxygen. In other words, it’s the perfect place to grow very very old.
SciShow
Turns Out "The Lorax" Is Probably a Real Monkey
Scientists found, on a Kenyan plateau, a tree and a monkey that you might just know. But humans make changes, as we often do, and now these small creatures may soon fade from view.
SciShow
The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Circle of Life
When you think about the impact of climate change on the circle of life, you likely picture polar bears or Bengal tigers struggling in new conditions. But the impacts on the world go all the way down to the tiniest creatures who do some...
SciShow
6 Species Unlike Anything Else | Evolutionary Loners
What happens when a species is the only of its kind? This phenomenon is called a monospecific taxon. Studying these special species can help us better understand not just those sparse groups, but all life on this planet! Join Olivia...
SciShow
5 of the World's Most Bizarre Seeds
Some plants have very unique ways to disperse their seeds. Olivia introduces 5 of the most bizarre seeds in the world!
SciShow
Tornado Talk with Mark Heyka
Hank sits down with local meteorologist Mark Heyka for a 100% chance of fun as they discuss tornados and weather phenomenons. Then Jessi from Animal Wonders comes on to show off a pair of adorable sugar gliders.