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Can Feeling the Love Save Lions? | SciShow News
Can you feel the love tonight? Hopefully scientists can make this the case for the growing numbers of lions in animal sanctuaries.
Amoeba Sisters
Properties of Water
Explore some properties of water with the Amoeba Sisters! It's all about those hydrogen bonds.
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Protein Structure and Folding
After a polypeptide is produced in protein synthesis, it's not necessarily a functional protein yet! Explore protein folding that occurs within levels of protein structure with the Amoeba Sisters! Primary, secondary, tertiary, and...
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Cell Transport
Explore the types of passive and active cell transport with the Amoeba Sisters! Table of Contents: Intro 00:00 Importance of Cell Membrane for Homeostasis 0:41 Cell Membrane Structure 1:07 Simple Diffusion 1:45 What does it mean to "go...
PBS
Is Sad Music Actually Sad?
Be it Elliott Smith or Queen, classical or dub step, there's usually a clear understanding that some songs are sad, and some songs are happy. But what is it about the music that makes us feel these feelings we're feeling?
SciShow
Human Connectome
Hank briefs us on a fascinating project that aims to map the anatomical and functional pathways of the brain - a neural network called the human connectome.
TED Talks
Lynn Rothschild: The living tech we need to support human life on other planets
What would it take to settle Mars? In a talk about the future of space exploration, Lynn Rothschild reviews the immense challenges to living elsewhere in the universe and proposes some bold, creative solutions to making a home off planet...
TED Talks
Munir Virani: Why I love vultures
As natural garbage collectors, vultures are vital to our ecosystem -- so why all the bad press? Why are so many in danger of extinction? Raptor biologist Munir Virani says we need to pay more attention to these unique and misunderstood...
SciShow
How Do Oysters Make Pearls?
Quick Questions gives you the low-down on how oysters turn a tiny bit of gunk into a lovely, valuable pearl.
SciShow
Bird Eggs Warn Each Other About Danger
Although they don’t seem like the talkative type, recent research suggests that bird eggs can use vibrations to relay warnings about the outside world to their nest-mates.
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Why Animals Keep Self-Amputating
Some lizards will lose a tail to avoid becoming a meal, but there's more than one reason for animals to self-amputate.
SciShow
The Coolest Birds on Earth | A SciShow Compilation
It's Thanksgiving in the US, so everyone's got turkey on the brain. And sure, turkeys are great, but there are lots of other cool birds that just don't get their due! So SciShow has put together a collection of episodes honoring some of...
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4 Science Superlatives of 2014
SciShow News looks at some of the firsts, highests, and lowests of the year in science.
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Characteristics of Life
We chose not to give a numerical value for how many characteristics of life there are, because we do not want to imply that what we are listing must be a specific order, or that it cannot be expanded upon or include exceptions....
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Aerobic Cellular Respiration in Eukaryotic Cells
Explore the process of aerobic cellular respiration and why ATP production is so important in this updated cellular respiration video by The Amoeba Sisters! This video compares the cellular respiration equation to photosynthesis before...
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Biomagnification and the Trouble with Toxins
Explore biomagnification which can happen when toxins become more highly concentrated when moving up through trophic levels in the food chain. Uncontrolled use of DDT is used in video as an example. Learn why bioaccumulation can occur in...
Amoeba Sisters
Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they compare and contrast asexual reproduction with sexual reproduction. Table of Contents: Intro 00:00 Asexual Reproduction 0:59 Sexual Reproduction 2:21 Disadvantages and Advantages of Sexual Reproduction...
Crash Course
Biomedicine: Crash Course History of Science
The history of science up until the Cold War is often overshadowed by the Manhattan Project. But, today we are going to talk about advances in biomedicine, or healthcare based on a biological understanding of human bodies and diseases.
SciShow
A Cure for Ebola, Rabies, & Other Virus Villains?
Viruses are among humanity's greatest threats and it seems like they're always one step ahead of us. But this week, biologists say that they've discovered a new weapon we can use against some of our most nefarious virus enemies - and it...
Amoeba Sisters
Viruses (Updated)
Explore the lytic and lysogenic viral replication cycles with the Amoeba Sisters! This video also discusses virus structures and why a host is critical for viral reproduction. Expand details for table of contents and further reading...
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Respiratory System
Join the Amoeba Sisters for a brief tour through the human respiratory system! This video will discuss why the respiratory system is so important and address major structures such as the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, and...
SciShow
These Ant Paramedics Save Their Injured Comrades
A species of ant has been discovered to rescue and tend to the battle wounds of other ants injured while hunting, and scientists think that this is the first time this behavior has ever been observed in insects.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The history of the world according to cats - Eva-Maria Geigl
In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs, who have undergone centuries of selective breeding, modern cats are genetically very similar to ancient cats. How did these solitary, fierce predators become...
Amoeba Sisters
Sodium Potassium Pump
Explore the sodium potassium pump (Na+/K+ pump), with the Amoeba Sisters! This video talks about why this pump is needed and provides an overview of this type of active transport. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:48 Introducing the...