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The Dinosaur On Your Thanksgiving Table
Eating turkey this holiday season? Chowing down on a roast chicken? You're eating a dinosaur! Entertain your family and friends with a little science lesson this year, and show them why bird bones tell us that birds are actually living...
SciShow
Denisovans: Our Mysterious Cousins That Made Us Better
During most of the past 2 million years or so, there were several species of hominins on Earth at any given time. Like, you might be familiar with our famous extinct cousins, the Neanderthals. But since 2010 we’ve been uncovering...
TED Talks
Robin Morgan: 4 powerful poems about Parkinson's and growing older
When poet Robin Morgan found herself facing Parkinson’s disease, she distilled her experiences into these four quietly powerful poems — meditating on age, loss, and the simple power of noticing.
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What Zinc Means for Megalodon’s Extinction | SciShow News
This week in the journal Nature Communications, scientists report a way to use fossilized shark teeth to figure out where different shark species, including megalodon, stood in the web of life. And last week in the journal Scientific...
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These 'Fossilized Brains' Might Not Be Brains At All
A new study calls the claims of fossilized brains into question, and another finds ichthyosaurs might have been bigger than our current champions, the blue whales.
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The Frog with Hidden Claws
A frog with retractable claws? Weird. A frog with claws that it has to push through its skin to use? Even weirder.
TED Talks
Zeresenay Alemseged: The search for humanity's roots
Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged looks for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. Here he talks about finding the oldest skeleton of a humanoid child -- and how Africa holds the clues to our humanity.
SciShow
More About Cats, & Gonzo the Toucanet: SciShow Talk Show Episode 6
Katherine is back with more information about cats and Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Gonzo the crimson-rumped toucanet.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do your knuckles pop? - Eleanor Nelsen
Some people love the feeling of cracking their knuckles, while others cringe at the sound. But what causes that trademark pop? And is it dangerous? Eleanor Nelsen gives the facts behind joint popping.
SciShow
What Causes Pins and Needles?
Ever wondered what causes that strange tingling feeling? Well, settle in as Quick Questions explains how it works. Just be careful how you sit.
TED Talks
TED: Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe | Kenneth Lacovara
What happens when you discover a dinosaur? Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara details his unearthing of Dreadnoughtus -- a 77-million-year-old sauropod that was as tall as a two-story house and as heavy as a jumbo jet -- and considers how...
SciShow
National Fossil Day: SciShow Talk Show
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,...
Crash Course
The Skeletal System: It's ALIVE! - CrashCourse Biology
Hank introduces us to the framework of our bodies, our skeleton, which apart from being the support and protection for all our fleshy parts, is involved in many other vital processes that help our bodies to function properly.
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Why Don't Sharks Have Bones?
Eat facts, Shark Week! Hank takes you on a tour of the shark's amazing anatomy, including the many adaptations that made it a great predator -- despite not having any bones.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why haven't we cured arthritis? | Kaitlyn Sadtler and Heather J. Faust
The bad backs, elbow pain, and creaky knees so common in older people often aren't just "old age." In fact, the source of this stiffness plagues many young people as well. The culprit is arthritis: a condition that affects over 90...
TED Talks
Bastian Schaefer: A 3D-printed jumbo jet?
Designer Bastian Schaefer shows off a speculative design for the future of jet planes, with a skeleton inspired by strong, flexible, natural forms and by the needs of the world's, ahem, growing population. Imagine an airplane that's full...
SciShow
You're Losing Bones Right Now
You would think that almost everyone has the same exact number of bones in their body, but that number is different, and changing, in everyone!
SciShow
Why Does Getting Kicked in the Groin Hurt SO Much?
Getting kicked anywhere hurts, but getting kicked in the groin REALLY hurts for a few different reasons.
SciShow
How Science Solved the Giant Eyeball Mystery
Hank combines two of his favorite things - talking to scientists and strange things washing up on the beach - to bring you the Mystery of the Giant Eyeball.
TED Talks
Iain Hutchison: Saving faces: A facial surgeon's craft
Maxillofacial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he helps to improve their lives; and by commissioning their portraits, he celebrates their...
SciShow
Introducing: SciShow Talk Show! Emily, Rhinos, and Cas the Arctic Fox
We decided it would be cool to have guests come into the studio and talk about science with Hank.
SciShow
4 Body Parts Discovered in the Last 10 Years
Did you know we are still discovering completely new pieces of our anatomies? Even in the last decade, we've found multiple new body parts, including some you can see with the naked eye!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Could we survive prolonged space travel? - Lisa Nip
Prolonged space travel plays a severe toll on the human body: microgravity impairs muscle and bone growth, and high doses of radiation cause irreversible mutations. As we seriously consider the human species becoming space-faring, a big...