Instructional Video20:27
SciShow

Cost-Effective Household Items | SciShow Quiz Show

12th - Higher Ed
Today Hank and Sam figure out if medical side effects could help you "do crimes" and whether you can have a "gentle hate."
Instructional Video1:59
SciShow

Why Do Bug Bites Itch?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explores a vexing question asked at picnics and beach parties everywhere: Why do bug bites itch? To help you understand the answer, he takes you into the blow by blow of a bug bite which, we warn you, is pretty horrifying.
Instructional Video4:43
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do we itch? - Emma Bryce

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The average person experiences dozens of individual itches each day. We've all experienced the annoyance of an inconvenient itch - but have you ever pondered why we itch in the first place? Is there actually an evolutionary purpose to...
Instructional Video23:27
SciShow

A Season for Disease'n

12th - Higher Ed
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. Every new season brings new...diseases.
Instructional Video2:06
SciShow

Why Do We Itch?

12th - Higher Ed
Learn why we itch and what scientists have discovered that may help chronic itchiness!
Instructional Video1:17
Curated Video

Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?

6th - Higher Ed
Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?
Instructional Video0:50
Curated Video

How Come Some People Are More Prone to Mosquito Bites Than Others?

6th - Higher Ed
There are several reasons why some people are more prone to mosquito bites than others. First of all, mosquito attraction is partly genetic. Some people have genes that make them more attractive to mosquitoes than...
Instructional Video10:02
Brave Wilderness

Bitten by 1000 Deadly Mosquitoes!

6th - 8th
In this episode, Coyote’s eaten alive by the world’s deadliest animal: the mosquito. Mosquito bites can leave behind much more than an itchy, swollen welt. These bloodsucking insects carry diseases responsible for more than 1,000,000...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Researchers Make a Stink to Fight Mosquitoes

9th - 10th
Researchers are using new smells to confuse hungry mosquitoes and keep them from making meals of us. [13:12]