SciShow
Why These 7 Fish Are So U.G.L.Y.
Some fish will never win any beauty pageants, but they still deserve our admiration, respect, and love, especially since their “ugly” traits are actually incredible examples of evolutionary innovation.
SciShow
There is So Much We Got Wrong about Corals...
When you think about coral reefs, you probably imagine a sparkling tropical oasis that you can easily see while snorkeling or diving, but reefs can be found as deep as 8000 meters! As deep as they are, those reefs are still not immune to...
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: SciShow vs VidCon
With VidCon Australia just around the corner, Julia Maes, Executive Producer of VidCon International, faces off against Hank Green on the SciShow Quiz Show, answering questions about Australian things and earning prizes for Patreon patrons!
TED Talks
TED: Saving the ocean one island at a time | Greg Stone
Aboard Mission Blue, scientist Greg Stone tells the story of how he helped the Republic of Kiribati to create an enormous protected area in the middle of the Pacific -- protecting fish, sealife and perhaps the island nation itself.
SciShow
An Ode to Salps: Our Gelatinous Marine Cousins
Salps are more than just strange balls of goo drifting through the sea—in fact, they’re more closely related to us than they are to jellyfish, and play a huge role in marine ecosystems and the global carbon cycle as the “vacuum cleaners...
TED Talks
TED: How we're growing baby corals to rebuild reefs | Kristen Marhaver
Kristen Marhaver studies corals, tiny creatures the size of a poppyseed that, over hundreds of slow years, create beautiful, life-sustaining ocean structures hundreds of miles long. As she admits, it's easy to get sad about the state of...
SciShow
Bacteria and Viruses Are Raining Down on Us All the Time
While you probably aren’t going to get sick from just being outside in all this microbe rain, pathogenic organisms ARE raining down on us all the time, everywhere!
SciShow
Why Is This Island Disappearing?
Hoboro Island off the coast of Japan may soon be an island of the past, and it’s primarily due to one unsuspecting isopod.
SciShow
Biofluorescence: A Neon World Hidden in Plain Sight
Lots of life on Earth can fluoresce, creating a beautiful neon world of camouflage, communication, and adaptation that is hidden from the human eye.
SciShow
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Poop
Here on SciShow, we've talked a lot about poop and the science behind one of the more private aspects of our lives. So, our gift to you is a collection of just SOME of our poop-related episodes. Happy Holidays!
SciShow
6 Microbes Saving the Environment
Ever since humans found out about germs, we’ve gone a bit overboard inventing antibacterial soap and antibiotics and antifungals. But despite our aversion to them, microbes aren’t all bad, and some of them could even help us save the...
SciShow
The Lazy Animal’s Guide To Travel
We’ve invented airplanes, trains, automobiles and so much more to ease the process of traveling. But many animals have adapted their own techniques for energy efficient travel that don’t require invention!
Crash Course
Animal Development: We're Just Tubes - Crash Course Biology
Hank discusses the process by which organisms grow and develop, maintaining that, in the end, we're all just tubes.
TED Talks
TED: Why I still have hope for coral reefs | Kristen Marhaver
Corals in the Pacific Ocean have been dying at an alarming rate, particularly from bleaching brought on by increased water temperatures. But it's not too late to act, says TED Fellow Kristen Marhaver. She points to the Caribbean -- given...
SciShow
The Stressful Reasons Corals Are Becoming More Colorful
Scientists have found Coral reefs in new, dazzling colors, but this is a warning that the reefs are stressed out.
SciShow
Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, and a Zika Update
This week on SciShow news we have some very unfortunate reports from scientists concerning the Great Barrier Reef. However, scientists have also created a 3-D model of Zika Virus, which is one step towards finding out how it functions.
Bozeman Science
Ecosystem Change
Paul Andersen explains how ecosystems change over time. He starts by explaining how global climate change will impacts ecosystems around the planet. He then discusses how continental drift created climatic changes that impacted mammal...
Crash Course
Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, & Octopuses - Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to the "simplest" of the animals, complexity-wise: beginning with sponges (whose very inclusion in the list as "animals" has been called into question because they are so simple) and finishing with the most complex...
SciShow
3 Animals That Keep Their Whole Ecosystem Together
What do gray wolves, elephants, and parrotfish have in common? They're all keystone species, which means they have an especially large impact on their habitat. SciShow explores how these animals keep their ecosystems running.
Bozeman Science
Endosymbiosis
Paul Andersen explains how eukaryotic cells were formed through a process of endosymbiosis. He describes how aerobic bacteria became mitochondria and cyanobacteria became chloroplasts. He mentions an example of symbiosis that occurs...
Crash Course
What is Physical Geography Crash Course Geography
Traditionally, geography is studied as two interconnected parts: physical geography and human geography. For the first half of this series, we will be focusing on physical geography, which is all about recognizing the characteristics of...
SciShow Kids
Check Out the Great Barrier Reef!
Barrier reefs are home to all kinds of amazing animals, but did you know that the coral itself is an animal? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn all about coral and the longest coral reef in the world, The Great Barrier Reef!
Curated Video
Landmarks - Great Barrier Reef
GREAT BARRIER REEF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS ONE OF THE SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD, AND IS THE ONLY LIVING ORGANISM THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE. A WORLD HERITAGE LISTED AREA, THE REEF STRETCHES MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND KILOMETRES...
Curated Video
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef: A Crucial Step Towards Conservation
The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage area and the largest living organism on Earth. It is home to an extraordinary diversity of marine life, including turtles, whales, sharks, and thousands of species of fish and coral. However,...