SciShow
The Math and Mystery of Murmurations
If you've ever seen a group of starlings in flight, you've appreciated one of nature's most hypnotic sights -- the lava-lamp-like flow of a murmuration. SciShow explains the biology and mathematics behind this beautiful phenomenon.
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Female Viagra' & New Insights Into Narcolepsy
Recent research has offered some new insights into our biochemistry -- from a proposed drug for sexual arousal to a possible link between the flu and narcolepsy.
SciShow
The First Extinction of 2019 Has Already Happened | SciShow News
On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last.
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8 Animal Friendships That'll Give You All the Feels
Whether it’s for food, protection, or a little healthy grooming, a lot of animals of different species form some surprising mutualistic relationships in nature. Chapters View all AMERICAN BADGER Credit: Jonathunder 1:00 1 COYOTES &...
TED Talks
Janet Iwasa: How animations can help scientists test a hypothesis
3D animation can bring scientific hypotheses to life. Molecular biologist (and TED Fellow) Janet Iwasa introduces a new open-source animation software designed just for scientists.
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...
SciShow
There Are Crystal Mirrors Hidden in Scallop Eyes
Sea creatures abound this week, as scientists make discoveries about scallop eyes and use models to help figure out the age old mystery, "Which came first, comb jellies or the sea sponge?”
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MouthPeeing and 5 Other Extreme Turtle Traits
From peeing out of their mouths to being capable of living in icy water, turtles have evolved remarkable, but a little bit bizarre traits to survive.
SciShow
3 Neat Facts About Narwhals (Including: They're Real!)
In case you didn't know, not only are narwhals real, they're rad. Hank shares some little known facts about one of the least understood sea mammals, including some insights into why they're so hard to study, and what that big thing on...
SciShow
Venomous Mammals, Sensory Receptors & the Moon's True Origin Story
Hank describes to us some news stories that illustrate how science is continually changing the things we think we "know" - from the status of various animals species, to the way our senses work and even where the Moon came from -...
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Microbes From Space and Bits of Halley's Comet
SciShow Space gives you the latest in Space News, including fascinating facts about the latest visitors to the ISS, how to spot the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, and a new discovery in our own celestial neighborhood.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can animals be deceptive? - Eldridge Adams
A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him. A female from a different species mimics his patterns: by tricking the male, she lures him in -- and turns him into a meal. Where else...
SciShow
Why Do We Wrinkle When Wet?
Why do your fingers and toes get wrinkly when they've been in the water too long? Short answer: Your nerves. Longer answer: Evolution.
SciShow
For Some Animals, The World Moves in Slow-Motion
Does your cat have a concept of time? Is it different from a snapping turtle's? Scientists study how animals process sensory information to figure out how they experience time. Spoilers: human kids and adults might experience time...
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3 Things to Know About Cecil the Lion
Cecil was one of the most thoroughly studied lions in Africa. And thanks to him, we know several reasons why the death of one big cat can be a big deal.
SciShow Kids
Biologists! Scientists Who Love Life!
Who wants to be a biologist? Learn all about scientists who study life -- like where they do their jobs, the questions they ask, and the tools they use!
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7 New Species Discovered in Cities
Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!
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How Much Junk Is in Your DNA Trunk?
The human genome is 3.2 billion base pairs long and contains around 20,000 genes, but how much of that is garbage?
SciShow
Blue Whales and The Smartphone Morality Experiment
Hank shares news about the biggest animal in the history of ever -- blue whales -- and explains the lessons learned in a new study of human morality, using smartphones.
SciShow
How Apple Flies Changed the Way We Think of Evolution
How does one species evolve into two within the same habitat? Discover the details behind a rare type of evolution: sympatric evolution.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The science of symmetry - Colm Kelleher
When you hear the word symmetry, you might think generally of triangles, butterflies, or even ballerinas. But defined scientifically, symmetry is _a transformation that leaves an object unchanged." Huh? Colm Kelleher unpacks this...
Crash Course
Genetics and The Modern Synthesis: Crash Course History of Science
Remember how Darwin and Mendel lived around the same time, but everyone forgot about Mendel until 1900, and even then biologists saw Darwinism and Mendelism as two competing grand theories about how life works? Well, in this episode of...
SciShow
9 Groundbreaking Discoveries About Sleep
There's a lot about sleep that we don't understand, like why we even sleep in the first place, for example. Here are some amazing discoveries biologists have made while trying to solve the mystery of sleep.