How do scientists know when they've discovered something new? Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth using an interesting video, which is part of Brain Scoop's Fossils and Geology playlist. The narrator examines the...

Spring breakers first gathered in Wakulla Springs, Florida, over 10,000 years ago! A video explains how geologists and archaeologists work together to uncover hidden artifacts from this time period. 

Where does corn come from? Corn cobs? Scholars watch an interesting video to learn that the ancestor of maize is the teosinte plant. The video goes on to explain how both geneticists and archaeologists have evidence that humans were...

Ancient fossils have many stories to tell. Scientists must use different strategies to read these remnants. A video lesson explains how archeologists use different strategies to date each specimen. The timeline of a fossil helps identify...

Exactly how did humans become the top of the food chain? Follow archeologists through an analysis of the fossil records during a video presentation from the PBS Eons series. The ancient artifacts trace human evolution from Africa to the...

Behind the closed doors of natural history museums lies a hidden world of scientific research and discovery that goes unseen for visitors. Follow along as this short video explores different scientific mysteries that have been...

Skeletons may not be able to speak, but they can still tell us a lot. High schoolers watch a short video about the ways biological anthropologists can use a skeleton's bone structure to determine age, gender, place of birth, and social...

Just how long can a fossil preserve DNA? It seems that DNA becomes unreadable after about 6.8 million years. Learn about the science that helped make this conclusion and the mistakes made along the way in a lesson from a PBS Eons video...

If scientists could use biotechnology to bring back extinct species, should it? A thought-provoking video explores the technical and ethical considerations of this question as part of a larger biology playlist. It explains what would be...

What does your garbage say about you? Young scientists dig through a video about things people cast aside. The narrator shows the fascinating things in George Washington's garbage pile, ancient Roman garbage, and how the landfills we...

A video where archaeologist, Nicholas Toth, discusses and explores the tools, methods, and focus of an archaeologist. [5:00]

An archaeologist explains how the bones of early humans can reveal information about their diets. [29:15]

How do inhabitants on islands alter the ecosystem over time? An archaeologist will identify specific changes over many years that occurred as a result of human arrival on islands. [29:16]

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a team of archaeologists and engineers explores different uses of the lever by recreating the engineering feats of the ancient Easter Island peoples. [4:50]

Early humans used stone tools that were simple but effective. On this video, explore these tools that were found in Africa. [7:48]