The Biggest Things in the Universe - A SciShow Compilation
Explore the universe's largest phenomena, from giant crystals to massive comets, in this captivating compilation of scientific wonders and natural marvels.
Six-Foot Long Millipedes and Other Fossil Giants
Explore fascinating extinct giant animals like six-foot millipedes, massive apes, and oversized kangaroos. Learn about their unique features, extinction causes, and how humans impacted their fate.
A Biography of the Living Earth - Evolution and Ecosystems Through Time
Explore Earth's 4.6 billion-year history, from ancient organisms to complex ecosystems. Uncover surprising connections and learn how even the smallest life forms impact our planet's evolution and climate.
The Speed of Life: A Deep-Time Perspective on Evolution
Explore deep-time evolution, examining factors shaping biodiversity through millions of years. Uncover patterns in species survival, diversification, and recurring forms across different groups and time periods.
Uncovering Earth's Ancient Mysteries - Exploring Geological Evidence of Giant Asteroid Impacts
Uncover Earth's ancient history through geological evidence of asteroid impacts, exploring their effects on the planet's surface and the origins of life.
Two Ongoing Investigations into Shallow-Marine and Fluvial-Distributive Deposits in the Wilcox Group
Explore shallow-marine and fluvial-distributive deposits in the Wilcox Group. Gain insights into sedimentology, palynology, and drone photogrammetry techniques used in geological investigations.
No Place Like Home: Early Earth's Atmosphere and Snowball Earth Episodes - Lecture 3
Explore early Earth's atmosphere, Snowball Earth episodes, and their connection to modern climate change with Cornell Professor Toby Ault.
Biogeography and Global Provincialism in Mammalian Distributions - Lecture 4.3
Explore mammalian biogeography, global distribution patterns, and ecogeographic rules. Examine faunal regions, abiotic and biotic processes shaping distributions, and key ecological concepts.
Discovering Teen Rex: A Rare Adolescent Tyrannosaurus Find
Explore the discovery of "Teen Rex" with scientists, uncovering the excitement of paleontology and the rare find of an adolescent T. Rex in North Dakota.
Digging for Humanity's Origins
Explore human evolution through fossil discoveries in Africa's Rift Valley. Learn about our ancestors and gain insights into our species' origins and shared past.
Earth's Mass Extinctions
Explore the surprising role of bacteria in Earth's mass extinctions and the potential medical applications of hydrogen sulfide in this thought-provoking talk by Peter Ward.
Earth's Mass Extinction
Explore the controversial "Medea Hypothesis" and learn how bacteria, not asteroids, may be responsible for Earth's mass extinctions through the production of hydrogen sulfide.
Providing a Perch for an Ancient Animal on the Tree of Life
Discover the fascinating process of finding, studying, and naming new species with Dr. Paul Johnston. Explore evolutionary genealogy and ancient environments through his diverse research experiences.
Is Extinction a Flaw
Explore the K/Pg impact, dinosaur extinction, and how mass extinctions contribute to biodiversity. Discover the fascinating world of vertebrate paleontology and its relevance to understanding ecosystem changes over time.
What Can Fossils Teach Us?
Explore paleontology's thrilling adventures and discoveries as Sereno shares insights on evolution, prehistoric landscapes, and engaging students in scientific exploration.
Building a Dinosaur from a Chicken
Paleontologist Jack Horner explores genetically engineering chickens to reactivate ancestral dinosaur traits, aiming to reconstruct a "Chickenosaurus" through evolutionary tools and atavism activation.
Shape-shifting Dinosaurs
Paleontologist reveals surprising discoveries about dinosaur growth and development through fossil skull analysis, challenging long-held beliefs about species classification.
A Giant Jurassic Sea Dragon, Unearthed
Discover the extraordinary excavation of Britain's largest ichthyosaur fossil, a 10-meter Jurassic sea dragon, in this captivating talk by paleontologist Dean R. Lomax about a groundbreaking paleontological find.
Building a Dinosaur from a Chicken
Paleontologist Jack Horner discusses his innovative approach to reconstructing dinosaurs by genetically engineering chickens to reactivate ancestral traits like teeth, tails, and hands.
Hunting for Dinosaurs Showed Me Our Place in the Universe
Paleontologist shares the awe of discovering Dreadnoughtus, a massive dinosaur, and reflects on humanity's unlikely evolution and our place in Earth's vast geological timeline.
Shape-Shifting Dinosaurs
Paleontologist reveals surprising discoveries about dinosaur growth and development through fossil skull analysis, challenging long-held beliefs about these prehistoric creatures.