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What Is Type 1 Diabetes?

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What happens when your body suddenly stops making the one hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check?

Dinosaur Pee?

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Today we continue our exploration of the water cycle by drinking some dinosaur pee.

Food Webs

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There are so many elements in ecosystems, that if just one leaves or gets out of whack, it can be terrible for the whole thing. But today, let's talk about spider monkeys!

Sneaky Hummingbirds

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Hummingbirds are meant to help flowers pollinate in exchange for nectar but not all of them follow the rules.

Do Animals Dream?

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Are you wondering, “Do animals dream?” This question came from Peyton, a student from the United States.

How Do Broken Bones Heal?

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Are your kids wondering: “How do broken bones heal?” This question came from Manjari, a 4th Grader from Australia.

Why Does Hair Turn Grey?

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Are your kids wondering, “Why does hair turn grey?” This question came from Yusra, a student from the United States.

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?

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Dr Alex Bond, the Museum's Senior Curator in Charge of Birds, explains the clever things these birds do to keep their feet warm.

How Does A Wombat Poo In Cubes?

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Unlike some might believe, wombat's don't have square shaped bottoms, so how do they poo in cubes?

The Dirt On Decomposers

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about how everything starts... and ends. Decomposers!

A Cute But Creepy Tiny Predator

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Despite their tiny size, tarsiers are excellent nocturnal hunters. With large eyes that enable them to see well in the dark and advanced hearing combined with huge hands, catching prey is almost too easy.

Fabulous Food Chains

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In this of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains!

What Is Sickle Cell Disease?

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You have around 35 trillion red blood cells moving around your body at all times. Typically they are rounded and flexible. What happens when they aren’t?

Why Is Alzheimer's Disease So Difficult To Treat?

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While doctors have studied Alzheimer’s for decades, there is still no effective preventive treatment or cure. So, why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat?

Vegetation Transformation

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In this episode, Sabrina talks about how photosynthesis works!

Why Does Hitting Your Funny Bone Feel...Funny?

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Explore the complex anatomy of the elbow, and find out why hitting your funny bone causes such an odd and painful sensation.

The Four Spheres Part 1

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Geosphere and the Biosphere.

Animal News: Loud Fish

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Researchers now know how a tiny fish called the Danionella cerebrum makes such a loud noise.

Loud Fish!

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Researchers now know how a tiny fish called the Danionella cerebrum makes such a loud noise.

What Is Earwax?

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Explore why earwax forms, its purpose in our health, and whether or not we should be trying to get rid of it.

Ocean Wonders: Aging In The Abyss

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Join us as we take a look at what it’s like to grow old in the ocean.