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Your Immune System

KidsBiologyHealthScience
Watch the video to learn how our immune system works and what are the three types of immunity that protect us each and every day.

Why Do We Get Goosebumps?

YouthBiologyHumanScience
We've all been there when it gets a bit chilly and you end up with goosebumps. But have you ever wondered why and how we get them?

Why Do Reindeer Eyes Change Colour?

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Reindeer eyes have the remarkable ability to change colour throughout the year. Dr. Natalie Cooper tells us more.

Plant Your Pants?!?

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Shanequa went to meet some young science investigators to find out how a big pair of pants has been used for an experiment to check the quality of soil at a farm.

Do Gut Microbes Control Your Personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe | TED

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Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders.

How Do We Get Energy? (Chemical Reactions): Crash Course Biology #26

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Cells need energy to power the chemical reactions that keep their microscopic cities running, and most of that energy comes from a chemical called ATP.

Why Does A Disco Clam Light Up?

YouthAnimalsEnvironmentScience...
Our curator of benthic molluscs Dr. Katie Collins explains this clam’s clever party trick.

What Is A Core Sample?

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Have you ever wanted to go back in time— just to see what it was like? Well, scientists have figured out how …sort of…

Intro To Nutrition

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The goal for today's lesson is to explain the role of nutrition in leading a healthy lifestyle.

Can a Simple Brick Be the Next Great Battery?

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The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world's fossil fuel use.

Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure | André Fenton

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There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.

Why Are Frogs So Colourful?

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Join Squeaks as he learns about some of the most colourful animals ever: poison dart frogs!

A Tour of the Cell: Crash Course Biology #23

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The cell is the basic unit of life, and our understanding of it has advanced as science, and the tools available to scientists, has advanced.

Everyone Was Wrong About Avocados - Including Us

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If you’re a fan of avocados, you might have heard that they only exist thanks to prehistoric creatures called giant ground sloths.

You Are Your Microbes

YouthBiologyScienceHealth
Jessica Green and Karen Guillemin emphasize the importance of understanding the many organisms that make up each and every organism.

Diplocaulus: An Ancient Animal

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Squeaks and Jessi discover an animal with a head that reminds them of a boomerang.

How Did Humans Evolve? Crash Course Biology #19

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What’s a human? And how did we become humans, anyway?

A Lot About Axolotls

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Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat.

How Did Life Begin? (Evolutionary History): Crash Course Biology #16

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Humans may have been around for a long time, but life has existed for way longer. In this episode of Crash Course Biology, we’ll journey through deep time to uncover the history of life on Earth.

Why Did It Take Us So Long?

AdultsLifeNatureScience...
We've long known that animal pollination is an important way plants reproduce on land, but we're only JUST finding out animals also pollinate plants underwater.

Why Can't I Grow More Teeth?

AdultsBiologyEducationHuman...
How come sharks get to have endlessly regrowing teeth when humans only get one set our entire lives? And how come some other mammals get to cheat the system? From elephants to baboons, we'll learn why teeth don't grow back.