The name of the order Carnivora means "meat-eaters," and while most of the members of Carnivora live up to that name, there is at least one cute and curious exception.

Earthworms may be good for your garden, but they also have the potential to disrupt forest ecosystems across much of North America.

Mistletoe's ability to stay green through harsh, cold weather has made it a symbol of holiday romance for centuries. But it relies on some very strange (and occasionally disgusting) adaptations to stay vibrant and healthy all winter long.

This week, scientists think they may have found a missing link in regards to how plants went from living in the sea to on land, and also, in adorable news, surfing honeybees.

Photosynthesis, the elegant process of making fuel from sunlight, might be the future of how we power, well, just about anything. Plants may have invented it, but humans are taking the model and really running with it, to make anything...

What happens when a species is the only of its kind? This phenomenon is called a monospecific taxon. Studying these special species can help us better understand not just those sparse groups, but all life on this planet! Join Olivia...

Weather isn’t all sunshine and rainbows—sometimes it’s rain, and sometimes that rain looks like....blood?? Join us for wild episode of SciShow where we'll show you 5 scary weather phenomena that is downright spooky! Hosted by: Stefan Chin.

Some plants have very unique ways to disperse their seeds. Olivia introduces 5 of the most bizarre seeds in the world!

Carbon is fundamental to life on Earth. And it goes through a complex cycle, from up in the atmosphere, to the depths of the ocean. But down there, the carbon trail gets harder to follow. Or at least, it was that way until this little...

For thousands of years, a sea creature has plagued sailors by attacking and devouring their ships. It is so destructive that reportedly it swiss-cheesed the hulls of Christopher Columbus’s ships, sinking at least two of them.

Carbon dating transformed fields like archeology and paleontology, but its use might be in danger.

The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene.

Daffodils are cheerful symbols of spring… and also cold blooded killers. But it turns out, the poison in these plants may actually be helpful to us humans!

For those with a fear of needles, edible vaccines seem like some distant utopian dream, but that dream may soon be a reality... for chickens.

Roots do more than hold plants in place -- they hold the planet in place. They're an important defense against drought and climate change, and of course, our actions are changing them.

We all have that coworker who insists that the houseplants on their desks are improving the office air quality, but is there any truth to that? Hosted by: Olivia Gordon

Ever wondered what makes those balls of white foam you sometimes find clinging to plants? Spittlebugs create these bubbly cocoons after feeding on a plant’s fluids; but unfortunately, their eating habits help transmit a deadly bacteria...

Bdelloid rotifers have a superpower. If their DNA is shredded to pieces, whether from a lack of water or a blast of radiation, they can put it back together. Hosted by: Hank Green

Thanks to climate change, many regions are experiencing longer and more dangerous wildfire seasons. Here are 4 high-tech ways we are trying to stop these fires in there tracks, as well as one that’s a bit simpler.

The smell of freshly cut grass on a warm summer day might make you think of lazy days in a hammock, sipping lemonade. But to the mangled grass producing that scent, it is the pungent perfume of pure terror...

GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.

Potato spindle tuber disease wasn't a life-or-death situation, but it led to the discovery of viroids: infectious, replicating bits of RNA

Sometimes the males and females of a species can look really different from each other. This is pretty common in animals (think peacocks), but there are some plant species out there with extreme sexual dimorphism! And now scientists...

Some plants and flowers can be beautiful, but also extremely deadly. Join SciShow's Michael Aranda for a look into the top 10 deadliest plants, and find out just how toxic they are to humans and animals. ----------