Neurons often get all the credit for running the brain, but the work done by Ben Barres at Stanford University proved that glial cells are far more crucial to brain functioning than we had previously realized.

Contracting a virus is generally a bad thing, but among certain parasitic wasps, passing a virus to their offspring is actually key to their survival.

It seems like a terrible idea to destroy and rebuild your own brain, but that is exactly what some ground squirrels are doing all winter long.

Why NASA Uses Satellites and Airplanes to Study Frogs

As we react to the predictions that epidemiological models make, changing the ways we act and go about our lives, those estimates can appear totally off. But if a model’s predictions end up being wrong, that might mean it's done exactly...

It doesn't seem possible, but animal rain is definitely real, and there is an actual scientific explanation for it... probably.

When you think of a jellyfish, do you imagine an angelic stingy blob? That's just one stage of the life of a jelly!

In what seems like an inefficient use of resources, these penguins always lay two eggs, but then ignore, discard, or just straight-up destroy the first one. What gives, penguins?

Allergies can already be a bummer, but did you know they can eventually stop you from enjoying your favorite foods?

Musty, with hints of vanilla, coffee, and maybe fresh cut grass-- why do old books smell the best?

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

This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Check out “The Idea” music video here: • The Idea, written... . Given just a little time, bacteria could outgrow earth, so what's stopping them?

Airplanes are one of the quickest ways to get anywhere, but commercial jets haven't gotten much fast since the 1950's. Why is that?

Thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their research and technology partner MBARI for partnering with us on this episode of SciShow. They worked together on an exhibition, “Into The Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean,” to give...

It’s so easy to forgive a dog, especially when they start with those puppy dog eyes. As it turns out, those puppy dog eyes and the effect they have are no accident and the result of centuries of domestication.

You know how moths like to fly into lamps or crawl all over your tv screen at night? Why do they do this?! The answer is more complicated than you might think...

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

While not used much any more as a primary source of light, candles are still everywhere, from an aroma in a bathroom to a mood during dinner. That is, until they’re gone.

Everywhere in the animal kingdom you can find teeth in all sorts of shapes and sizes, so you probably think you have a pretty good idea where they came from. But in reality, this debate is still a hot one, and it may have something to do...

Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries. Luckily, scientists are on the case, figuring out ways to give this essential...

If you're flying on a plane in a thunderstorm, you should be more worried about the wind than the lightning.

You may have had an ultrasound before, and wondered what that gel does. Well, that weird alien goop has a purpose, and it has to do with being like our weird human skin.

Ready your puns, viewers! From sick worm kings to uncomfortable floating snakes, today's episode is all about four types of animals that can get tied up in knots (either intentionally or...knot).

There are still some great mysteries of our universe that physicists can't explain. How is that possible? Join us as we break down the 4 greatest mysteries of physics in this episode of SciShow hosted by Michael Aranda!