Why Don't We Have More Fossils?
Adults Evolution
When you see a bunch of fossils in a museum, you might not think about how unlikely it is that they got there. But there's a lot of lucky dice rolls that landed that mastodon in the museum, and researchers are really motivated to find out what factors influence any organism's odds of fossilizing. Here's what we know and what we need to know.
The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest’
Adults Evolution
Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar explains that life survives by working together, not just by competing. To elaborate, she uses an example about microbes in the Black Sea that help other organisms by sharing energy.
Which Dinosaur Had The Quickest Moves?
Kids Evolution
Clover the Triceratops is on a mission to find the fastest dinosaur the ever lived, and she can be quite a tough judge.
Another Ancestor Paradox
Adults Evolution
There is a point in human history where everyone alive at the time fits into one of two categories: Either they are the ancestor of nobody alive today, or they are an ancestor of everyone alive today because of how genealogy and genetic lineages work – and it is much more recent than you think.
34 Years Of Strandbeest Evolution
Adults Evolution
The surprising genius of Strandbeests.
Why Do Butterflies Bother Being Caterpillars?
Adults Evolution
It seems wild that some animals basically trade in their bodies for new ones during their lifetime, but it's actually really common – and it makes a lot of sense.
We Only Discovered This 10 Years Ago
Adults Evolution
Most living things on Earth need oxygen to survive, but scientists discovered a species of bacteria that uses oxygen totally differently from every other organism on Earth.
The Species That Broke Evolution?
Adults Evolution
The ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils'' because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong.
How Did Humans Evolve? Crash Course Biology #19
Adults Evolution
What’s a human? And how did we become humans, anyway?
How Did Life Begin? (Evolutionary History): Crash Course Biology #16
Adults Evolution
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.
Ancient Life as Old as the Universe
Adults Evolution
Life has existed on one planet for about 4 billion years, for all we know. But it might have started right after the Big Bang, when the universe was much stranger and more fantastic than today.
Why So Many Ladybugs Don't Look Like Ladybugs
Adults Evolution
Ladybugs are red with black spots, right? Well, not always. There's a lot of genetic and evolutionary reasons that they can be different colors with wacky patterns.
Why Did Megalodon Go Extinct?
Youth Evolution
Dive into the ocean’s depths to see how the gigantic megalodon ruled the seas, and find out what caused its extinction.
Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t?
Adults Evolution
Explore the prevailing scientific theory of why crooked teeth and impacted wisdom teeth are recent developments in human evolution.
Neanderthals 101
Youth Evolution
Learn facts about Neanderthal man, the traits and tools of Homo neanderthalensis, and how the species fits into our evolution story.
Kingdom Of Plants - An Evolutionary Quirk
Youth Evolution
David Attenborough takes us through the jade plant and its extraordinary evolutionary quirk.
Would you raise the bird that murdered your children? - Steve Rothstein
Adults Evolution
Dig into the evolutionary strategy of brood parasitism, where one animal tricks another into rearing its young.
What if the World turned to Gold? - The Gold Apocalypse
Adults Evolution
The Map of Evolution and other sciency posters, researched and designed with love, are now available on the kurzgesagt shop.
The Best Dragon
Adults Evolution
We ranked dragons based on how biologically and evolutionarily plausible they are.
You Are A Fish
Adults Evolution
With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish.
What Would Humans Look Like If We Never Evolved?
Adults Evolution
Here's what you'd look like without evolution!