A group of University of Kansas researchers working with Chinese colleagues have discovered a venomous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China. This is the first report of venom in the lineage that leads to modern birds. Found at YouTube from KU.

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated [...]

The Walking With Dinosaurs show has reached the UK, but how realistic is it? A palaeontologist gives his thoughts and talks about his own research. Found at YouTube from NewScientistVideo.

Richard Dawkins explains the evolution of the flatfish in an episode of the BBC series, Growing Up In The Universe. Found at YouTube from Sqirril.

David Attenborough looks at how the potoo bird blends in with its surroundings when it senses danger. Found at YouTube from BBCWorldwide.