TED Talks
Munir Virani: Why I love vultures
As natural garbage collectors, vultures are vital to our ecosystem -- so why all the bad press? Why are so many in danger of extinction? Raptor biologist Munir Virani says we need to pay more attention to these unique and misunderstood...
Amoeba Sisters
Biomagnification and the Trouble with Toxins
Explore biomagnification which can happen when toxins become more highly concentrated when moving up through trophic levels in the food chain. Uncontrolled use of DDT is used in video as an example. Learn why bioaccumulation can occur in...
TED Talks
Kate Orff: Reviving New York's rivers -- with oysters!
Architect Kate Orff sees the oyster as an agent of urban change. Bundled into beds and sunk into city rivers, oysters slurp up pollution and make legendarily dirty waters clean -- thus driving even more innovation in "oyster-tecture."...
TED Talks
Hadyn Parry: Re-engineering mosquitos to fight disease
In a single year, there are 200-300 million cases of malaria and 50-100 million cases of dengue fever worldwide. So: Why haven't we found a way to effectively kill mosquitos yet? Hadyn Parry presents a fascinating solution: genetically...
SciShow
This Beautiful House Is Made of Snot
These giant balls of mucus may seem like a bizarre sight in the open ocean, but all this snot serves a purpose, both for the tiny creatures that produce it and for the entire ocean ecosystem!
SciShow
Climate Science From Space | SciShow Talk Show
Dr. Steve Running discusses his work at NASA using satellites to keep tabs on Earth’s ecological systems. Jessi from Animal Wonders drops by to introduce Hank and Steve to Bindi the Bearded Dragon.
SciShow
A World Within Our World: Hang Sơn Đoòng | Weird Places
Hang Sơn Đoòng in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park is the largest known cave in the world, big enough to have its own jungles, weather, and... pearls?
SciShow
Feathered Reptiles Ruled Earth's Skies... Twice! | SciShow News
Feathers might have originated tens of millions of years before we'd thought, and a 3D rendering of ankylosaur nasal passages lends new insight into how they stayed cool.
Bozeman Science
LS4D - Humans and Biodiversity
In this video Paul Andersen defines biodiversity and explains the impacts humans are having on the planet's biodiversity. Humans are impacting the variety of life on our planet through habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution,...
TED Talks
Jonathan Trent: Energy from floating algae pods
Call it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team's bold vision for Project OMEGA (Offshore Membrane...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Inside the killer whale matriarchy - Darren Croft
Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is able to survive thanks mainly to one member, its most knowledgeable hunter: the grandmother. These matriarchs can live 80 years or more and their...
TED Talks
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every city needs healthy honey bees
Bees have been rapidly and mysteriously disappearing from rural areas, with grave implications for agriculture. But bees seem to flourish in urban environments -- and cities need their help, too. Noah Wilson-Rich suggests that urban...
SciShow
We Had Catnip All Wrong
Why do cats love catnip so much? Researchers have found a possible evolutionary answer to this adorable feline phenomenon!
SciShow
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TED Talks
Mohamed Hijri: A simple solution to the coming phosphorus crisis
There's a farming crisis no one is talking about: The world is running out of phosphorus, an essential element that's a key component of DNA and the basis of cellular communication. As biologist Mohamed Hijri shows, all roads of this...
Bozeman Science
Niche
Paul Andersen explains the niche. He gives three different pronunciations and two different definitions. He then discusses the competitive exclusion principle and the idea that a niche cannot be shared by two species.
MinuteEarth
Vampire Life is Hard
Blood-suckers may seem like they have it easy, but feeding on blood comes with a lot of challenges.
TED Talks
TED: How trees talk to each other | Suzanne Simard
A forest is much more than what you see, says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery -- trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet...
TED Talks
TED: This computer will grow your food in the future | Caleb Harper
What if we could grow delicious, nutrient-dense food, indoors anywhere in the world? Caleb Harper, director of the Open Agriculture Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, wants to change the food system by connecting growers with technology....
SciShow
Spring, Time for Drunk Birds
As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, we anticipate the fluttering butterflies and the capering baby lambs, and we can also expect to see some birds hammered out of their minds in the trees, and perhaps on the ground. In most...