SciShow
6 Animals Living Their Best Lives in Cities | Synurbic Species
When humans build a city, most species in the area tend to disappear. But there are some, called synurbic species, that are living their best lives in our concrete jungles. Hosted by: Stefan Chin
SciShow
7 Species That Were Saved From Extinction
Humans are pretty good at destroying things. Like habitats, animal populations... you catch my drift. But, there have been a few species that humans have helped bring back from the brink of extinction.
SciShow
What Would Happen if Mosquitoes Went Extinct?
Do mosquitoes serve a purpose in the ecosystem? As one of the most hated creatures on the planet, some people have wondered why we don't just kill them ALL? Let's unpack this issue, with SciShow!
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
SciShow
What If We Killed All the Mosquitoes?
With the Zika virus in the news, some people have wondered why we don't just kill them ALL.
SciShow
7 Things You Should Know About Bed Bugs
1 in 5 Americans either has had bed bugs, or knows someone who has. And the problem isn’t going away. It’s actually getting a lot worse.
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...
MinuteEarth
The Extinction Happening Inside You
Our modern lifestyle and diet are leading to the extinction of parts of our microbiome, but we can use what we've learned from dealing with nearly-extinct macrobiota, like bald eagles, to understand the consequences and find solutions.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How one scientist took on the chemical industry
In 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT, Rachel Carson began an investigation into the misuse of chemicals and their toll on nature. In 1962, she published her findings in...
Curated Video
Controlling Pests
Dr. Forrester explains how farmers minimize the damaging effects of insects.
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Plastic and Chemical Pollution in Oceans
This video discusses the significant sources of pollution in our oceans, focusing on the impact of chemical waste and plastic pollution. It highlights the consequences of pollution on marine life, human health, and the environment. The...
Next Animation Studio
Suspected DDT dumpsite found off California
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels containing DDT dumped off the southern California coast near Catalina Island.
Curated Video
Rachel Carson's Fight for the Environment
Marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson demanded that the US government take responsibility to protect people and the planet. Her book Silent Spring was a turning point in the modern environmental movement.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
World War I airplanes are used to combat budworms responsible for the destruction of forests in New Brunswick
Title: "Woodland Blight - Aerial Daredevils in 'Battle of the Budworm'" superimposed over planes dusting forest / Aerial pan airfield in forest / MS men climbing into RCAP helicopter / CU pilot looking out / CU Angle shot of helicopter...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Canadians battle the Spruce Budworm in New Brunswick
(Jumpy) Titles, "Operation Budworm - Canada's fight to save a forest" and "200,000 acres sprayed in record project" / The landing strip and a sign, "Welcome Budworm City, DDT Blvd" / A camp of identical temporary cabins with children at...
Getty Images
Health issues in Post War Germany
/ nurses and doctors delousing the heads of returning German civilians / CU of former SS soldier's arm showing his blood type tattoo. Health issues in Post War Germany on January 01, 1945 in Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
With the help of the 7th Fleet of the US Navy, Chiang Kai-Shek evacuates from the Tachen Islands ahead of PRC invasion
Title: "Formosa and the Tachens, A Graphic Report" (Tachens now called Dachen) / ocean from ships deck, ship's railing in fgd / VS US Navy ships at sea / anti aircraft guns on ship rotate / VS aircraft carrier and other US Navy ships /...
TED-Ed
How One Scientist Took on the Chemical Industry
Rachel Carson's exposure to the dangers of chemical pesticides in Silent Spring not only lead to the development of the Environment Protection Agency, but also to her being accused of being a mass murderer due to the ban on DDT....
Amoeba Sisters
Biomagnification and the Trouble with Toxins
Our relationship with toxins is, well, a little toxic. Explore how harmful substances work their way throughout the environment with a video from an expansive biology playlist. Topics include DDT and mercury, trophic levels, and water...
TED-Ed
Do We Really Need Pesticides?
How do we balance feeding an increasing population and using pesticides? Decide for yourself if the use of pesticides is necessary to keep up with the growing demand for food supply.
Amoeba Sisters
Biomagnification and the Infamous DDT
People once recommended that you should wear a mask when spraying DDT onto the skin of the food you would later eat. The video explains biomagnification and the impact that giving toxins to producers has on the largest consumers. It uses...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pollution and the Environmental Movement
See how concern about pollution led to the passing of major environmental laws in this video from the American Masters film, A Fierce Green Fire. While initially many technological innovations after World War II were welcomed, some of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Experience: Lessons From Silent Spring for Controlling Disease: Rachel Carson
Find out why, decades after the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' exposed the unintended consequences of popular pesticides like DDT, some critics are connecting a renewed rise in malaria around the globe to Carson's...
PBS
Pbs: Fooling With Nature
This article discusses Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and its impact upon environmentalism and pesticide use in the United States.