Next Animation Studio
Study finds plastic exposed to the sun emit greenhouse gases
The study found that some of the commonly-used plastics release methane and ethylene one they are exposed to sunlight.
Next Animation Studio
Arctic ice cap melt could release vast amounts of methane
As seawater temperatures rise, the Arctic ice cap has been shrinking. From 2003 to 2010, records show Arctic ice melting rapidly. This year it shrank by 27,000 square miles from its record 2007 low to 1.5 million square miles, the lowest...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Solving the Mystery of Pluto’s Giant Blades of Ice: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on September 26, 2017.
Mazz Media
Greenhouse Effect
This live-action video program is about the greenhouse effect. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Financial Times
Veganomics: could cutting meat save the planet and make you money?
Animal agriculture represents a quarter of global greenhouse gases. FT reporters examine the environmental case for going vegan, whether the City could be part of a move away from animal products and how difficult it still is to turn to...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Carbon Dioxide
Climate is the average type of weather that a region has. It is defined by temperature and moisture. Proximity to oceans and large mountain ranges defines climate too, depending upon the prevailing wind. While climates change over...
The Backyard Scientist
Its like Liquid Nitrogen - but Fire!
Giant Air Plant information: Its scientific name is Tillandsia Utriculata. They are called 'air plants' because they typically live in trees. People sometimes think the name means they can survive air alone, but thats wrong! they still...
Next Animation Studio
Diseased trees turned into methane producers, study shows
A paper published in Geophysical Research Letters shows that aging and diseased trees produce flammable concentration of methane, believed to be a new source of the potent greenhouse gas. Applied on a global scale the methane releases...
NASA
Gravity Assist: She Protects Other Planets from Our Germs
As we explore Mars and other places in the solar system that might have life, scientists who work in Planetary Protection are busy making sure that we don’t contaminate them.
Next Animation Studio
Massive iceberg breaks from Eastern Antarctica
Scientists said iceberg D-28 is among the largest to calve from Antarctic ice in decades, but is not caused by climate change.
Michigan Radio
A Delicious Solution to Our Energy Problems
A new source of energy is being developed by using Michigan's industrial food waste. Using existing technology for converting manure into electricity, these anaerobic digesters are doing their work on pudding packs and canned peaches,...
PBS
What's actually the worst greenhouse gas?
Earth's atmosphere naturally contains greenhouse gases. Without them, the world would be way too cold for humans. But we are adding extra greenhouse gases, which are causing Earth to heat up and disrupting weather patterns worldwide. So...
FuseSchool
Calculating Masses In Reactions
Learn the basics about Calculating masses in reactions. What happens to the density of the mass when we include reactions? What reactions changes the mass? How do you measure it? Find out more in this video!
Next Animation Studio
Climate change might be behind powerful explosions in Siberia
In Siberia’s thawing tundra, huge craters are being punched out of the Earth’s crust from below — by huge explosions. Scientists suspect that global warming is the culprit.
NASA
NASA | Alien Atmospheres
Since the early 1990's, astronomers have known that extrasolar planets, or "exoplanets," orbit stars light-years beyond our own solar system. Although most exoplanets are too distant to be directly imaged, detailed studies have been made...
NASA
NASA | Propylene on Titan
With a thick atmosphere, clouds, a rain cycle and giant lakes, Saturn's large moon Titan is a surprisingly Earthlike place. But unlike on Earth, Titan's surface is far too cold for liquid water - instead, Titan's clouds, rain, and lakes...
Catalyst University
Methanogenesis: Intestinal Biosynthesis of Methane
Methanogenesis: Intestinal Biosynthesis of Methane
NASA
NASA | Need To Know: Sample Analysis at Mars Findings
There’s big news coming out of the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite (SAM) on NASA’s Curiosity rover. For the first time, organic matter has definitively been detected on Mars. In addition to finding organic compounds in rocks,...
Professor Dave Explains
Organometallic Reactions Part 6: Metathesis Reactions
Before we dive into the applications of organometallic reactions, let's look at one more type of reaction: metathesis. In metathesis reactions, two bonds will break and two bonds will form. Let's look at some of these possibilities!
NASA
The Search for Life
Are we alone in the universe? This is a fundamental question that intrigues us all. On September 21, 2016, NASA scientists and stakeholders came together at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for a presentation on the agency’s...
Curated Video
Exploring Neptune: The Farthest Planet of the Solar System
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system. It has 14 known moons and five rings. Learn more about Neptune and its climate.
Curated Video
Calculating Gas Volumes and Masses at Room Temperature and Pressure
This video explains how to use the fact that the volume of 1 mole of any gas at room temperature and pressure is 24 decimeters cubed to perform different calculations related to gases. The video presents four examples of how this fact...
Weatherthings
Kilauea 2018: Hawaii's Most Active Volcano
Kilauea is an active volcano in Hawaii that erupts every 10 to 20 years. In 2018, Kilauea eruptions on a rift zone destroyed more than 700 hundred homes, forced evacuations, and sent lava downhill to cover 14 square miles of land in...