Curated Video
Woman plans to swim shark-infested Straits of Florida unaided
A British-Australian dual citizen is trying to become the first woman to complete a record unassisted swim 103 miles (166 kilometres) across the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage.
Penny Palfrey, a 49-year-old mother of...
Curated Video
Gadgets for the home to entice Christmas shoppers
Know someone who's fed up with housework? Then this robo vac could be the answer to your Christmas shopping dreams.
Here at the recent Ideal Home Show at Christmas in London, Witt are showing off their latest range of vacuum cleaning...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Probe after GM jellyfish lamb sold as meat in France
CLEAN : Probe after GM jellyfish lamb sold as meat in France
Sky News
Moon jellyfish in a container, caught off the coast of Newquay
<> on July 25, 2014 in Newquay, England.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Hundreds of Jellyfish wash up on Beirut shores
Hundreds of jellyfish are washing up at a Beirut beach front (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
TED-Ed
Jellyfish Predate Dinosaurs. How Have They Survived So Long?
Jellyfish range in size, species, hunting habits, and venom secretions. But one thing most all jellyfish have in common is their ability to survive and flourish in our oceans since before dinosaurs. Watch the video and find out...
Be Smart
8 Incredible Deep Sea Oddities!
The pressure at the bottom of the ocean is 10,000 times that at sea level. Scholars go under the sea as they learn about organisms found in the deep ocean waters. From angler fish to deep sea jellies that bioluminescence, viewers see...
Curated OER
Stunning Jellyfish
Thimble jellyfish are no bigger than a human thumbnail. These interesting creatures are 95% water! Learn more awesome facts in this great video clip.
Nature League
What Are Invertebrates? - Lesson Plan
Insects, and other invertebrates outnumber vertebrates—segmented-legs down! The first in a five-part series of videos from an Invertebrates series introduces these organisms in all their spineless glory. Each invertebrate phyla takes the...
PBS
Cnidarian Animation: Polyp and Medusa
A pencil turned upside down is still a pencil, but a sea anemone turned upside down transforms into a jellyfish. Viewers observe the evolutionary transformation of these cnidarians as they diverged into two distinct body shapes, the...
Deep Look
Why Jellyfish Float Like a Butterfly—And Sting Like a Bee
Jellyfish predate dinosaurs by 400 million years. The video explains how jellyfish without a heart, blood, or a brain have survived longer than most other species. It details two of their tricks for adapting and finding prey as their...
MinuteEarth
Do We Have to Get Old and Die?
They say nothing in life is guaranteed except death and taxes. But, are taxes the only one sure thing? Pupils ponder the possibility of eternal life with the ageless examples of the mole rat and jellyfish. The narrator discusses why our...
Be Smart
I Don't Think You're Ready for These Jellies
If a jellyfish is cut into two parts, each part can regenerate, creating two new organisms.This phenomenon and other interesting facts about jellyfish are explored in the Monterey Bay aquarium's exhibit on jellies and talks with the...
SciShow
The Most Venomous Animals in the World
The king cobra has enough venom to bring down an adult elephant. Video begins with a brief explanation of what venom is before exploring the most venomous animal in the world. It continues with examples of many venomous animals, how they...
SciShow
Hydras: Our Immortal, Tentacled Friends
What type of animal is essentially immortal? The video describes the distinctive capabilities of the hydra. It doesn't follow the typical life cycle pattern of most living creatures, and these unique features make the hydra basically...
SciShow
Four Creatures That Glow
Have you ever wanted to glow? The reasons creatures glow change based on their situation and biology. The video lesson discusses mating rituals, defense, and reasons we don't understand yet. It also explains how creatures glow and...
SciShow
How to Live Forever? Be a Jellyfish
The turritopsis dohrnii, or immortal jellyfish, are tiny, with adults measuring only 0.18 inches tall and wide. The narrator of this short video explores the immortal jellyfish and the importance of their unique and amazing lives. These...
SciShow
Synthetic Jellyfish
If you take silicone and apply muscle cells from a rat's heart, can you make a jellyfish? Turns out, the answer is mostly yes. The video is a perfect introduction to tissue engineering and the major benefits people can get from this...
Crash Course
Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, and Octopuses
A video focusing on the evolutionary history of simple animals reveals some amazing facts. Did you know that some deep-water sponges can live to be more than 200 years old? The narrator of the film explains what simple animals...
TED-Ed
How Does a Jellyfish Sting?
Jellyfish are not aggressive creatures. They simply use their stinging cells as a defense mechanism. Some animals have developed adaptations that prevent them from being affected by a jellyfish's sting. Watch to find out the science...
California Academy of Science
Jellies at the Academy
Jellyfish are captivating creatures. A biologist shares her life with the jellies as she feeds, raises, and studies them every day. This would be a pertinent video when you are teaching marine biologists about reproduction, defensive...
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Open Ocean Jellies
Learn about ocean health and the growth of jellyfish populations in a sea turtle documentary from the PBS, Nature series, in this video podcast. [1:55]
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: Science Take: A Surprising Appetite for Dead Jellyfish
Based on recent marine studies, learn how scientists have been rethinking of the jellyfish's position in the food web. [1:34]
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Cnidarians: Life on the Move
Did you know that Cnidarians were the first animals to have muscles and nerves to produce behavior? They were also the first to have a mouth and stomach to digest food. This animiation will help you learn about nematocysts when we watch...