In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and rock musician Pardis Sabeti, whose innovative insights into natural selection demonstrated how beneficial mutations spread quickly through a population. [5:04]

Bonnie Chen builds on students' prior knowledge of mutations to lead her class through a simulation of wading birds feeding. [14:02]

This video from Evolution highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to light his theory of evolution through natural selection. [6:31]

In this video from Evolution, an exploration of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it is important to understand evolution.

Introduction to how groups of organisms evolve and how natural selection can lead to evolution. [17:39]

Explore the patterns and processes of evolution. Learn how evolution and natural selection are reflected in the similarities and differences of organisms. [9:03]

Used as a camoflauging mechanism, learn how the owl butterfly may have gotten its spots. [13:29]

An explanation of genetic variations within a species. [19:51]

A clarification on the evolution and natural selection video regarding apes having no tails. [1:04]

Learn about the evolutionary process of sexual selection, a specific form of natural selection. [12:09]

This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," together with interviews with Daniel Dennett and James Moore, depicts Darwin struggling with publicizing his revolutionary theory. [6:34]

A close-up look at the fossil records of the stickleback fish. [1:26]

Creatures seen by Charles Darwin. [0:24]

Through video clips, demonstrations, and inquiry learn how the paintbrush gene functions in the process of evolution.

The epic voyages of Darwin and Wallace led each to independently discover the natural origin of species and to formulate the theory of evolution by natural selection. [30:51]

In the Caribbean Islands, adaptation to several common habitats has led to a large adaptive radiation with interesting examples of convergent evolution. [17:45]

Four decades of research on finch species that live only on the Galapagos Islands illuminate how species form and multiply. [15:54] An interactive version of the video with embedded questions for students is available through a link in...

An introduction to evolution and change within a population. [17:39]

The process of evolution through natural selection is the focus of this video segment from Evolution, which presents a field study of hummingbird speciation in Ecuador. [6:41]

With this video, learn about the three ingredients that drive the process of natural selection: variation, heritability and reproductive advantage.

Defining life is harder than it seems. This video explains four key qualities that all living things possess: Metabolism, Homeostasis, Reproduction, and Adaptation. DNA plays a crucial role in all of these qualities. [10:24]

What does it take for a species to evolve? Find out the details of how people putting out birdfeeders may have influenced the evolution of a species of songbirds.

Explore the debate between Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and creationism. Discover why many people, including his wife, were reluctant to accept his ideas.

Uncover the experiences and events that highlight Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to light his theory of evolution, from his five-year travels on board the HMS Beagle to the controversial publication of his groundbreaking book.