Great Big Story
The Remarkable Comeback of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Discover the story of the Lord Howe Island stick insect, once thought extinct, and its triumphant return through dedicated conservation efforts.
Curated Video
How to Create a Closed Terrarium
Terrariums are a fun outdoors project. Join me as I show you how to build a closed native terrarium in a sealed jar using moss, plants, hardscape, and insects found around the countryside, in parks or gardens. A terrariums is an enclosed...
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Pesticides, Pests, and Pollinators: A Delicate Balance
This segment examines how pesticides used in agriculture to combat pests like aphids can harm honey bees, essential for pollination. It explains the dilemma farmers face: needing to protect crops while preserving beneficial insects...
Food Farmer Earth
Revolutionizing Beekeeping: The Tree Hive Approach
The Tree Hive Bees initiative explores returning bees to a more natural, elevated habitat to combat stressors like overcrowding and predators. By mimicking traditional tree hollows, including aspects like cavity size and the introduction...
Great Big Story
In Love with Insects, The World's Largest Private Collection
Meet Lois and Charlie, a couple with the world's largest private insect collection, sharing their passion for entomology and each other.
Curated Video
Learn About Bugs from A to Z
In this video, your litter ones will learn about some bugs from A to Z. This video is a great resource to teach preschoolers and kindergarteners letter recognition, letter sounds and some very interesting, fun and educational facts about...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Agriculture: Harnessing Plants' Natural Defenses to Protect Crops
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany are revolutionizing crop protection by harnessing plants' natural defenses to combat insect pests. Through innovative methods like using mechanical worms to simulate caterpillar attacks...
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Preserving the Past: The Epic Move of the British Natural History Museum's Insect Collection
This video showcases the meticulous process of packing up the British Natural History Museum's vast insect collection of 28 million specimens for a move to a new state-of-the-art facility. The collection, which includes irreplaceable and...
Wonderscape
Exploring the Layers of a Tropical Rainforest
This video provides an educational tour through the different layers of a tropical rainforest, explaining the unique environments and diverse wildlife found in each layer. It highlights the emergent layer, canopy, understory, and forest...
Wonderscape
Duck Anatomy and Adaptability: A Detailed Exploration
This video offers an in-depth look at ducks, focusing on their physical features and adaptations. It highlights their plumage, molting, waterproofing, and sensory abilities, along with their proficiency in swimming, diving, and flying....
Wonderscape
Unique Hibernators: A Closer Look at Animal Dormancy
This video showcases the hibernation behaviors of a variety of animals, from crocodiles and bumblebees to common poorwills and groundhogs. It highlights fascinating facts like crocodiles digging burrows for hibernation and estivation,...
Wonderscape
DDT Pollution: History, Consequences, and Ongoing Challenges
Learn about the discovery and usage of DDT as an insecticide, its toxic nature, and the environmental impact it had. Discover how DDT contamination persists in our oceans, its connection to industrial practices, and the current efforts...
Curated Video
Exploring the Fascinating World of Flowers: Colors, Scents, and Pollination
This video explores the fascinating world of flowers, delving into the reasons behind their diverse colors and scents. From the special oils in petals that emit fragrances to the pigments in their cells that determine their vibrant hues,...
Financial Times
Can society turn down damaging levels of light pollution?
FT Rethink - Artificial light is proving to be an ever-growing threat to biodiversity. It's harmful to pollinating insects, bats and a host of other creatures, including zooplankton, and remains a crucial part of the aquatic food chain....
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Plant Disease and Defences #46
This video covers: - How plants get diseases, e.g. from microorganisms, larger organisms, and mineral deficiencies - How to diagnose plant diseases - How plants defend themselves against diseases Exam board specific info: AQA -...
Curated Video
Smile crocodile: Part 6 - Karaoke
Level 1 – Unit 28 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Food and Drink - like + noun They like / don't like (meat/water).
Curated Video
Smile crocodile: Part 5 - Grammar Tutorial
Level 1 – Unit 28 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Food and Drink - like + noun They like / don't like (meat/water).
Curated Video
Smile crocodile: Part 4 - Vocabulary Rap
Level 1 – Unit 28 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Food and Drink - like + noun They like / don't like (meat/water).
Curated Video
Smile crocodile: Part 3 - Pronunication Guide
Level 1 – Unit 28 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Food and Drink - like + noun They like / don't like (meat/water).
Curated Video
Smile crocodile: Part 2 - Music Video
Level 1 – Unit 28 – Pre-A1 English for children aged 5-12 – The learning objective for this set of videos is as follows: Food and Drink - like + noun They like / don't like (meat/water).
Curated Video
Environmental Impact of Agriculture
Dr. Forester discusses the importance of agriculture and teaches the students about the effects of pesticides. She also explains how the organic food industry helps the ecosystem.
Curated Video
From the Forest to the Plains
Dr. Forester explores the tropical rainforest, grasslands, taiga, marine, and freshwater biomes.
Curated Video
Ode to the Parsnip!
Let us introduce you to the Parsnip, a lesser known vegetable that provides many ecological functions in the landscape. In Marisha Auerbach's garden in Portland, OR, the Parsnip was planted over ten years ago. It self-seeds every year,...