Instructional Video8:34
SciShow

10 Discoveries Made in National Parks

12th - Higher Ed
You might think of national parks as a nice place to see a geyser, or a big ol’ canyon, but over the past 100 years, US national parks have produced some of the biggest, oldest, deepest, and creepiest discoveries that have been made in...
Instructional Video12:18
TED Talks

TED: A bold plan to rewild the Earth — at massive scale | Kristine McDivitt Tompkins

12th - Higher Ed
The first step to saving nature is the rewilding of our own minds, says conservationist and former Patagonia CEO Kristine McDivitt Tompkins. With an unwavering commitment to protecting ecosystems, she and her late husband Douglas...
Instructional Video12:18
TED Talks

TED: The luminous mystery of fireflies | Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh

12th - Higher Ed
There are more than 2,000 firefly species, found on every continent except for Antarctica — an astonishing diversity of movement and light. Firefly scientist Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh explores the mysteries of these little beetles that...
Instructional Video8:27
SciShow

Chernobyl's Radioactive Wild Boar Paradox

12th - Higher Ed
After the Chernobyl Disaster, researchers have been studying the movement of radioactive contamination all over central Europe. Fortunately, that radioactive contamination is decreasing in just about every living thing, except for one...
Instructional Video7:23
SciShow

How Pandas Got Such a Bad Reputation

12th - Higher Ed
Look, we've all heard the rumors that giant pandas are an evolutionary dead end. But we are here to set the record straight and show you that these adorable fluff balls are a lot tougher than they seem.
Instructional Video10:17
SciShow

These Birds’ Nests Are Terrible for a Reason

12th - Higher Ed
Some birds' nests are works of art. These are not those. But we'll see why the terrible nesting habits of the cuckoo or jacana or even pigeons are the right thing for their survival.
Instructional Video5:19
SciShow

How To Clear Icy Roads, With Science

12th - Higher Ed
Icy roads are a huge hazard, and typical methods of de-icing them can be pretty toxic to wildlife. Which is why researchers have been so fixated on finding better alternatives, from brine to pig pee.
Instructional Video12:22
TED Talks

TED: Let your garden grow wild | Rebecca McMackin

12th - Higher Ed
Many gardeners work hard to maintain clean, tidy environments ... which is the exact opposite of what wildlife wants, says ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin. She shows the beauty of letting your garden run wild, surveying the...
Instructional Video8:47
TED Talks

TED: The beauty of wildlife — and an artistic call to protect it | Isabella Kirkland

12th - Higher Ed
I think of my paintings as alarm clocks, says artist Isabella Kirkland. "They're reminders of what's at stake; the only problem is we keep pushing the snooze button." Investigating humanity's relationship to nature, she shares work that...
Instructional Video5:54
SciShow

How To Clear Icy Roads, With Science

12th - Higher Ed
Icy roads are a huge hazard, and typical methods of de-icing them can be pretty toxic to wildlife. Which is why researchers have been so fixated on finding better alternatives, from brine to pig pee.
Instructional Video9:43
PBS

How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna

12th - Higher Ed
Beneath layers of rock art are drawings of animals SO strange that, for a long time, some anthropologists thought they could only have been imagined. But what if these animals really had existed, after all?
Instructional Video4:29
Be Smart

Where Do Birds Go In Winter?

12th - Higher Ed
As winter approaches, V-shaped flocks glide overhead as the world's birds begin their long treks to warmer climates. Humans used to have some pretty crazy theories about where birds went for winter, like the moon, or to the bottom of the...
Instructional Video9:58
Be Smart

How Many Species are in Your Backyard?

12th - Higher Ed
How Many Species are in Your Backyard?
Instructional Video17:08
Be Smart

Why Dung Beetles Stare At the Stars | IN OUR NATURE

12th - Higher Ed
Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways. In this special limited series, Emily Graslie and Trace Dominguez join me as we explore the universal rules of life that tie together Earth’s living...
Instructional Video25:48
Curated Video

The Surprising Species That Everything Else Depends On | IN OUR NATURE

12th - Higher Ed
Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways. In this special limited series, Emily Graslie and Trace Dominguez join me as we explore the universal rules of life that tie together Earth’s living...
Instructional Video9:12
Be Smart

Unraveling the Great Butterfly Migration Mystery

12th - Higher Ed
The monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s greatest events. This orange-winged wonder travels up to 4,500 km from all over North America to spend the winter hanging from oyamel fir trees in central Mexico’s mountain forests. I...
Instructional Video9:00
TED Talks

TED: The tree-growing movement restoring Africa's vital landscapes | Wanjira Mathai

12th - Higher Ed
2023 Audacious Project grantee Wanjira Mathai is at the forefront of re-greening the planet. Through the forest restoration initiative Restore Local, she's working to help both Africa's people and its landscapes flourish. Learn more...
Instructional Video2:58
MinuteEarth

Should More Species Be Extinct?

12th - Higher Ed
Watch these amazing rewilding videos from our friends at Planet Wild, in which they’re saving Europe’s cutest bird from extinction or resurrecting a dying forest.
Instructional Video8:06
SciShow

5 Animals That Sleep Too Much (and One That Might Not Need To)

12th - Higher Ed
In the animal kingdom, sleeping can be dangerous. Lying completely motionless and unconscious for hours at a time is just asking for trouble. There are, however, some sleepy risk-takers who spend almost all of their days snoozing.
News Clip6:06
Curated Video

Polar bear enjoys relocation to Scottish Highlands

Higher Ed
AP Television Aviemore, Scotland, 10 March 2010 1. Various of Mercedes rolling in the snow 2. Mid of deer watching Mercedes 3. Wide of senior keeper David Barclay throwing faeces into the enclosure 4. Close of Mercedes rolling in snow...
News Clip4:46
Curated Video

Danish fishermen face uncertain future over cuts

Higher Ed
A stiff wind buffets Ulrik Koelle Hansen's trawler as he heads out of this tiny fishing village in search of an early morning catch, but it's nothing to the battering he predicts if the European Union slashes the fishing quota for cod in...
News Clip5:33
Curated Video

Rescued orphan bear cubs released into the wild

Higher Ed
AP Television Bubonitsy, Tver Region, Russian - April 20, 2012 1. Mid of bear cubs being taken out from a box in their "den house" and placed into a portable box 2. Mid of two bear handlers closing the portable box 3. Mid of IFAW rescue...
News Clip6:37
Curated Video

Sustainable farming helps protect native trees

Higher Ed
CAMEROON BARKSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:29SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionNjinikom, Cameroon - 16 August 20161. Various of a...
News Clip5:12
PBS

The tough decision of which species to save from extinction

12th - Higher Ed
Roughly 1 million species of wildlife face extinction worldwide, according to a recent United Nations report. Ecologist and author Rebecca Nesbit joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the ethics and decision-making process behind figuring out...