SciShow
Kudzu: So Bad It Even Makes the Air Worse!
Many folks in the southeastern US know that the invasive vine kudzu swallows cars, utility poles, and entire mountainsides. They may not know it also contributes to air pollution and even makes it harder for us to ensure that everyone...
SciShow
New Research to Help You Choose Eco-Friendly Foods | SciShow News
The environmental impact of the foods we eat can be tricky to track. But now, researchers in the UK have developed a system to estimate the impact of 57,000 food products in the UK and Ireland! And we are gaining insights into the...
SciShow
This Is What Climate Change Feels Like
Hank brings you the SciShow news of the week. Recent record high temperatures and other extreme weather events around the world are climate change in action; a new fossil of an ancient human ancestor; some disturbing discoveries about...
PBS
That Time Oxygen Almost Killed Everything
What if we told you that there was a time when oxygen almost wiped out all life on Earth? 3 billion years ago, when the world was a place you'd never recognize, too much of a good thing almost ruined everything for everybody.
Be Smart
Can Coral Reefs Survive Climate Change? #OursToLose
The #OursToLose YouTube campaign sheds light on climate change and the environment.
SciShow
Facts About Fracking
Hank gives us a summary of the important facts about fracking: what it is, why we do it, and how it actually isn't all butterflies and cupcakes.
Be Smart
What's REALLY Warming the Earth?
As earth temperatures continue to rise, what's really to blame?
SciShow
What Does "Organic" Mean, and Should You Buy Organic Foods?
There’s a lot of confusion over what organic means, and food with that label might not be as healthy or environmentally friendly as you think.
SciShow
Which Seafood Is Better for the Environment: Farmed or Wild Caught?
There’s no doubt that fish is a great source of protein in one’s diet. But the debate about whether fish farming or commercial fishing is worse for the environment continues and, as you might suspect, there isn’t a straightforward answer.
SciShow
The Most Incredible Snowfall on Earth Occurs Deep Underwater
Deep in the ocean, fluffy bits of organic matter fall like snow. But this marine snow isn’t just pretty; it’s an essential part of our ocean food webs and our global climate!
SciShow
A History of Earth's Climate
Earth had a climate long before we showed up and started noticing it and it's influenced by a whole series of cycles that have been churning along for hundreds of millions of years. In most cases those cycles will continue long after...
Crash Course
Pollution: Crash Course Ecology
Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine distruptors - and...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Does Wasted Food Impact The Environment?
This video is answering the question of how does wasted food impact the environment.
Curated Video
How Five Billion lbs of Las Vegas Garbage Powers a City
Most the of 600 billion pounds of waste that Americans produce every year ends up in landfills. All that trash can have huge impacts on the environment. But modern landfills have found a new use for all that trash — they’re turning it...
Curated Video
Is Permafrost the Climate Tipping Point of No Return?
Arctic air is warming, causing scientists to worry that melting arctic ice and snow could also lead to a sudden permafrost thaw and release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) that forms a climate tipping point or feedback loop....
Curated Video
Greenhouse gas
Any gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and re-emits radiation in the infra-red range, so warming the atmosphere and planet's surface. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
A History of Mass Extinctions
The cause and impacts of the five mass extinction events in Earth's history, and predictions for a sixth which could end human life. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Is Earth experiencing its six mass extinction, as...
Curated Video
Eco-Transport
The transport industry is one of the leading polluters in the world today. What technologies are being developed to create cleaner transportation and what are their advantages and disadvantages? Earth Science - Earth's Resources -...
Curated Video
Next Stop Mars
The Sun is dying, and getting hotter as it does. As life on Earth becomes unsustainable, could we move to Mars? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Sun will die in approximately 5 billion years. As the Sun ages, it will get hotter,...
Curated Video
How far did your pineapple travel?
Follow the journey of a pineapple as it travels from Ghana, where it is grown, to the shelves of your local supermarket. People and places - Human geography - International trade Learning Points A consumer is the person who buys a...
Curated Video
Expanding oceans
Why are sea levels rising at twice the rate that scientists predicted? Material processes - Changing materials - Expansion and conduction Learning Points Thermal expansion is due to molecules gaining energy. The thermal expansion of ice...
Wonderscape
Understanding Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect and Fossil Fuels
This video explores the basics of climate change, focusing on the difference between weather and climate and the role of greenhouse gases. Learn how fossil fuels and carbon emissions contribute to global warming and the greenhouse...
Wonderscape
Understanding the Threat of Climate Change to Forests
Explore the significant threat posed by climate change to forests worldwide. Learn about the causes and consequences of climate change, including the role of greenhouse gases and the impact on forest ecosystems. Discover how forests, our...
Curated Video
Understanding Global Warming and Climate Change
This video explains the concepts of global warming and climate change in a simple and engaging way, using a greenhouse analogy. The characters discuss the impact of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, on trapping heat and...