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This giant millipede was the largest known invertebrate to ever live on land. So how did it get so big??

High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...

emily Parsons-Lord re-creates air from distinct moments in earth's history -- from the clean, fresh-tasting air of the Carboniferous period to the soda-water air of the Great Dying to the heavy, toxic air of the future we're creating. By...

A new study reports what might be the oldest fossil animals ever found. And we're also learning more about what role the hippocampus plays in certain types of visual memory.

385 million years ago, a group of fish would undertake one of the most important journeys in the history of life and become the first vertebrates to live on dry ground. But first, they had to acquire the ability to breathe air.

High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...

It's time to start talking about some of the terrible things you can do to your own body, like blood doping. We'll start by explaining the structure and function of your erythrocytes, and of hemoglobin, which they use to carry...

The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth's history. With near constant revolutions in life, punctuated by catastrophic extinctions, it is also one of the most chaotic.

If we had twice the amount of oxygen, we have now, several significant changes would occur. Animals would grow larger as the increased oxygen supply would support their growth. Neutrophils, specialized white blood cells, would exhibit an...

The process that plants use to convert energy from the Sun into chemical energy.
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This video addresses the critical environmental challenges facing octopuses, including the effects of climate change, ocean pollution, and noise pollution on their survival. It explores how rising ocean temperatures, plastic waste, and...

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- What the early atmosphere was li<br/>ke on earth
- How that atmosphere changed t<br/>o be suitable for life
- The processes responsible for features of the earth we see today

If we had twice the amount of oxygen, we have now, several significant changes would occur. Animals would grow larger as the increased oxygen supply would support their growth. Neutrophils, specialized white blood cells, would exhibit an...

This is a lecture presentation about abiotic factors and how they can affect a community. The presentation also discusses how changes in one abiotic factor can impact the relationships between different organisms within a community.

Artificial Intelligence is being used in healthcare in an array of clinical settings. This video explores AI and Health in terms of the application of machine learning to diagnostic problems and long term clinical decision making through...

From fires in outer space to raging wildfires on Earth, fire experts Gary Ruff and Natasha Stavros reveal how fingers of flame reach out around our world.

The video is a lecture presentation on abiotic factors. It defines what abiotic factors are and how they can impact the number and type of organisms within a community. The presenter discusses different abiotic factors such as light...

Three hundred million years ago, the largest insect ever known to humankind hunted in fern jungles and boasted an enormous wingspan of nearly 2.5 feet. Different from modern dragonflies in its size and other attributes, the Meganeura...

The nervous system is the control center of the body. But how does it actually work? In this video, we discuss what the nervous system does, the divisions of the nervous system, and how certain functions (like vision and reflexes) work.

You can improve your English vocabulary and English pronunciation by studying these vocab words, repeating them along with me to master each sound. We’ll study each word by focusing on how Americans actually pronounce it, and we’ll...

In this video, we explore the intriguing world of octopuses. Discover how these intelligent creatures can disappear, use tools, camouflage themselves, and even recognize humans. Learn about their biology and physiology, including their...

It may be to blame for that loud snoring, or morning headache. Plus, people who have it are more likely to suffer from things like heart disease and depression. It's sleep apnea, and a large number of Canadians are at risk of the serious...

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken various drugs, including the steroid dexamethasone, which respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta says can lead to various neurocognitive side effects such as confusion and agitation.