SciShow
5 Things We Can Learn From Alaska
Science probably isn’t the first thing that pops into your head when you think about Alaska, but it has a lot to offer when it comes to learning about the world, from cold corals to our behavior.
SciShow
Why Do We Get the Winter Blues? Seasonal Affective Disorder
Humans may not hibernate, exactly, but that doesn't necessarily mean we're totally unaffected by the changing of seasons.
Curated Video
How to Use Light Therapy
A light box can be useful for more than seasonal affective disorder. It has been recommended for use as an add-on treatment for depression. It can also help shift your body clock. This video shows you how to use a light box.
Neuro Transmissions
Why you feel depressed during winter
If you often feel the winter blues, it may be more than normal sadness. While some welcome the change in seasons and the fresh snow of winter, others find themselves falling into feelings of depression. But this isn’t just short-lived...
Next Animation Studio
Swedish town installs light therapy lamps at bus stops
An energy company in northern Sweden has installed light therapy lamps at 30 bus stops across the town in an attempt to combat the winter blues. On a typical December day the town of Umea see only around four hours of sunlight, leading...
Curated Video
'Blue Monday' persists despite lack of evidence backing theory
Blue Monday, the third Monday in January, began as a publicity stunt to sell tropical vacations on the 'saddest day of the year,' but continues as a day to discuss winter blahs and mental health.
Curated Video
Pandemic adds to mental stress for some heading into winter
Tim Aubry, professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa, stresses the need to monitor those who feel isolated and prone to suffer seasonal affective disorder.
Curated Video
Winter diseases you must be careful about as days get colder
Winter poses health risks, so it's important to take precautions. This article explores common winter ailments and provides tips to stay safe.The flu is highly contagious and tends to peak during winter. To prevent its spread, get a flu...
Getty Images
Aerial imaging cornfield
A aerial Video of a cornfield in Germany. Filmed by a drone. The drone moves up while filming.
Curated Video
Are Poinsettias Poisonous? Busting Holiday Myths
Are poinsettias really poisonous? Will the hair of the dog really cure your holiday hangover? Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Here's what science says about some of them.
PARASITES...
Curated Video
Fighting the 'winter blues' in Lapland
Rovaniemi, Finland - 12 December, 2007
1. Various of sun setting over Rovaniemi
2. Various of commuters standing by bus stop
3. Various of commuters boarding bus
4. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Fabiana, exchange student
"For me it's the complete...
Curated Video
Are Poinsettias Poisonous? Busting Holiday Myths
Are poinsettias really poisonous? Will the hair of the dog really cure your holiday hangover? Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Here's what science says about some of them.
PARASITES...
Curated Video
Norway - Seasonal Affective Disorder
Most people tend to feel a bit down during winter when the weather is cold and the days are short. These long dark days can sap our strength making us feel tired and depressed. But for some, the depth of "the blues" is profound. This...
Curated Video
USA: WASHINGTON: AFTERMATH OF CHRISTMAS
English/Nat
Now that the gifts are unwrapped and Christmas is over, it's the time of year that many of us unwind.
But for some people this is the most difficult time of the year.
Holiday Blues is becoming an increasing problem - when...
Curated Video
'Art therapy' may help beat the winter blues
St Petersburg, Russia - 27 December, 2007
1. Wide of city embankment exteriors
2. Wide of city street
3. Various of traffic
4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Olga Vorobyeva, city resident, Vox Pop
"If you want to get warm, you should take a...
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Depression
A resource on depression. Explains what it is, the physical symptoms, misconceptions about it, whom it affects, types of depression, treatment options, and how to help someone who is depressed.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Causes of Depression
This lesson will identify, describe and differentiate the primary symptom(s) for situational depressive disorders.