SciShow
New Oil Spill Clean Up Method, Guess What?
There are many conventional ways to treat oil spills, both at sea and on land, but some of the strangest include human hair and chicken manure.
Be Smart
When Will We Stop Using Oil?
We've heard news of "peak oil" and "the end of the oil age" for years now, but we keep coming up with ways to find and pump more of it to the surface. Rising CO2 levels and the changing climate that results from burning fossil fuels mean...
SciShow
Man Made Earthquakes and More
Hank hits you with a ton of news this time - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plans to retrieve Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the Atlantic; new research on the impacts from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill to life in the Gulf of...
SciShow
5 Robots You Can Hug
Developers are working to make softer, squishier robots that are flexible enough to maneuver in extreme environments, including inside the human body!
SciShow
Secrets of Life from A Giant Pool of Asphalt | Weird Places: Pitch Lake, Trinidad
Trinidad's Pitch Lake is a huge, oily, and filled with millions of tons of asphalt. It may not sound like a great place to live, but the lake is teeming with microscopic life! And learning more about these organisms could give us insight...
SciShow
5 Robots You Can Hug
Developers are working to make softer, squishier robots that are flexible enough to maneuver in extreme environments, including inside the human body!
TED Talks
Lisa Margonelli: The political chemistry of oil
Speaking one month after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Lisa Margonelli shows how drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract us from the issue at heart: our unrestrained oil consumption. She...
TED Talks
TED: A novel idea for cleaning up oil spills | Cesar Harada
When TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada heard about the devastating effects of the BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, he quit his dream job and moved to New Orleans to develop a more efficient way to soak up the oil. He designed a...
TED Talks
Carl Safina: The oil spill's unseen villains -- and victims
Even as the Deepwater Horizon tragedy unfolded, Carl Safina took the stage at TEDxOilSpill to share what the facts were known at the time. In a blood-boiling cross-examination, he suggests that the consequences will stretch far beyond...
Curated Video
Water Quality
New ReviewThis video, titled "Water Quality," discusses the pollutants of groundwater.
Curated Video
Water flows again in Prince Albert
Thanks to a 30 kilometre-long emergency waterline, some water restrictions in the city have been lifted
Curated Video
Marine tanker capsizes near the coast of the Philippines
The Philippines Coast Guard is dealing with a large oil spill while also searching for a missing crew member from an oil tanker that capsized in Manila Bay.
Curated Video
Oil Spills - Environmental Impact
Offshore oil spills can lead to decades of ecological harm for marine life. How can we clean-up oil spills and limit damage to the environment? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Offshore oil spills float on the surface of...
Curated Video
Polluting our water – Pixelate
What is it? ... It's an oil spill! People and places - Human impact on the environment - Polluting our water A Twig Tidbit Film - Pixelate. A pixelated image unscrambles. The children have to guess what it is.
Curated Video
Environmental changes – Spot the...
Six dramatic events are shown on screen ... can you spot which are natural disasters? People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Environmental changes Learning Points Environmental disasters can be natural or occur due to...
Curated Video
Role of the environment – Odd one out
Four disasters are shown, but which is the only one that is not a natural disaster? Life processes - Living things in their environments - Role of the environment A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of...
Curated Video
The Dangers of Oil Spills
In 1993, a tanker experienced a major oil spill off the Shetland Islands. Despite efforts to contain the spill, severe weather conditions and the ship's structural damage led to the oil spreading uncontrollably. The spill threatened the...
Curated Video
Ocean Oil Spill Simulation & Cleanup Activity
Immerse yourself in an exciting and educational adventure as we demonstrate how to create a captivating activity that highlights the importance of cleaning up oil spills in the ocean. Using everyday materials like a bowl, food colouring,...
Wonderscape
Bacteria's Eco-Friendly Functions
Explore the invaluable contributions of bacteria to our world. Discover how decomposers break down organic matter, enabling soil enrichment for plant growth. Learn how bacteria assist in environmental cleanup, particularly during oil...
Curated Video
One for All and All for One
Dr. Forrester teaches about the interdependence of the Earth’s spheres and explains how to identify the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
Curated Video
Friction 2
The Impact of the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill evaluates how the oil shale industry impacts the environment by examining the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico as an example.
Let's Tute
Oil Pollution
In this session you will learn about the impact of various pollutants that cause pollution in the ocean 1. What is oil pollution 2. How the oil pollution is caused? 3. What happens when the oil extraction occurs in oceans? 4. Harmful...
Curated Video
Types of Pollution
Types of Pollution discusses the dangers of pollution by reviewing the four main types and examples of each.