In this video Paul Andersen explains the vital role that water plays in the processes on the Earth's surface. Water has several unique properties including high heat capacity, transparency, polarity and the ability to change the...

The video explores how farming practices in rural areas affect waterways and ultimately, the health of the Chesapeake Bay. It highlights the efforts of a farmer in Pennsylvania who adopts sustainable practices to manage nutrient loads in...

This video explores the issue of dead zones caused by urban pollution and stormwater run-off, focusing on the Anacostia River in Washington DC. It highlights the work of a riverkeeper and a massive engineering project to reduce...

The video explores the challenges and solutions related to managing freshwater resources in Southern California, where a severe drought has impacted millions of people. It showcases the use of NASA technology to predict water...

This video explores the effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and the communities that rely on them. Through interviews with scientists, students, and fishermen in the Pacific Northwest, viewers learn about the causes and...

The EarthEcho Expedition team explores the impact of plastic pollution on the marine ecosystems of Port Phillip Bay in Southern Australia. They visit Marine Protected Areas and interview experts to understand the unique ecosystem and the...

The video follows Philippe Cousteau on an expedition to explore dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay caused by nutrient-rich runoff from human activities, which leads to a lack of oxygen in the water and suffocation of marine life. The team...

This video follows an expedition to the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay to investigate how human actions create dead zones in underwater areas. The video explores the impact of air pollution on waterways and the role of nitrogen in...

The video discusses the issue of ocean acidification and its impact on marine ecosystems and human health. It also highlights the work of scientists and organizations, including the XPRIZE Foundation, in developing tools to measure ocean...

The video explores the effects of ocean acidification on our planet, with a focus on the impact it has on shellfish and the food chain. It offers solutions and highlights the work of Earth Echo International and scientists in the Pacific...

NASA is sending two missions to Venus this decade and participating in a European Space Agency mission there, too. Lori Glaze, director of planetary science at NASA, discusses these missions and why she’s so excited about what we’re...

This live-action video program is about the word planet. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word planet through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

The video explores the impact of plastic pollution on marine life and the environment, featuring interviews with marine biologists and researchers who study the effects of plastic on seabirds and dolphins. The message is clear: we need...

This video explores the issue of dead zones in water bodies around the world, caused by the release of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater and agricultural runoff. The expedition team investigates the impact of these pollutants on...

This live-action video program is about the word planet. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word planet through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

Our planet is a beautiful and awesome place. In a new video, join NASA scientists on a 40-minute visual tour of Earth from space, presented at the IMAX Theater at National Air and Space Museum in...

Since the early 1990's, astronomers have known that extrasolar planets, or "exoplanets," orbit stars light-years beyond our own solar system. Although most exoplanets are too distant to be directly imaged, detailed studies have been...

Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim Garvin, takes us on a journey to Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, near-Earth objects, and Mars. Why does space matter? Why is exploring the inner solar system so crucial?...

In part 5, Dr. Garvin conveys the amazing past successes of robotic explorations on Mars and what we have to look forward to with the upcoming Mars Science Lab, also known as the Curiosity rover.



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Freshwater seems abundant, but when accounting for all the water on Earth, it's in limited supply. Just three percent of the water on our planet is freshwater. A majority of this water, about two percent of the world total, is...

This video explores the use of desalination as a potential solution for managing water resources in Southern California and other coastal communities. It discusses the challenges of protecting marine ecosystems and the energy needed for...

The video explores the issue of plastic pollution in our oceans and the efforts being made to combat it. It showcases various individuals and organizations who are working towards finding solutions, from recycling waste to educating...

Philippe Cousteau leads an EarthEcho Expedition called PlasticSeas, investigating the causes and solutions to plastic pollution in Melbourne, Australia. They meet with experts who teach the community about how plastic finds its way into...

This video explores the innovative engineering solutions being used by the Orange County Water District to replenish the groundwater basin and provide safe drinking water to the cities in Orange County. The video also highlights the...