SciShow Kids
The Driest Places on Earth | SciShow Kids
In this SciShow Kids episode, Jessi and Squeaks learn about amazing places where it almost never rains.
PBS
How the Andes Mountains Might Have Killed a Bunch of Whales
At a site known as Cerro Ballena or Whale Hill, there are more than 40 skeletons of marine mammals -- a graveyard of ocean life dating back 6.5 million to 9 million years ago, in the Late Miocene Epoch. But the identity of the killer...
SciShow
This Melon Builds a Whole Ecosystem in the Desert
The nara melon is as juicy as any other, so how is it able to grow in the hyper-arid Namib desert?
SciShow
This Melon Builds a Whole Ecosystem in the Desert
The nara melon is as juicy as any other, so how is it able to grow in the hyper-arid Namib desert?
SciShow
Other Worlds on Earth: Preparing for Space from Home
Other worlds don't seem very welcoming to us Earthlings, and it can be hard to practice our off-world explorations from millions of kilometers away. But Earth also has its fair share of hostile places that we can use to prepare for those...
Curated Video
Is Earth's Largest Heat Transfer Really Shutting Down?
With unprecedented heat waves and record-breaking global temperatures, it’s hard to believe that there might be a place on earth that has actually COOLED since the industrial revolution.
Wonderscape
Exploring North and South America
Discover the diverse biomes of North America, from its vast forests to arid deserts and icy tundras, and learn about its famous natural landmarks. Explore South America's unique ecosystems, including the Amazon rainforest, the mighty...
Wonderscape
The Anthropocene Epoch: Humanity's Impact on Earth
Explore the Anthropocene Epoch, a proposed geological epoch highlighting the significant impact humans have had on Earth's ecosystems and climate. From vast landfills in Kenya to lithium mines in Chile's Atacama Desert, and the warming...
Curated Video
Hyperion: NASA's Robotic Prototype for Mars Exploration in the Atacama Desert
Hyperion is a cutting-edge NASA robotic prototype designed for Mars exploration. It is being tested in Chile's Atacama Desert, known for its extreme aridity and lack of organic life. The ultimate goal is to develop a robot capable of...
Professor Dave Explains
Characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks: Size, Provenance, and Composition
With igneous rocks understood, let's move on to the second type of rock, sedimentary rock. What are sediments, and how do they come together to form sedimentary rocks? What can we say about the size of such a rock? It's provenance, or...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Anthropocene Epic
This video explores the concept of the Anthropocene epoch, also known as the age of humans. The video discusses the negative impacts of human activity on the planet, including climate change, mass extinction, and environmental injustice....
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Brian Glass Talks About Searching For Evidence of Life On Mars
A conversation with Brian Glass, Principal Investigator of the Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies (ARADS) project at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Chris McKay Talks About Life in Extreme Places
A conversation with Chris McKay, senior scientist at the Planetary Systems Branch of NASA's Ames Research Center who works on projects from Cassini to Curiosity.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - The Wonder Women of NASA
In this episode streamed on Nov. 8, 2018, we talk with some brilliant wonder women of NASA about their research, what it’s like to work at NASA’s Ames Research Center and more!
Mazz Media
Desert
This live-action video program is about deserts. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...
Getty Images
Molten copper
Molten copper is poured into molds at Chuquicamata Copper Refinery. (Canon 5DMKII)
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MS PAN Shot of deserted sandy landscape with water flowing through small canyon and primitive stone looking structure
MS PAN Shot of deserted sandy landscape with water flowing through small canyon and primitive stone looking structure
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WS Vast landscape with blue sky dark brown mountains and blue shallow river in middle where 2 flamingos feed and light brown rocky terrain in ground
WS Vast landscape with blue sky dark brown mountains and blue shallow river in middle where 2 flamingos feed and light brown rocky terrain in ground
Getty Images
Molten copper
Molten copper is poured into molds at Chuquicamata Copper Refinery. (Canon 5DMKII)
Getty Images
MS TS Two vicunas running from yellow and green vegetation with grey sand to dry stony mud colored ground where they stop then start fighting
MS TS Two vicunas running from yellow and green vegetation with grey sand to dry stony mud colored ground where they stop then start fighting
Sky News
Chilean Miners Rescue Operation
CLEAN: Exterior shots helicopter coming in to land at Camp Hope, with a wind sock blowing. on November 10, 2010 in Copiapo, Chile.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS of the ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile
First opened in 1998 the Very Large Telescope (VLT) is one of the main optical telescopes installed in ChileÂ’s Atacama desert