Curated Video
Five Themes of Geography
Five Themes of Geography identifies the five themes of geography by examining location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Curated Video
My Environment
Dr. Forrester discusses interactions between people and their environment and how environmental processes and characteristics influence human settlement and activity.
Mr Henry's Music World
Online Music Lessons for Kids: What Makes Music Sound Scary?
Getting scary music ready for Halloween? Mr. Henry puts the music spotlight on What Makes Music Sound Scary? Learning about how certain chords create scary sounding music. You can even take the listening quiz to check up on your aural...
Crash Course
What is Physical Geography Crash Course Geography
Traditionally, geography is studied as two interconnected parts: physical geography and human geography. For the first half of this series, we will be focusing on physical geography, which is all about recognizing the characteristics of...
Curated Video
Animal vs. Human: Sensory and Navigational Abilities Compared
Explore the remarkable navigational abilities of mice and the unparalleled vision of birds of prey, comparing them to human capabilities. Discover how mice use visual cues to navigate labyrinths and how eagles' extraordinary eyesight...
Learning Mole
Plants and the Environment
This animated plants video lesson is all about plants and the environment. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn about the world around us.
Wonderscape
Understanding Geography: How It Shapes Communities
This video introduces geography, the study of the natural environment, and how it influences communities. Learn about landforms, bodies of water, and how geography affects daily life, from the food we eat to the jobs we have. Discover...
NASA
NASA's Van Allen Probes Find Human-Made Bubble Shrouding Earth
Humans have long been shaping Earth's landscape, but now scientists know we can shape our near-space environment as well. A certain type of communications -- very low frequency, or VLF, radio communications -- have been found to interact...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Human vs. Machine
Dr. Tina Holden, Human Factors Technical Fellow with Leidos, talks about the challenges that astronauts may face when interacting with computers. Holden discusses some of the research that has been done on the space station to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Cars Hommes - How Expectations Interact to Create Bubbles
How do economists make their models work. By assuming that investors have rational expectations and that every market participant is alike. However, things quickly get messy once economists start to acknowledge that people are different,...
Professor Dave Explains
Virus-Cell Interactions Part 2 Multicellular Hosts
We just went over some basics regarding virus-cell interactions, but we have a little more to discuss. We need to understand some more details regarding how viruses interact with multicellular hosts, such as humans. Let's take a look!
PBS
The Oh My God Particle
In 1991 a single atomic nucleus slammed into our atmosphere with the intensity of a macroscopic object. It's been named The Oh-My-God particle.
Science360
CAVE2 immerses scientists and engineers in their research literally!
With support from the National Science Foundation, computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world in which a researcher wearing 3D glasses...
MinuteEarth
Where Will The Next Pandemic Come From?
The most likely cause of the next pandemic will be the “spillover” of a disease from one of a select group of animals with particular immune system traits and interactions with humans.
TED Talks
Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing
Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony 40 to 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, seven years ago, did colonies start dying en masse? Marla Spivak reveals four reasons which are interacting with...
Curated Video
Human and Environment Interactions
Dr. Forrester describes the ways that severe environmental conditions, such as earthquakes, wildfires, mudslides, and droughts, challenged settlers in the United States. She talks about how the Hoover Dam was built for flood control. She...
FuseSchool
What Is Urban Ecology?
Ecology is the relations of organisms with one another, and with their physical surroundings (the planet). As such, ecology is very broad in scope and encompasses an incredible variety of research questions. Research in ecology...
Curated Video
What Are Ecosystem Services?
Our planet is blessed with many types of ecosystems, including terrestrial, marine, freshwater, forest, and grassland. An ecosystem is a dynamic community that comprises living organisms, such as microorganisms, plants, and animals, as...
Professor Dave Explains
Routes of Viral Transmission
Now we know a bit more about how viruses interact with cells, whether those are bacterial cells, or animal cells, such as ours. But how do they gain access to our cells in the first place? How do viruses get inside the human body? Let's...
Healthcare Triage
Ticks, Mosquitos, and How Climate Change Could Increase Disease
We’re back again with another episode on climate change and human health. The effects of a warming planet on our wellbeing are multifaceted, and there’s a lot to address in these complex interactions. One of those things is an increase...
Wonderscape
Dolphins: Our Companions in the Sea and Beyond
Discover the unique bond between humans and dolphins, from scientific research using drones to their roles in rescue missions and entertainment. Delve into how these intelligent creatures contribute to safety, science, and popular...
TLDR News
Does Johnson Understand How His Deal Affects Northern Ireland? - Brexit Explained.
Towards the end of last week, Johnson made some remarks in Northern Ireland to explain how his deal would impact the Great Britain/Northern Ireland border. The problem is many think he doesn't actually understand how it will work...
Curated Video
Adapting & Living Together | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool
An introduction to the chapter "Adapting and Living Together" within the Ecology and Environment topic of school Biology. Where do you live? On a country farm? In a big city? Up in the mountains, or right by the ocean? The place where...
American Museum of Natural History
Let's Play: Human Microbiome Minecraft Map
Your body is home to TRILLIONS of microbes that form communities in different places in and on your body. Together these communities make up your MICROBIOME. These games take place in some of the areas of your body where microbes live....