You can turn all your old cooking scraps into gardening gold, thanks to hard-working microbes. Here's all the science of compost and everything you need to know to get started composting. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)

Our friend Elliot thought we should do an episode about composting... so we did! Learn all about how you can turn certain types of trash into nutrient packed soil you can use in the garden!

Composting is a way to turn scraps of food you aren't going to eat anymore into healthy soil for your garden! But how does food turn in to dirt?! Mister Brown and Squeaks take a trip to SoilCycle, a place that makes compost in their...

Composting becomes more widespread and accessible all the time, keeping millions of tons of food waste from ending up in landfills every year. But there is one quirk of some composting programs that can be a little annoying: they don't...

Students in Bellingham, Washington, pushed to introduce composting programs at their high schools and these programs have proved successful. This story follows food from the school cafeteria to the compost site where microorganisms...

This is a video discussing decomposition, the process by which organisms break down waste material and dead plant and animal material into simpler substances, which can then be recycled back into the ecosystem to be used by other...

From the starter plants in your window to giant agriculture, there's a lot of science to cover before dinner.

For everyone out there trying to live sustainably, you might also want to consider the best way for your loved ones to dispose of your body after you're gone. Is a green burial best? What about human composting (where it's legal)? And...

There are estimated to be over 18,000 different bird species with a wide variety of nest shapes and sizes. From teeny, adorable cups to massive compost mounds, the diversity of birds’ nests is definitely impressive. Chapters 1 BALD...

This week Reactions dug our hands into some earthworm science. Some pretty useful chemistry comes out of these little critters in the form of compost. If you’re enjoying some tasty food today that has at least one ingredient that was...

In this video, we explore the leading factors contributing to the enhanced greenhouse effect and its implications for climate change and sustainability. Discover how greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap...

In the Pacific Northwest, people are stripping moss for the horticultural trade at such an alarming rate that it's now illegal to harvest it. Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni knows that moss is a key component to the eco-system of the region,...

This video provides an overview of MPK fertilizers, explaining what they are, why they are needed, and where they come from. The video discusses the three main nutrients that are required for healthy plant growth - nitrogen, phosphorus,...

Public domain plant breeder, Alan Kapuler, shares his appreciation for the ecological systems of the garden.

In this video Paul Andersen explains the basics of solid waste including trends over time, basic composition, and disposal. A brief description of the three R's (reuse, reduce, and recycle) is included as ways to minimize waste....

Nearly one third of our food ends up in the trash can. There is hope, however, in the form of worms, which naturally convert organic waste into fertilizer. Matthew Ross details the steps we can all take to vermicompost at home -- and why...

Gabriel shows off how easy it is to start turning your waste into a useful part of your garden. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Live Free or Die here: http://bit.ly/WatchLiveFreeorDie About Live Free or...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how matter moves from the environment into living organisms and back into the environment. Food webs are used to show how matter and energy move through organisms. Ecological pyramids show that matter...

Learn the basics about the problems with plastics and biodegradable plastics as part of the recycling topic within environmental chemistry.

Have Stay at Home orders made it difficult for you to compost? In this One Small Step, Lucy explores 3 ways to compost at home. » Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to...

What is compost? How does composting work? Lucy Biggers is here to answer all your questions to show you what happens to our food waste — welcome to Composting 101. » Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe...

Thanks to the demands of eco-conscious consumers, biodegradable and compostable plastics are cropping up everywhere. Are these green plastics the solution to our throwaway lifestyle? Well -- it’s complicated. Subscribe!...

Dirt isn’t just the stuff beneath our feet. It’s the stuff of life. Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Dirt is alive. It's full of billions of creatures so small you...

Think of earthworms and a few things come to mind: they make great bait for fishing, they aerate the soil, and they're an excellent addition to a compost pile. But, what a lot of people don't know is many earthworms are actually invasive...