Bozeman Science
Agriculture
New ReviewIn this video Paul Andersen describes the pros and cons of industrial agriculture including: monocropping, irrigation, and the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and GMOs.
TED Talks
The food that fertilizes itself | Giles E.D. Oldroyd
Could the key to a sustainable food system already be growing in the world's farms? Plant scientist Giles E.D. Oldroyd explores how a special quirk of soybean plants allows them to naturally partner with networks of fungi and bacteria to...
SciShow
Engineering Plants That Fertilize Themselves to Save the World
Humans have relied on fertilizers to grow their plants for thousands of years. But the production of synthetic fertilizers also requires an immense amount of energy that comes primarily from fossil fuels and therefore contributes to...
SciShow
Engineering Plants That Fertilize Themselves to Save the World
Humans have relied on fertilizers to grow their plants for thousands of years. But the production of synthetic fertilizers also requires an immense amount of energy that comes primarily from fossil fuels and therefore contributes to...
Crash Course
Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2 - Crash Course Ecology
Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.
Curated Video
Water Quality
New ReviewThis video, titled "Water Quality," discusses the pollutants of groundwater.
Curated Video
The Extreme Day in the Life of Volcanic Sulfur Miners
New ReviewWelcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a mind-blowing walk with one of Indonesia's miners of volcanic sulfur. These men risk their lives to enter a 1000-foot hole at the top of a volcanic mountain to mine sulfur for just a few $ daily....
Curated Video
What Plants Need to Grow
Plants produce oxygen and provide our food, but what do they need to live? Learn why nitrates, phosphates, potassium and magnesium are vital for plant health. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Understanding how plants grow ensures we...
Curated Video
Water pollution
Life on Earth could not exist without water. However, human activities can cause water pollution. How can we prevent this? People and places -Human impact on the environment - Polluting our water Learning Points Human activity can...
Curated Video
Overusing resources
Find out why some resources are in short supply and why we need to conserve as much as possible. People and places -Human impact on the environment - Overusing resources Learning Points Some natural resources on Earth are limited and...
Curated Video
Farm Tech
Dr. Forrester explains how America has fewer farmers that have to provide for a larger population.
Curated Video
Environmental Impact of Agriculture
Dr. Forester discusses the importance of agriculture and teaches the students about the effects of pesticides. She also explains how the organic food industry helps the ecosystem.
Next Animation Studio
Chinese ‘bacteria-infected’ fertilizer sparks diplomatic row
Sri Lanka stepped into a world of hurt when it rejected a shipment of organic fertilizer from China, saying the Chinese fertilizer contains dangerous bacteria.
Science360
Nutrient Loading In Lake Erie
Part of the earth's largest surface freshwater system, Lake Erie is a vital source of drinking water for 11 million people. Researchers Anna Michalak, Tom Bridgeman, and Pete Richards are studying how farming practices and severe weather...
Science360
Evolutionary biologist Sally Otto - ScienceLives
Sarah (Sally) Otto is an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She studies the evolutionary process through mathematical modeling and the use of model organisms like yeast. Evolution is...
FuseSchool
Haber Process - environmental and social considerations
Haber Process - environmental and social considerations | Chemistry | FuseSchool
The March of Time
1949: SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZER
MOT 1949: SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZER: EXT WS Agricultural research buildings. INT VS Scientist weighing superphosphate w/ prong (radiophosphate). VS Mixing superphosphate into machine, adding fertilizer.
Curated Video
The Versatile Uses of Precious Metals and Essential Elements
Let's take a look back at the elements silver, hydrogen, phosphorous, germanium, and sulfur.
NASA
NASA | The Changing Chesapeake
The Chesapeake Bay receives water from the 64,000 square miles of land surrounding the bay and Landsat satellites are a critical and invaluable tool for characterizing the landscape and mapping it over time. Landsat data provides a...
Curated Video
Understanding MPK Fertilizers: Sources of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium
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,...
Curated Video
The Importance and Applications of Potassium: A Nutrient and Element
Learn about potassium, an important nutrient and element found in bananas. The video covers the discovery and properties of potassium, its role in the human body, its presence in various foods, and its uses in agriculture and other...
FuseSchool
The Haber Process - the Uses of Ammonia
Learn about the Haber Process and the uses of Ammonia within the overall reactions topic.
msvgo
Microbes as Biofertilisers
It describes the role of microbes as biofertilisers and the advantages of use of microbes over chemical fertilisers.