Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Drug Development and Testing - Clinical Trials #45
Most drugs originate from nature e.g. from the back of a tree, but they have to refined and tested in clinical trials. Learn how this process works and the many stages we go through to ensure the final drug is effective.
Curated Video
4 Common Zoonotic Diseases
Jessi has an univited guest join her on screen while she talks about the gross things that your pets can share with you. *Jessi was on a medication that weakened her immune system which allowed the ring worm to form. No worries, it did...
Debunked
What's The Largest Thing To Ever Live On Earth? #MYTHS#WorldRecord
We look at the largest things to have ever lived on our planet, and it doesn’t stop with the Blue Whale or the Patagotitan!
Nature League
Nurse Sharks and Other Strange Names
On this episode of Nature League, Brit investigates how the nurse shark and other species got their intriguing English names. Written, edited, and presented by: Brit Garner Graphics and illustrations by: Tamar Ziri Original concept art:...
Vlogbrothers
The Organism that Broke Biology
And it wasn't the last time we'd break biology either. We were so certain that there were such very particular buckets to put things into, but you probably haven't even heard of some of the weird things organisms get up to. Like...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Desert Reptiles and Invertebrates
This video explores the diverse animal life in the Sonoran Desert. From the fringe-toed lizard that burrows into the sand to escape predators, to the world's most diverse population of rattlesnakes that use venom to subdue their prey,...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding the Role of Fungus-like Protists
This video is an introduction to the topic of fungus-like protists and their impact on Irish society during the potato famine. This video is part of the 11-part series, Classifying Monerans and Protists.
Visual Learning Systems
Fungi: Fungi Nutrition and Growth
From making bread to decomposing things in the environment, fungi play a very important role in our lives. Vivid video footage, accompanied by colorful animations, illustrates the fascinating origin, diversity, and characteristics of...
Visual Learning Systems
Protists: Fungus-like Protists
The diverse groups of microorganisms in the Kingdom Protista are illustrated in this video. Microscopic views compare the main categories of protists. the different phyla of algae are also discussed. Other terminology includes: protozoa,...
Visual Learning Systems
Fungi: Characteristics of Fungi
From making bread to decomposing things in the environment, fungi play a very important role in our lives. Vivid video footage, accompanied by colorful animations, illustrates the fascinating origin, diversity, and characteristics of...
Science360
Disappearing Frogs
Disease, pollution, and loss of habitat are killing off hundreds of species of amphibians. One of the biggest threats right now is an aquatic fungus called chytrid that infects the skin of these historically tough, resilient creatures....
Science360
4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week - Episode 4
Zombie ants, DNA robots, growing organs & an app for assessing autism. It’s episode 4 of your weekly briefing on the latest discoveries you might not hear about anywhere else, all with funding from the National Science Foundation....
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - Redwood Ranger Minute: Citizen Science: Ecoclub Amphibian Project
Ranger Anica meets up with the youths and adults of the Bilingual McKinleyville Ecoclub to learn about their pioneering work tracking the chytrid fungus in Redwood National and State Parks. CREDIT: NPS
Professor Dave Explains
Inocybeaceae, Strophariaceae, and Hymenogastraceae (Galerina and Psilocybe)
With the family Agaricaceae covered, it's time to look at some more families within the order Agaricales. In this tutorial we will examine the families Inocybeaceae, Strophariaceae, and Hymenogastraceae. This ncludes some well-known...
Next Animation Studio
Outbreak of coffee rust threatens Latin American coffee supply
A fungus outbreak is threatening to wipe out Latin American coffee crops and trigger a global coffee crisis.
National Parks Service
Yosemite Nature Notes 32: Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs
Historically, mountain yellow-legged frogs thrived throughout the Sierra Nevada, but today these endangered amphibians are found in only a handful of locations. Restoration efforts in Yosemite are helping protect what was once the most...
Visual Learning Systems
Investigating Protists: Fungus-like Protists
Eukaryotes that are clearly not animals, plants, or fungi belong to a very diverse and fascinating group called protists. This series of videos uses captivating video footage to illustrate organisms from tiny microscopic creatures to...
Curated Video
Understanding the Difference Between Baking Powder and Yeast
In this video, the differences between baking powder and yeast are explained. While both serve the purpose of leavening baked goods, they work in different ways. Baking powder creates air bubbles through a chemical reaction, while yeast,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Mushroom Farming (and Eating!) in Hobart
Movin' to the Country is a series that celebrates the entrepreneurs, innovators and dreamers transforming Australia's beautiful regional areas in surprising new ways. In Mount Rumney, a former electrician grows mushrooms in an old...
Maddie Moate
FROG ON MY FACE?! Maddie Meets the Endangered Frogs | Maddie Moate
Whilst at the Manchester Science Festival I got the amazing opportunity to go behind the scenes at The Manchester Museum Vivarium and meet some of the most critically endangered frogs. The Vivarium and its staff play a pioneering role in...
FuseSchool
Microorganisms and making alcohol
What are microorganisms? They are microscopic organisms or tiny living things. Microorganisms can cause diseases, but in this video we are going to learn about how they are useful to us, specifically in making alcohol.
Professor Dave Explains
Pleurotaceae, Pluteaceae, Hygrophoraceae, Clavariaceae, and Physalacriaceae
Mushrooms come in many shapes, colors, and sizes. Let's take a look at few families in the order agaracales. You may have seen some of these mushrooms at your local grocery store! Agaricales part 5
Professor Dave Explains
Family Amanitaceae (The Hallucinogenic Amanitas)
In this last section of the Agaricales series, we will learn how to identify the poinsonous death cap mushroom and a legendary hallucinogenic mushroom! Agaricales part 6
Next Animation Studio
Banana plantations in Colombia threatened by deadly fungus
Officials from the Colombian Agricultural and Livestock Authority have confirmed that the tropical race 4 fungus has spread to the country’s Cavendish banana plantations.