Curated Video
Chemosynthesis
Chemosynthesis analyzes the process of chemosynthesis by describing how cells and organisms acquire and release energy.
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Mollusca Part 2: Class Gastropoda (Slugs and Snails)
With an overview of phylum Mollusca complete, let's dive into the classes within this phylum, starting with the most diverse, Gastropoda. This one contains familiar creatures like snails and slugs, as well as lesser known organisms like...
Nature League
Is Oxygen Necessary?
In their very first episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit about the relationships between oxygen and life on Earth.
Next Animation Studio
Deep-sea ‘gold rush’ led by China could be about to devastate the oceans
A deep-sea ‘gold rush’ led by China could soon have catastrophic consequences for marine ecosystems.
NASA
On a Mission: Season 3, Episode 9: Life Bound
We hike in the Australian Outback with Abigail Allwood to visit the most ancient fossils on Earth, and track the imprint of life over space and time with David Grinspoon.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Life in the Clouds, with David J. Smith
While more research is needed, Smith and others are fascinated by the possibility that airborne microbes could also be found elsewhere in the solar system, and beyond.
Curated Video
The hunt for oceans in space
Scientists believe there are oceans buried under thick crusts of ice on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Sampling them would raise hope of life beyond Earth
NASA
Gravity Assist: Saturn with Linda Spilker
With me today is Dr. Linda Spilker from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She's the project scientist for our Cassini Mission, which as everyone knows, had a recent spectacular finale at Saturn.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Mars Takes a Breath, with Jen Eigenbrode
The Curiosity rover has been probing the secrets of Mars since its arrival in 2012. Its discoveries include chemical signatures that could be related to life – or, alternatively, to geological processes.
TMW Media
Jupiter, The King of Planets: Learn about Europa, one of Jupiters moons
Describe the moon Europa? How do we know there are oceans on Europa? Are we searching for life on Jupiters moons?
Jupiter, The King of Planets, Part 3
Bizarre Beasts
How One Crab Got Fuzzy to Live Without The Sun
Yeti crabs have figured out how to live without the sun! All they need is their fuzzy arms, bacteria, and the bizarre, dark oozings of the deep.
Be Smart
The Most Extreme Life Forms on Earth… and Beyond?
Earth's strangest creatures may be the key to finding life on other planets! Introduce biology scholars to the extreme world of extremophiles with a video from a large science playlist. From the depths of the ocean to the heart of the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Deep Sea Vents and Life's Origins
This video segment adapted from NOVA reveals the unexpectedly rich ecosystems researchers found when they looked more closely at the seafloor near mid-ocean ridges.
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
Noaa: Chemosynthesis and Hydrothermal Vent Life
Chemosynthesis is explained in this video. View some of the 300 species that inhabit ecosystems based on chemosynthesis occurring at hydrothermal vents. There is an additional interactive hydrothermal foodweb to check out as well.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life's Rocky Start Deep Sea Vents
What if life began deep in the ocean? One experiment set out to prove the theory that life began around deep sea vents. This video shows the results of this experiment and it what it taught us about the origins of life. Closed caption...