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When Trees Took Over the World
420 million years ago, the forest floor of what's now New York was covered with a plant that didn’t look like a tree at all, except its roots were made of wood. Instead of looking up to learn about the evolution of trees, it turns out...
PBS
How Weasels Got Skinny
Weasels have an extreme body plan that may push the boundaries of what’s metabolically possible. So when and how did this happen? Why'd the weasels get so skinny?
SciShow
The 4 Most Irreplaceable Places
What's the awesomest place in the world? Scientists can think of at least 137, the newly released list of the most biologically important places on Earth. Hank explains how ecologists arrived at this list, and takes you on a tour of four...
PBS
How Horses Took Over North America (Twice)
The ancestors of modern horses became so successful that they spread all over the world, to Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. But in their native range of North America, they'll vanish for 10,000 years. Until another strange...
SciShow
The 4 Most Irreplaceable Places
What's the awesomest place in the world? Scientists can think of at least 137, the newly released list of the most biologically important places on Earth. Hank explains how ecologists arrived at this list, and takes you on a tour of four...
PBS
When Camels Roamed North America
Camels are famous for adaptations that have allowed them to flourish where most other large mammals would perish. But their story begins over 40 million years ago in North America, and in an environment you'd never expect: a rainforest.
SciShow
The Science of Wildfires
So, what is fire, exactly? What causes fires in the wild, and how do we put them out? SciShow answers your burning questions about the science of fire. (See what we did there?)
Curated Video
Temperate Grassland
Meet the herds which inhabit the temperate grasslands - one of the most diverse habitats on Earth. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Grasslands make up one quarter of the Earth's land. Grasslands are found on every continent except...
Curated Video
The Great Wildebeest Migration
Experience the awe-inspiring spectacle of the annual wildebeest migration. Every year Kenya attracts thousands of wild animals to their abundant grasslands to graze, including elephants, zebras and predators like lions and hyenas.
Curated Video
The Midwest Region of the United States
Dr. Forrester introduces the Midwest Region of the United States. She describes the topography, the history, and the series of waterways that has made this area a vital and growing part of our country.
Great Big Story
La speranza di un futuro limpido parte da un ranch
Una stagista del WWF prende consapevolezza della terra in cui è cresciuta e che presto erediterà. La sua testa è piena di progetti, ma quale sarà il modo migliore per preservare l'ecosistema del South Dakota?
Wonderscape
Exploring Biomes: Deserts, Grasslands, and Chaparral
This video explores three distinct biomes: deserts, grasslands, and chaparral, each with its unique flora and fauna. Learn about desert adaptations in cacti and armadillos, the diverse wildlife of savanna and temperate grasslands like...
Curated Video
From the Forest to the Plains
Dr. Forester explores the tropical rainforest, grasslands, taiga, marine, and freshwater biomes.
Professor Dave Explains
Terrestrial Biomes Part 1: Rainforest, Desert, Grassland, and Shrubland
There are so many different species on this planet, and they in such incredibly different environments. We can refer to these regions as biomes, and we will want to learn the broad characteristics of each biome. What's the difference...
Curated Video
Desert vs. Grassland Living
“Desert vs. Grassland Living” identifies the characteristics of desert habitats and grassland, or prairie, habitats.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Great Plains Region: Historical Highlights
This clip explores the historical history, and some important cultural features of the Great Plains Region.
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: human impact on a declining sheep population
Human activity can have a huge ripple effect on wild species - learn how activities such as human development and the introduction of domestic sheep can wreak havoc on native populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Grassland Biomes: Grasslands in North America
Upon viewing the Exploring Grassland Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Describe some of the basic characteristics of grasslands: - grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters of rain a year - grazing by large...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Grassland Biomes: Grasslands Today
Upon viewing the Exploring Grassland Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Describe some of the basic characteristics of grasslands: - grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters of rain a year - grazing by large...
Curated Video
Biome
This live-action video program is about the word biome. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word biome through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Ancient Lights Media
Mongolia
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Mongolia.
Red Rock Films
Ecosystem Activator: Temperate Grasslands. Age 7 - 10.
The ecosystem of temperate grasslands both below and above the ground. Animal interactions with the grassland system. The importance of protecting this critically threatened habitat.
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: humans' conflicting relationships to nature
Nature can nourish and replenish us, and provide a solitary escape from a hectic human existence; nature is also used and destroyed by the human population as a whole. Here's a summary of the threats to our wildlife, centred around the...
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: First Nations history in the grasslands of BC
How do humans fit in to the long history of our natural world? Robert Moberg examines the history of First Nation people in Chilcotin and the blessing nature provides to human populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...