PBS
How Plankton Created A Bizarre Giant of the Seas
At more than 2 meters long, Aegirocassis was not only the biggest radiodont ever, but it also may have been the biggest animal in the Early Ordovician. This bizarre marine giant may have only been possible, thanks to a major revolution...
PBS
Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?
For some reason, animals keep evolving into things that look like crabs, independently, over and over again. What is it about the crab’s form that makes it so evolutionarily successful that non-crabs are apparently jealous of it?
SciShow
The Crabs That Revolutionized Neuroscience
We used to think neural circuits were rigid and robotic, but now we know that's not true -- thanks to crab stomachs.
SciShow
Underwater Animals Are So Loud, They'd Damage Our Hearing
We often think of the ocean as a pretty serene, lovely place to relax. But it turns out there's quite a racket going on under the waves, and some of the culprits are not the animals you'd expect!
SciShow
What the Frick is a Globster?
Sometimes, big hunks of strange-looking flesh wash up onshore and then people think that they're dinosaurs or giant octopi or previously undiscovered species. Turns out the ocean can do nasty things to dead things...making them just...
SciShow
8 Animals That Only Live in One Place
Some animal species are found in almost every corner of the world. But these 8 species are impressively isolated.
Be Smart
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
Nothing is guaranteed in life except death, taxes, and entropy. What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old, and will we ever conquer death?
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Lobsters: From Poor Man's Food to Delicacy
In this video, we learn about the fascinating history and characteristics of lobsters. From being considered garbage food to becoming a delicacy, lobsters have come a long way. We discover their habitat, physical features, molting...
Professor Dave Explains
Subphylum Crustacea Part 3: Malacostraca, Branchiopoda, and More
Wrapping things up with Crustacea, we have a few more classes to get through, including Malacostraca, which contains the order Decapoda, which is home to some of the most familiar crustaceans, like the ones we commonly eat. Let's get a...
Professor Dave Explains
Subphylum Crustacea Part 1: Form and Function
Continuing through phylum Arthropoda, we read the clade Crustacea. This includes many familiar animals like crabs and lobsters, as well as many that will be far less familiar. Let's start out by getting a sense of the general form and...
Great Big Story
Lobster's journey, from prison food to prized delicacy
Discover the fascinating history of lobster, once a staple for the poor and prisoners, now a celebrated luxury seafood.
Australian Children's Television Foundation
The Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish
Season 3, Platypus part 3 Known locally as lobsters, these large and impressive creatures were a tasty dinner for people in the past but today are on the protected species list. After the brief crayfish encounter, Kayne and Kamil learn...
The Wall Street Journal
Policy And Politics
Everyone has a stake in bringing health-care costs to heel. In what direction is the government's efforts trending?
Nature League
Invertebrates and Ocean Mixing - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the impact of invertebrate motion on the mixing of water columns. Article citation: Isabel A. Houghton, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Stephen G....
Science360
Dying Lobsters
The Caribbean Spiny Lobster has been a mainstay of Florida's seafood industry for decades, but the harvest went off a cliff about a decade ago, declining about 30%, and has never rebounded. Biologists think the culprit is a virus called...
National Parks Service
Acadia National Park - Meet a Lobster
Everyone has heard about the famous Maine lobster. Come hear from a Maine Lobster on what life is like on the coast of Acadia National Park.
Brave Wilderness
Sliced by a Spiny Lobster!
On this adventure, Coyote, Christina, Mario and Trent are on-location in the Florida Keys free diving for spiny lobsters! But, a smack of moon jellyfish make for some treacherous diving conditions. Nobody likes a jellyfish sting to the...
The March of Time
1952: PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP: VS Portland H.S. students on boat hooking & pulling lobster crate (lobster trap) out of Portland Harbor water onto boat, pulling out caught lobster. Maine, ME, Old Port district, outdoor lesson, field lesson, catch
MOT 1952: PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP: VS Portland H.S. students on boat hooking & pulling lobster crate (lobster trap) out of Portland Harbor water onto boat, pulling out caught lobster. Maine, ME, Old Port district, outdoor lesson,...
Kids Learning Videos
Learning Subtraction - Subtracting One's
Learning basic Subtraction for kids. This basic math video will teach subtraction to small children. This video shows a simple way to minus ones, going from ten to one. This video series will teach children how to subtract all of the...
Brave Wilderness
Saving the Lobsters!
In this segment of On Location, Coyote and crew are back for another addition of Coyote’s Cribs! This time it’s the Maine addition as Coyote gives a tour of the teams waterfront accommodations in Harpswell Maine. In addition to giving a...
Brave Wilderness
PINCHED by a LOBSTER!
On this episode of Beyond the Tide, Coyote gets PINCHED by a huge Maine Lobster! Lobsters, the heaviest crustaceans in world, have long been rumored to possess the most powerful pinch in all of the sea. But it is true? After experiencing...
Nature League
What Are Invertebrates? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit introduces the invertebrates of Earth, including their names, relationships, forms, and awesomeness.
Curated Video
Lobster divers risk death, injury in Honduras
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Bloomberg
Wine, Beef Could Be Next in China-Australia Trade Thaw
Hopes are rising that China could further ease trade restrictions on Australia products amid a warming of diplomatic ties and expectations that Beijing will soon resume imports of Australian coal. Paul Allen reports on Bloomberg...