Science Buddies
Make a Hygrometer to Measure Humidity
Does your hair go frizzy during "April showers," when the weather turns damp? Strands of hair can relax and lengthen when the humidity (or the amount of water vapor in the air) increases, and then contract again when the humidity...
Science360
Magnetic control
In episode 6, Jordan and Charlie talk all things NERD (Nano Electro Robotic Device), imagine being able to control heat and sound with a magnet, and peek into a new Texas tornado tracking system.
TMW Media
The Everglades Ecosystem: Manmade projects to help the everglades
What mechanical process was created to help the natural process in the everglades? What is needed to learn in order to help maintain ecosystems? The Everglades Ecosystem, Part 4
msvgo
Transpiration
This nugget describes the structure of stomata, types of stomata, transpiration and factors affecting rate of transpiration.
Wonderscape
Science Kids: The Water Cycle
In this video, we learn about the water cycle and how water travels from the earth to the air and back again. We explore where water is found on Earth, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, and underground. We also learn about the...
Weatherthings
Hands On Weather II: More Weather Experiments
Air and moisture in different quantities comprise our atmosphere. The sun is the energy source that causes temperature change, wind, clouds, rain, dew, blue skies and rainbows. See how to build an instrument called a "sling psychrometer"...
Next Animation Studio
Climate change is turning Earth into an alien planet
Scientists have modeled what our planet would look like in 500 years if it keeps warming up at the present rate.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Seasons
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
Weatherthings
Contrails
A fun music video featuring airplane condensation trails, also known as vapor trails. These common man-made clouds form behind high-flying aircraft as skinny lines but then they may spread out to merge with natural cirrus clouds.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Basic Weather Instruments
Weather forecasting requires observation. Beyond the things we can see, hear and sense, meteorologists need detailed data to observe distant weather, whether that is distant along the ground, or distant up into the sky. Weather...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Fog
Clouds manifest moisture condensed in the air. In this program they are appreciated and pondered. Clouds give clues to wind direction, humidity levels, weather patterns, and they just make pretty sights. We look at the basic type of...
Curated Video
Scorching temps expected for Fourth of July holiday with over 120 million people under heat watch
More than 120 million Americans are under heat-related advisories and watches as excessive heat grips much of the U.S. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
81 million Americans face oppressive heat
In the U.S., 81 million Americans are under oppressive heat. At the same time, two states are bracing for snow. (Scripps News)
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Toadstools on fallen tree trunk, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo
Toadstools on fallen tree trunk, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo
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Misty scene of silhouetted ridges; early morning, Kenya, Africa
Misty scene of silhouetted ridges; early morning, Kenya, Africa
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Misty scene of silhouetted ridges; early morning, Kenya, Africa
Misty scene of silhouetted ridges; early morning, Kenya, Africa
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Rain Forest
Rain Forest at Refugio Nacional Gandoca-manzanillo on December 14, 2012 in Manzanillo, Costa Rica (Footage by Getty Images)
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Rain Forest
Rain Forest at Refugio Nacional Gandoca-manzanillo on December 14, 2012 in Manzanillo, Costa Rica (Footage by Getty Images)
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Rain Forest
Rain Forest at Refugio Nacional Gandoca-manzanillo on December 14, 2012 in Manzanillo, Costa Rica (Footage by Getty Images)
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Misty scene of silhouetted ridges; early morning, Kenya, Africa
Misty scene of silhouetted ridges; early morning, Kenya, Africa
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deciduous forest in Northern Thailand
Panning of the deciduous forest in Northern Thailand
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raining in deciduous forest in Northern Thailand
raining scene in the deciduous forest in Northern Thailand
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Temperatures continue to soar in Egypt heatwave
Soaring temperatures and high humidity continues to hit Cairo and other parts of Egypt, with meteorological officials confirming that temperatures in the capital and some parts of the country are higher than average