TED Talks
Jim Toomey: Learning from Sherman the shark
Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman's Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As he sketches some of his favorite sea creatures live onstage, Toomey shares his love of the ocean and the...
Crash Course
How Do Oceans Circulate? Crash Course Geography
Today, we're going to take a closer look at how the oceans circulate by following the life of a discarded water bottle as it gets snagged in the North Pacific Garbage Patch. We'll talk about what causes the movement of water, called...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Holiday Unboxing
In this episode streamed on Dec. 20, 2018, we get into the holiday spirit with a special holiday unboxing episode, where we showcase some of the amazing gifts NASA’s Ames Research Center has contributed to the agency’s mission of...
EarthEcho International
STEM Career Closeup: Founder of Marine Debris Initiative
The director of the Blue Foundation coordinates the Australian marine debris initiative, a national network working on removing and preventing plastic pollution and marine debris. With 20 years of experience as a driving instructor, the...
Next Animation Studio
220-pound ball of trash discovered in stomach of dead sperm whale
A sperm whale that became stranded and died on a Scottish beach had a large mass of marine waste found in its stomach.
Next Animation Studio
220-pound ball of trash discovered in stomach of dead sperm whale
A sperm whale that became stranded and died on a Scottish beach had a large mass of marine waste found in its stomach.
Getty Images
Abandoned beverage bottle floating underwater
Abandoned beverage bottle floating underwater
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste
Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from the streets of Jakarta, with some of it ending up as far away as Bali's beaches (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
PBS
Pbs: Trash on the Spin Cycle
A video showing the garbage that Jean-Michel Cousteau collected on their "Voyage to Kure". Video describes where the garbage is found, where it comes from, and why it is there. There is also a page dedicated to educator resources. [3:51]