NASA
NASA | Meanwhile at the Bottom of the Ocean
The Ben Franklin mission has been forgotten by time, overshadowed by the concurrent Apollo 11 mission. However, the scientific findings obtained by the six aquanauts has provided a foundation for understanding the Gulf Stream and ocean...
NASA
NASA | Sea Ice Max 2013: An Interesting Year for Arctic Sea Ice
After a record melt season, an Arctic cyclone, and a fascinating fracturing event, Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year.
Next Animation Studio
Arctic ice loss could lead to cold climate in Western Europe: study
Human caused climate change is rapidly melting arctic ice and disrupting ocean currents, which could make Western Europe cooler.
Next Animation Studio
‘Heat blob’ contributing to sea ice loss in Arctic
An underwater “heat blob” from the Atlantic is exacerbating the warming of the Arctic Ocean and contributing to the rapid disappearance of Arctic sea ice
Zach Star
Bayes Theorem and some of the mysteries it has solved
Bayes Theorem and some of the mysteries it has solved
Visual Learning Systems
Factors Affecting Temperature
This video explains the major factors that contribute to temperature differences in different geographic locations. It highlights how elevation affects temperature, with higher elevations generally being cooler. This video is part of the...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: The Impact of Climate Change on the World's Oceans
This video provides an overview of the world's oceans, their importance in regulating the environment, and how climate change is negatively impacting them. It explains ocean currents, the Gulf Stream, and the global conveyor belt,...
Curated Video
How to live without a heart or a brain - Lessons from a Jellyfish
The jellyfish is one weird sea animal. What makes it even weirder is that it doesn’t have a brain or a heart. Though it doesn’t have a brain, it does have a nervous system in the form of nerve nets and some have a structure called a...
Curated Video
What the 'doomsday glacier' can teach us about the fate of Earth
The Thwaites glacier is an Antarctic glacier that spans roughly 120 kilometres. Climate scientist David Holland talks to The National co-host Ian Hanomansing about what Thwaites — sometimes called the 'doomsday glacier' — can tell us...
Curated Video
A23A Iceberg's Journey From Antarctica To South Georgia
A trillion-tonne iceberg, --- Twice the size of greater london, has come to a standstill near the remote island of south georgia in the south atlantic ocean... The vast frozen giant, --- Called A23A is one of the largest on earth, ---...
Curated Video
A23A Iceberg's trillion-tonne journey: From Antarctica to South Georgia
A trillion-tonne iceberg, --- Twice the size of greater london, has come to a standstill near the remote island of south georgia in the south atlantic ocean... The vast frozen giant, --- Called A23A is one of the largest on earth, ---...
Getty Images
Hammerhead shark
Cocos Island in Costa Rica is one of the most exciting dive sites of hammerhead sharks. They can be seen in their favorite cleaning stations, where as if they had to forget about their reputation and will demonstrate vigilance in all...
Getty Images
Hammerhead shark
The main attraction of Cocos Island diving is scalloped hammerhead sharks. You will witness wave after wave of huge groups of hammerheads, some numbering in their hundreds.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Dutch inventor harnessing waves to clean up the seas
CLEAN : Dutch inventor harnessing waves to clean up the seas
Sky News
Plastic Chemicals From Ocean Getting Into The Food Chain
Plastic Chemicals From Ocean Getting Into The Food Chain
Nature Conservancy
Coastal Peru: The Amazing Biodiversity of a Coastal Ecosystem
Peru's coastal ecosystem is only one of the country's amazing features. But travelers don't need passports, expensive plane tickets, or heavy suitcases to examine the biodiversity of coastal Peru. Armed with a field trip log and graphic...
TED-Ed
The Motion of the Ocean
What drives the ocean's motion? Get your class moving toward understanding by using this video. Viewers find that thermohaline circulation is caused by the concentration gradients of temperature and salinity. Using adorable animation in...
TED-Ed
How Do Ocean Currents Work?
Find out what puts the motion in the ocean with a short video about how ocean currents work. An animated video uses the story of little yellow ducky bathtub toys to show how currents flow through the world's oceans.
Nature League
Invertebrates and Ocean Mixing - De-Natured
It's time to mix things up! Introduce biology scholars to the latest topic in marine research—invertebrates! The third installment in a five-part series of Invertebrates lessons explains the hypothesis that tiny, migrating shrimp are...
PBS
Perpetual Ocean
Salty sailors in days gone by used to speak of the seven seas. What they didn't know was that their world was one big ocean! Seaworthy scholars climb aboard an adventure that features the major ocean currents during a lesson from PBS's...
PBS
Global Sea Surface Currents and Temperature
Get lost at sea amid colorful ocean currents! Learners discover the patterns of movement and temperature in the North Atlantic's currents through a simulation, part of PBS's Weather and Climate series. The resource contains background...
PBS
Global Ocean Currents
What forces drive the ocean's currents? Science scholars observe global ocean currents at different depths to explore their characteristics and patterns. Part of PBS's Weather and Climate series, the resource includes teaching...
PBS
Seasonal Science: Hurricane
Winter, spring, summer, fall, and hurricanes? With the help of a video that is part of a larger Seasonal Science series, learn why hurricanes have a season all their own. Viewers integrate knowledge of the causes of hurricanes, factors...
Physics Girl
How Science Explains Monster Waves
Ride the learning wave in an episode of a comprehensive physics playlist. Youth learn about the existence of rogue ocean waves and their behaviors. The instructor discusses the chaotic effects of multiple wave collisions.